Tanzania prioritises local products in public procurement
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Jamhuri Media
Tanzanian Prime Minister Mwigulu Nchemba has asked public institutions to prioritise products made in the country for buildings, furniture and purchases. He also wants legal loopholes that allow this obligation to be avoided corrected, to support industry, employment and public revenue, Jamhuri Media reports.
Tanzanian Prime Minister Mwigulu Nchemba has asked public institutions to prioritise products made in Tanzania for construction work, furniture purchases and other state needs. He was speaking on Wednesday 4 November in Dodoma, representing President Samia Suluhu Hassan at the launch of the 2025 sustainable industrial development policy and the revised 2025 small and medium-sized enterprise development policy.
Mwigulu Nchemba cited glass, reinforcing steel, marble and furniture among the local products to be prioritised. He called for laws to be reviewed and amended when they contain loopholes allowing these instructions to be avoided, saying factories cannot develop without outlets for their production.
The Tanzanian prime minister also called on the administration to regard the private sector as a development partner and respect invested capital. He tasked the Ministry of Industry and Trade with developing implementation strategies, monitoring them and coordinating value chains to help small and medium-sized enterprises supply raw materials and services to industries.
