KAGERA, Dec. 4 -- RESIDENTS in Kagera Region have applauded the government for its swift intervention to rescue the Tanganyika Instant Coffee Public Limited Company (TANICA PLC) from its ongoing financial difficulties.

A resident of Nshamba Ward in Muleba District, Mr Edson Tinkaligaire (67), said the publicowned coffee processing company had become cash-strapped and was in urgent need of government support.

“We are pleased to hear that the government is taking steps to revive the companys operations,” he noted.

Former Deputy Minister for Industry and Trade, Exaud Kigahe, recently told Parliament in Dodoma that the government was well aware of the challenges facing TANICA.

He said that through the Office of the Treasury Re...