Tanzanian presidential candidate of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) Party John Magufuli speaks on his phone after he was declared the winner at State House in Dar es Salaam, October 29, 2015. Tanzania's ruling party candidate, John Magufuli, was declared winner on Thursday of a presidential election, after the national electoral body dismissed opposition complaints about the process and a demand for a recount. The election has been the most hotly contested race in the more than half a century of rule by the Chama Cha Mapinduzi Party, which fielded Magufuli, 56, a minister for public works. REUTERS/Stringer - RTX1TV8T

Sugar Shortage Hits Tanzania 1Kg Now Sells At Sh2,600 Individuals Can Only Purchase One Kilogramme A Month

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Forget the new buses in Tanzania that everyone is talking about,the Opposition wing yesterday blamed the shortage of sugar rocking the country on an import ban President John Magufuli imposed on the commodity whose prices continue shooting up in the market.

The shadow minister for Industry and Trade, Mr Anthony Komu, told reporters yesterday that the ban, coupled with recent arrests of businessmen suspected of hoarding sugar was invalid in a free-market economy and that the move might end up frustrating the local business environment.

As the Opposition criticised the government, the Police Force in collaboration with the Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB) seized a consignment of 648.9 tonnes of the commodity. While 622.4 tonnes were found hoarded in Morogoro, 26.5 other tonnes were impounded in Mwanza.

A survey by The Citizen (Tanzania) established that prices of the commodity have not decreased, as it retailed at between Sh2,600 and Sh4,000 a kilogramme in various pockets of the country.

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