Dar es Salaam, April 20 -- MTWARA: THE government has asked players in the private sector to invest in the construction of a railway line that will connect Mtwara Port to Mbamba-Bay with spurs to Mchuchuma coal and Liganga iron mines.

The call was made by the Director of Monitoring and Evaluation in the Ministry of Transport, Ms Devota Gabriel, recently. She said the construction of the Southern Standard Gauge Railway line, which is scheduled to kick off soon, is set to improve the Mtwara Development Corridor and boost businesses in the area.

She was speaking on behalf of the Ministry of Transport Permanent Secretary, Prof Godius Kahyarara, during an evaluation meeting on the Mtwara Development Corridor, which was organised by TPA.

The...