Four Chinese contractors arrested in Tanzania over 'slow construction projects'
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AFP
| Oct 25th 2019 | 1 min read

Tanzanian authorities said Thursday they had arrested four Chinese contractors because of slow progress in state-funded construction projects, in what it said was an "example" to other businesses.
The three men and a woman are employed by two companies contracted to build a canal and a section of road in Dar es Salaam.
Abubakar Kunenge, executive secretary of the Dar es Salaam region, said work on the two schemes was "going nowhere".
"The governor of the Dar es Salaam region, Paul Makonda, ordered the arrest of these business people... he wants it to serve as an example to others," said Kunenge.
He said the four would "spend each night at the central police station and go every morning to supervise the works until (Makonda) decides the speed of work is sufficient".
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"These are projects of great public interest... business people who cannot respect contracts have no place in Dar es Salaam."
President John Magufuli's government has become known for meting out summary measures such as breaking or forcing the renegotiation of contracts with foreign companies it considers unfair, or cracking down on gays, pregnant schoolgirls, the media and opposition.
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