DODOMA, May 31 -- THE long-awaited major repair work on the MV Liemba, the worlds oldest “operating” passenger ship, has reached 15 percent completion, nearly one year after the project commenced.

Deputy Minister for Transport, David Kihenzile, provided the update in parliament while responding to a question from Special Seats Member of Parliament, Bupe Mwakangata (CCM), who inquired about the timeline for resolving transport issues on the Lake Tanganyika.

The government has officially handed over MV Liemba, the oldest “operating” passenger ship in the world to Croatian based firm M/S Brodosplit JSC and Dar es Salaam Merchant Group (DMG) in July 2024 to undergo major repairs at the cost of over 33bn/-.

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