ARUSHA, Feb. 23 -- PRIME Minister, Dr Mwigulu Nchemba, has warned contractors undertaking government projects that failure to pay subcontractors and casual labourers will result in blacklisting.

“I will speak with the Attorney General so that contractors who fail to pay subcontractors and casual labourers in government projects are blacklisted,” Dr Nchemba said.

He issued the warning yesterday while laying the foundation stone for a new students dormitory at the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST) in Arusha.

His remarks followed a complaint raised by a young man during the event, who claimed he had not been paid for construction work on the hostel building.

Meanwhile, the Prime Minister d...