Kenya 🇰🇪 Teachers Are The Most Well Paid In East Africa

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ANALYSIS By Dorris Otieno Kenyan teachers are not only the best paid in East Africa, but also earn almost 12 times more than the country's average pay, a comparative study by Nation Newsplex and the Institute of Economic Affairs reveals. Even as teachers go on strike for the 12th time since their first industrial action in 1962, the analysis, which compares teachers' salaries in Kenya with those of their peers in select African countries , also finds that the lowest-paid teacher in Kenya earns more than the highest-paid teacher in Uganda. Uganda and South Africa were chosen as countries against which to compare wages of teachers because they have the most up-to-date data against which the comparison could be made. While Tanzania was not included in the comparison because only average pay for the year 2011 was available, even its figures indicated that Kenyan teachers earn more than their Tanzanian counterparts. The highest paid Kenyan teacher earns almost 12 times more than the
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How Do We Get Connected? Investment Opportunities Available In Transportation Industry In Tanzania.

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There has been a sustained effort on the part of Government to create essential transport infrastructure and services to improve access to jobs, education and health facilities and also to facilitate domestic and international trade as well as strengthen regional integration and attract foreign investment.

Tanzania’s transport sector grew at a rate of 30.6% in 2016 reaching TZS743b, compared to TZS569b in 2015 with a growth rate of 9.4%. The results were included in a report recently issued by the Tanzanian National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), covering the country’s GDP performances in 2016 GDP. ( Tanzania Transport Sector Record 30.6% Growth in Q2 2016 Read more at http://www.tanzaniainvest.com/transport/transport-growth-q2-2016).

Institutional Sector Reforms 

The Ministry of Infrastructure Development oversees the development of the transport sector in the country. It has instituted several reforms aimed at improving transport infrastructure development and management. Among the reforms is the transforming into semi-autonomous agencies whose functions are of operational or service delivery nature. Operational Agencies are Tanzania National Roads Agency (TANROADS), 
Tanzania Airports Authority (TAA), Tanzania Meteorological Agency (TMA), Tanzania Government Flight Agency (TGFA), and Tanzania Electrical, Mechanical and Electronic Services Agency (TEMESA). Reforms have also resulted in the establishment of transport regulatory authorities that include Surface and Marine Transport Regulatory Authority (SUMATRA) and the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA).

The reforms include increasing private sector participation in the transport sector through management contracts and/or outright sale of parastatal.

Government’s 5 Year Development Plan:

The Government has set various specific goals towards achieving the Vision 2025 and the Five Year Development Plan. Such goals include:

1. Maintaining and upgrading existing railway lines in order to increase the current tonnage of cargo that is transported within and through Tanzania to neighboring countries. The specific goal is to strive to reach the 2.3 million tons by 2018 and then increasing that tonnage to 4.0 million per annum by 2023.


2. Expanding cargo volume handling capacity at sea ports and lake ports from the present 10.0 million tons handled annually to 20.0 million by 2020.


3. Development of effective modal interfaces on the sea and inland water ports, and inland cargo and passenger terminals to promote intermodal transport thereby reducing tariff and travel and delivery times for upcountry and transit traffic.


4. Expanding Tanzania’s air cargo and passenger freight handling capacities and specifically developing Julius Nyerere International Airport into a hub by 2020.


5.Developing and strengthening institutions to implement strategic PPPs in transport infrastructure.

Location: Tanzania

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