He made the remark at the President’s
Manufacturer of the Year Award (PMYA) ceremony at Serena Hotel in Dar es
Salaam, to recognize best local manufacturers of the year 2012 from 17
selected sub-sectors, who were presented with certificates and trophies
at an occasion organized by the Confederation of Tanzania Industries
(CTI).
Tanzania Distilleries Limited emerged the
overall winner, while Prestige industries Ltd took the prize for small
industries, DPI Simba Ltd for medium industries and Kioo Limited for
large industries.
Fully sponsored by IPP Limited, it was the
eighth annual event since 2005, aiming at recognizing and
appreciating the manufacturing sector’s role in the development
process.
In appreciation, the organizers awarded
the IPP Limited executive chairman Dr. Reginald Mengi with an
appreciation plaque for the sponsorship of the event. After the
President’s speech, he said in his vote of thanks that the sector will
strive to its best to perform.
The industrial sector, with strong
backward and forward linkages, has the capacity to generate high value
addition, wealth creation and employment opportunities, vital for
economic growth and poverty reduction, he stated.The ceremony also enabled stakeholders to
share experiences on matters affecting the industrial sector, where the
president threw the challenge to manufacturers following an appeal by
CTI chairman Felix Mosha. He had requested the government to seek ways
in which the local manufacturing sector can be enabled to improve
industrial products to higher standards.
In reply, the President reaffirmed that
the government depends on local innovation and creativity in order to
achieve utmost standards in manufacturing processes, despite challenges
facing industrialists, including erratic power supply.
The president assured the gathering that erratic power flow would come to an end when gas delivery by pipeline starts.He noted government recognition of the
role of industries. Manufacturers provide the largest revenue
contribution to the Treasury, he stated, qualifying the sector as the
engine of economic development.
“The country depends entirely on decisions
of members of this confederation,” the President underlined, suggesting
a strategic plan for a certain period to work through to achieve
specified targets.
He reminded the audience that trade
competition was unavoidable, so what is needed at this juncture is to
cope with emerging trends in technology to ward off obstacles to
expanding market share.
Adding value on products enables the
country to become a leading producer of quality products, he said,
raising the possibility of a roadmap on how to go about it.
With that spirit the country would change industrially in ten years to come, he said.
The government is working on basic
infrastructure such as railway for transport, and on the availability of
water, to facilitate opening of industries in many other places.
Ensuring adequate electricity supply has
been a problem for years as traditionally power generation has depended
on hydropower sources, he added.
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