Tanzania: We Are Killing Our Startup Ecosystem, Says Ndugulile

Dodoma — Minister of Communication and Information Technology, Dr Faustine Ndugulile has acknowledged the regulatory challenges and bureaucratic processes that inhibit growth of Tanzania's startup ecosystem, admitting that the government is killing the startup sector with erroneous legislations that work against the drive to a diverse economy where different players contribute to the national GDP.

Speaking to journalists in Dodoma today, the minister said there are many young brilliant minds out there who are eager to start their own businesses, however, due to regulatory challenges most of these ideas never see the light of day.

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