DAR ES SALAAM, March 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tanzania’s Vice-President Philip Mpango has threatened to resign over a prolonged water crisis affecting residents from the northern Mwanga district.
Mpango accused contractors working on a major project aimed at supplying water in the region of taking too long to complete it.
The project worth over $100,000 was started close to 20 years ago, according to Mpango.
“If this project will not be providing water [to the locals] by June, I will step down. I don’t know what will be the fate of the local administrator and his juniors if I resign,” Mpango said.
“I cannot come here again and tell citizens to wait further for this water, water is life,” he added. — NNN-AGENCIES
