Dar es Salaam, Feb. 28 -- TANGA: PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has assured Tanzanians that the private sector is committed to expanding access to Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in rural areas to ensure the continued use of government-subsidised gas cylinders.

Speaking at CCM Jitegemee Grounds in Muheza District, Tanga Region, on the fifth day of her weeklong working visit, President Samia acknowledged the challenge of insufficient LPG distribution networks in rural areas.

She revealed that the government, in collaboration with the private sector through NMB Bank, has provided a 100bn/- loan facility to gas distributors to establish refilling points in villages, making gas more accessible.

“We urge beneficiaries of these gas cylind...