Tanzania presents development plan for 2027-2028
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Daily News
The Tanzanian government presented Parliament with its proposed national development plan for the 2027-2028 financial year, focused on competitiveness, skills and climate resilience. Minister Kitila Mkumbo outlined six priorities in Dodoma, according to Tanzanian daily Daily News.
The Tanzanian government presented to Parliament in Dodoma on 28 October 2026 its proposed national development plan for the 2027-2028 financial year. The Minister of State in the President’s Office responsible for Planning and Investment, Kitila Mkumbo, set out six priorities: building an inclusive and competitive economy, strengthening human capabilities, protecting the environment, consolidating development drivers, accelerating transformative sectors and strengthening the foundations of national sustainability, Daily News reports.
The plan notably provides for improving the business climate, strengthening industries, simplifying rules, increasing private-sector participation and supporting small and medium-sized enterprises. The government also wants to adapt education to labour-market needs, develop vocational training, science and technology, and promote youth employment.
The authorities are also preparing to introduce universal secondary education from 2028. The programme also includes investment in energy, roads, railways, ports, airports and digital technologies, as well as the completion of irrigation projects and the processing of agricultural and manufactured products.
The plan is one of the components of implementing Development Vision 2050 and the Fourth Five-Year National Development Plan. Kitila Mkumbo called on the government, Parliament, the private sector, local authorities, educational and research institutions, development partners and citizens to cooperate in applying this vision, according to Daily News. The presentation comes after the Tanzanian prime minister set priorities for Vision 2050 on 21 September 2026. The priorities for Vision 2050 had already outlined the strategic framework to which the new plan is linked.
