Tanzanian President John Magufuli has told officials to investigate an airport terminal construction project in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam, saying the cost was inflated. The Terminal Three project at Julius Nyerere International Airport is being built by Dutch contractor BAM Group for Tsh560 billion ($250 million). Both phases of the contract were awarded before Magufuli became president in November 2015, and construction of phase two is continuing. Expanding the airport in Dar es Salaam is part of plans to transform Tanzania into a regional transport hub. The new terminal is expected to boost annual traffic at the country's main airport to 6 million passengers from about 2.5 million now.

Source: The Star February 11, 2017 09:45 UTC