TANZANIA: cement company signs MOU with Tanzania Prision

Tanzania Portland Cement Company Limited (Twiga Cement) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tanzania Prison for the production of limestone at Boko Prison in the outskirt of the Dar es Salaam city.

Speaking to the East African Business Week during the official handing over ceremony $100,000 (Tsh 100 million) as well as 1,200 bags of cement to the Tanzania Prison, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Mbaraka Abdulwakil said the production of limestone from Boko prison mines will commence during the first quarter of next year following the government approval of the deal.

He said the funds and 1,200 bags of cement would be used for the construction of houses to prison warden’s officials and staff at the Wazo Hill Prison. 

Mr Abdulwakil said that recently Tanzania Prison and Twiga Cement signed a MoU to improve and revamp the Tanzania Prison infrastructures system including staff houses.

“The government is welcome the improvement made by the management of Tanzania Prison in collaboration with the private sector (investor) through Public Private Partnership (PPP),” he said.

He said that the Tanzania Prison Management after adapting the government motto of “Big Result now” has started implementing the improvement of its infrastructure system to fast track the development of the sector in the country.

The minister has also called on the senior prison officials to adhere public ethics in overseeing the community projects that are supported by the private sector especially investors in order to create confidence on them.

He underscored that the project undertaken at the Wazo hill Prison that the management and Twiga Cement should take into account the issues of environment to ensure that the construction doesn’t destroy the environment and affect the people’s life.

Twiga Cement, Managing Director, Alfonso Rodriguez said the firm will continue supporting the government through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in various sector such as power, water and construction of houses.