Tanzania: EU Envoy - We Await Govt Notice to Shift to Dodoma

Dar es Salaam.The European Union (EU) delegation in the country says it waits government communications following the decision to relocate its seat to Dodoma.

At least 16 out of the 19 ministries have already shifted their headquarters to Dodoma since September last year.As per Vienna Convention, the headquarters of diplomatic missions are supposed to be located to the government capital city. This means many of diplomatic missions based in Dar es Salaam will have to relocate to Dodoma in due time.

Tanzania: President Magufuli Gives 24-Month Dodoma Relocation Ultimatum

Arusha ,CENTRAL government employees who are supposed to relocate to Dodoma, but will still be in Dar es Salaam come 2019 should consider themselves jobless, because even the State House will pack its bags in two years.

President John Magufuli revealed here that, he intends to move to Dodoma, the new capital city by the year 2019; "The Prime Minister, Mr Kassim Majaliwa has already shifted to Dodoma. The Vice-President, Mama Samia Suluhu Hassan on the other hand will be migrating there next year," he stated."Therefore, after 2019, when the State House shifts to Dodoma it will be strange to see any ministry, central government offices and related institutions still sticking to Dar es Salaam and those that are going to be stubbornly clinging there, should consider themselves sacked automatically," the Head of State insisted.

The President pointed out that there is no way that the country will continue to dillydally with the issue of moving its capital to Dodoma; "The Father of the Nation, Mwalimu Nyerere issued the directive way back in 1973 and it is unfathomable that we are still dragging our feet over the issue," he said.