The President told the first Diaspora Homecoming Conference yesterday in Dar es Salaam that foreign investments are vital for the country’s development and that the growth of the economy is also largely dependent on market expansions for local products.
The Head of State told the Diaspora from at least 17 countries that they should aim at developing Tanzania by influencing investors from those countries to invest at home.
“We need markets for our crops, we need technical skills, and capital…all these are found abundantly in developed countries where you (Diaspora) live. Help us find them so that our country can also develop,” Kikwete said.
According to the President, if the Diaspora do not bother to look for what he described as ‘tools of development’ including capital, Tanzania’s development will stagnate.
In a different development, the President said it is unfortunate that the matter of dual citizenship was not included in the first draft of the constitution but commended ongoing efforts to address the issue urging the Diaspora to participate to the best of their abilities.
Early this month, President Kikwete in his address to Tanzanians living in Washington DC, the Head of State reminded them the vital significance in every Tanzanian participating in the review process noting that the outcome of the review process would affect each and every citizen residing in the country or abroad.
Speaking at the same event, Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda said the Diaspora must utilize the meeting that has brought them together to discuss how they can develop their nation, homes and relatives.
Detailing on the meeting, the Tanzania Diaspora Initiative Executive Director, Emanuel Mwachullar, said the meeting brought together the Diaspora from various countries. They include the United Kingdom, Poland, Saud Arabia, South Africa, Cambodia, Singapore, and United States of America.
SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN
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