By Our Correspondent, Dar es Salaam TANZANIA
Tanzanian authorities said Thursday they had
arrested four Chinese contractors because of slow progress in state-funded
construction projects, in what it said was an "example" to other
businesses.
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| Regional Commissioner of the Dar es Salaam region, Paul Makonda |
The three
men and a woman are employed by two companies contracted to build a canal and a
section of road in Dar es Salaam.
Abubakar
Kunenge, Executive Secretary of the Dar es Salaam region, said work on the two
schemes was "going nowhere".
"The
Regional Commissioner of the Dar es Salaam region, Paul Makonda, ordered the arrest of these
business people... he wants it to serve as an example to others," said
Kunenge.
He said
the four would "spend each night at the central police station and go
every morning to supervise the works until (Makonda) decides the speed of work
is sufficient".
"These
are projects of great public interest... business people who cannot respect
contracts have no place in Dar es Salaam."
President
John Magufuli's government has become known for meting out summary measures
such as breaking or forcing the renegotiation of contracts with foreign
companies it considers unfair, or cracking down on gays, pregnant schoolgirls,
the media and opposition.
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