Tanzania: New satellite city to be built in Arusha

A NEW satellite city to be known as Arusha DC Safari Town is in the process of being established in the Ilakilak area of the Arusha-Rural District.

The massive construction project for the proposed Arusha DC Safari city is expected to start on the 1st of October 2011 on the 430 acres of land, formerly owned by the Valhala Estate management.

The Arusha Rural District Council Director, Mr Khalifa Hida revealed here that the ARDC had purchased the 430 acres for the proposed new city from the Valhala Estate at the cost of 8.6 billion/- in total, a figure which can be broken down to 20 million/- per acre.


The new Arusha DC Safari city is expected to be completed on the 30th of September 2013 after a speedy, non-stop construction," maintained Mr Hida, adding that the district council needs to sit and form a special committee to supervise such an ambitious project.

To start with, experts will soon be sent to draw up tentative plan for the new city, placing infrastructure for electricity power supply, roads and water pipes as well as open spaces and public buildings.

All residential houses within the proposed city will be built by the council and sold off to interested people under mortgage and loaning schemes.

A special firm to be known as Arusha District Council Trust Company (ADCTC) will be formed to undertake all the tasks involved in forming the new urban settlement and a team of chosen councillors have already been dispatched to Dodoma to seek audience with the Arumeru West Parliamentary representative, Mr Goodluck Ole Medeye regarding the project.

The Tanzania Investment Bank (TIB) on the other hand is expected to issue the 8.6/- billion loan to enable the council to clear the land purchasing bill, ready for the ambitious project.

The CRDB Bank is also expected to fund the proposed city building project with another loan package. The council has approved the expenditure of 170 million/- from its coffers for the purchase of two vehicles for the project.