
Tanzanian opposition party ACT Wazalendo has warned that residents of Temeke municipality in Dar es Salaam could face displacement to make way for inland container depots linked to port expansion. The warning, issued in a September 3 statement, followed remarks by Temeke district commissioner Sixtus Mapunda that ten wards had been prepared to follow the example of Kurasini, where relocations occurred. The party said it would oppose any plan to move residents without clarity and demanded the government explain the project.
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