Dar es Salaam, March 27 -- ARUSHA: President Samia Suluhu Hassan has ordered the commencement of the process for constructing a Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) to Arusha.

The Director General of the Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC), Masanja Kadogosa, announced this during his discussions with the Arusha Regional Commissioner, Paul Makonda, in Arusha recently.

Kadogosa stated that the plan is part of the Presidents specific directives, and the railway will extend to Musoma. “We have a significant plan for Arusha as per the Presidents directives to begin the construction of the SGR to this region, and it will stretch to Musoma,” he said.

He further explained that the construction of this railway fulfills the long-held aspirat...