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Former President, Benjamin William Mkapa has handed over 30 houses to health workers in Mtwara, Newala and Masasi districts of Mtwara Region.
Speaking during the handover ceremony, Mkapa, who is also the Founder of the Benjamin William Mkapa HIV/AIDS Foundation, urged the three district councils in whose jurisdiction the houses have been placed, to make sure they are well attended to and renovated regularly.
To meet the associated costs, Mkapa advised the district authorities to include the estimated expenses in their budgets.
Further, the former president would have the relevant management teams in the district councils to ensure sufficient supply of medicine is provided as well as competent health workers to be employed at the health facilities, where the houses have been built.
The 30 completed houses are part of a total of 50 houses and the remaining 20 are in their final stages of completion and will be handed over to the district councils as soon as they are done.
The Chief Executive Officer for the Mkapa Foundation, Dr. Ellen Mkondya-Senkoro, gave a breakdown of the construction costs of the 50 houses placing it at Tsh3.2 Billion.
A colorful ceremony was held in the village of Imekuwa in Mtwara and attended by the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Hussein Mwinyi. He commended Mkapa Foundations initiatives in the development of the countrys the health sector.
Another major public figure in attendance of the ceremony was, the Minister of State, Prime Ministers Office, Regional Administration and Local Government, Hawa Abdulrahman Ghasia who is a member of parliament for Mtwara Rural constituency and also a member on the Board of Trustees for the Mkapa Foundation.
The construction of the houses was handled by Arques Africa and executed by Namis Construction.
SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN
