Kigoma
Kigoma is a city and lake port in northwestern Tanzania, on the
northeastern shores of Lake Tanganyika and close to the border with
Burundi and The Democratic Republic of the Congo. It serves as the
capital for the surrounding Kigoma Region and has a population of
215,458 (2012 census).
Kigoma is one of the busiest ports on northeastern Lake Tanganyika since
historically it was the only one that had a functioning railway
connection (the one at Kalemie in The Democratic Republic of the Congo
is not operational at the moment[when?]), a direct link to the ocean
port at Dar es Salaam. Kigoma Port in the Kigoma Bay has a wharf of two
hundred metres (660 ft) and several cranes and is equipped to handle
shipping containers.However, the bay is suffering from silting up as a
result of soil erosion from surrounding hills, and the water depths at
wharfside has diminished from 6 metres (20 ft) to 1.8 metres (5 ft 11
in). .
This may threaten the economic growth of the port. In May 2007 the
Tanzanian Government announced a plan to create an economic zone at the
port to stimulate trade and to ensure stable economic growth of the Port
for the government in Power in 2015 and 2020.
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The MV Liemba sails every week from Kigoma to Mpulungu in Zambia at the
southern tip of Lake Tanganyika, stopping at a number of other lakeside
towns in Tanzania on the way. The MV Mwongozo sails from Kigoma to
Baraka, Uvira and Bujumbura at the northern tip of the lake, although it
is not working currently. There are other ships from Congo and Burundi
that sail to Kigoma Port every week.
New Government Job Vacancies at KIGOMA Municipal Council November, 2021
Today
we announce jobs at Kigoma Municipal Council. Read carefully all
currently available jobs descriptions by follow link at the end of this advert....
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JOB SUMMARY
Deadline: 29th November, 2021
DOWNLOAD PDF FILE HERE!
