Dar es Salaam, Jan. 31 -- DODOMA: THE Parliament has passed the amendments into the National Irrigation Act, Cap. 435 with the objective of improving irrigation farming operations in the country.

Bunge passed the amendments after Attorney General Hamza Johari tabled the Written Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Bill, 2024 for intention of reviewing various sections into six laws.

Other laws that the Bill reviewed are the Anti-Money Laundering Act, Cap. 423, the Cooperative Societies Act, Cap. 211, the Cotton Industry Act, Cap. 201, the National Economic Empowerment Act, Cap. 386, and the Public Audit Act, Cap.418.

The National Irrigation Act, Cap. 435 was enacted in 2013 to provide for the establishment of the National Irrigation...