Tanzania: Govt to Release Sh267m for Ferry Disaster Victims

Dar es Salaam — Forty-one survivors of the MV Nyerere ferry disaster at Ukara in Ukerewe District will receive Sh1 million apiece, thanks to the government's decision.

A similar amount will be given to each of the families that lost one of the 226 people who perished in the accident, which occurred on September 20, the minister for Works, Transport and Communications, Mr Isack Kamwelwe, said yesterday.

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