Bagamoyo — THE authorities has pledged to more and more strengthen the tradition, arts and sports activities sectors following its immense contribution in boosting tourism and the nationwide identification.
The Everlasting Secretary for the Ministry of Tradition, Arts and Sports activities, Hassan Abbasi, expressed the federal government’s dedication following a extremely profitable forty first Worldwide Bagamoyo Arts and Tradition competition that introduced many guests from inside and out of doors of Tanzania.
Abbasi mentioned this throughout a go to to the island of Lazy Lagoon within the Bagamoyo district.
“Arts and tradition are essential pillars of selling the nation’s picture to the remainder of the world.So we got here up with an thought throughout this competition to take our visitors to totally different elements of our nation.
In final yr’s competition, we took our visitors to Saadani Nationwide Park, and this yr we introduced our visitors to Lazy Lagoon Island.”
Including, he mentioned such a tour goals to help the nationwide tourism marketing campaign that President Samia Suluhu Hassan launched final yr within the ‘The Royal Tour’.
Within the isle, he was accompanied by a Morogoro South MP, Hamisi Taletale, Bagamoyo District Commissioner Zainab Kawawa, Mkuranga District Commissioner Khadija Ali, Miss Deaf World 2022 Hadija Kanyama and Miss Tanzania Halima Kopwe.
Based on the Ministry of Finance and Planning report, the tradition, arts and sports activities sector have been among the many fastest-growing sectors, rising by 19 per cent in 2021.
The sectors have moreover supplied employment to many youths within the nation and promote Kiswahili via the works of varied artists.
The Bagamoyo District Commissioner, Zainab Abdallah, mentioned Bagamoyo is proliferating economically, supported by the infrastructure.
She highlighted a couple of of the infrastructures the federal government had put in, together with the brand new Wami Bridge, which connects the northern areas of Tanga, Kilimajaro and Arusha, in addition to the neighbouring international locations of Kenya and Uganda.
“The federal government has made a fantastic effort to advertise Bagamoyo as a historic and vacationer place; we should make the atmosphere clear and protected in order that it may entice guests who come,” she mentioned.