Mtumba Government City opens its offices in Dodoma
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Daily News
Mtumba Government City in Dodoma inaugurated its ministry and institutional buildings, as well as its paved roads, marking the start of its operations on 30 October 2026. Minister Kitila Mkumbo described the opening as a step in the project aimed at making Dodoma the administrative capital, Daily News reports.
Tanzania inaugurated office buildings housing ministries and public institutions, as well as the paved roads of the Mtumba Government City in Dodoma, on Friday 30 October. The ceremony marked a new stage in the project intended to consolidate administrative activities in the country’s capital, said Kitila Mkumbo, Minister of State in the President’s Office responsible for Planning and Investment, Daily News reports.
The transfer of government activities to Dodoma was decided in 2016 under the presidency of John Pombe Magufuli. The process began in December 2017 and was completed in October 2019. Mtumba Government City also includes charging facilities for electric vehicles and natural gas refuelling facilities, in line with President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s policies.
