Dar es Salaam, April 17 -- DODOMA: THE government has signed contracts with three service providers for the operation of phase two of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, a move that is expected to ease transportation in Dar es Salaam.

Minister of State in the Presidents Office for Regional Administration and Local Government (PORALG), Mr Mohammed Mchengerwa told Members of Parliament yesterday that the contracts have been signed through the partnership between the government and the private sector (PPP).

“For a long time, the people of Dar es Salaam have been waiting – some with hope, others with skepticism, but all with a thirst for change. Today, we say: their patience was not in vain, we have achieved a historic milestone...