The Prime Minister of the United Republic of Tanzania, Hon. Dr. Mwigulu Lameck Nchemba, has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to prioritising improvements in higher education infrastructure across the country to create a conducive teaching and learning environment that promotes knowledge, innovation and development.

He made the remarks today, November 9, 2026, during a visit to inspect the implementation progress of the Higher Education for Economic Transformation (HEET) Project at the Kizumbi College of Education and Business (KICoB) in Shinyanga Region. During the visit, he toured the Academic Complex and urged students to remain committed and work hard in their studies.

Speaking during the visit, the Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Adolf Mkenda, said that the Prime Minister’s visit aimed to assess construction progress and receive an implementation report on the project. He explained that the investment forms part of the Sixth Phase Government’s strategy, under the leadership of President Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, to improve the education sector, particularly higher education, through the construction and upgrading of university and college campuses across different parts of the country.

Presenting the project implementation report, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Alfred Sife, said that the HEET Project had facilitated the construction of two buildings at KICoB: the Academic Complex and a female students’ hostel. Both buildings have been completed and became operational during the second semester of the 2025/2026 academic year.

He further explained that the Academic Complex was constructed at a cost of TZS 5.5 billion. The two-storey building covers an area of 3,800 square metres and comprises classrooms, lecture halls, seminar rooms, 13 staff offices, a computer laboratory, a Business Innovation and Incubation Centre, and a breastfeeding room.

Additionally, the newly constructed female students’ hostel has 55 rooms with a capacity to accommodate 212 students. The facility also includes a hostel supervisor’s office, a first-aid room, a computer room, a common room, laundry facilities, washrooms and storage rooms.

On her part, the College Principal, Hon. Anne Makinda, former Speaker of the National Assembly of the United Republic of Tanzania, expressed her appreciation to the Government for the investment, acknowledging its contribution to improving the College’s infrastructure and creating a better learning environment for students.