DODOMA, Feb. 4 -- THE government has directed stakeholders to ensure that investments taking place near 16 newly established university campuses under the National HEET Project countrywide comply with urban planning regulations, safety requirements, and national standards.

The directive intends to prevent unplanned development and ensure that services provided meet the needs of students, staff, and surrounding communities.

Speaking in Dodoma recently, Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Prof Daniel Mushi, said that councils and local government authorities should allocate land and prepare land-use plans in collaboration with the respective universities.

Prof Mushi emphasised that such plans ...