Dar es Salaam, Feb. 14 -- DODOMA: THE Parliament has raised concern on the high rate of childhood stunting in some regions in Tanzania, asking the government to come up with a special campaign to address the problem.

The House raised an alarm on the problem when its Parliamentary Standing Committee on Local Government Affairs tabled its report in the House that assessed and scrutinised the performance of the Ministry of State in the Presidents Office (Regional Administration and Local Governments) and its institutions between February 2024 and January 2025.

Tabling the report, Committee Chairperson Justine Nyamoga (CCM-Kilolo) said the committee learnt that some regions in the country face unprecedented high rate of childhood stunting....