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Tanzania’s Natural Resources and Finance Ministries Unite to Boost Tourism Revenue and Investment

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The Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Hon. Dr. Ashatu Kijaji, MP, today, July 1, 2026, led a delegation from the ministry in a meeting with the Minister of Finance, Hon. Ambassador Khamis Mussa Omar, MP, to discuss strategies for strengthening revenue collection, increasing investment, and enhancing the contribution of the tourism and natural resources sector to the country’s economic growth.

The Minister was accompanied by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, Dr. Hassan Abbasi. The Ministry of Finance was represented by the Governor of the Bank of Tanzania (BOT), Emmanuel Tutuba, the Deputy Permanent Secretary, Elijah Mwandumbya, and other senior government officials.

During the meeting, Dr. Kijaji presented key strategic priorities aimed at strengthening the management and collection of revenue in the tourism and natural resources sector. She noted that implementing these strategies would improve the sector’s efficiency, strengthen the sustainable conservation of natural resources, attract productive investment, and increase the sector’s contribution to the national economy and government revenue.

For his part, the Minister of Finance, Ambassador Khamis Mussa Omar, reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to strengthening collaboration between the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism in developing and implementing effective strategies to increase government revenue through the tourism sector. He said the partnership would improve revenue management, create a more attractive investment environment, and enhance the sector’s contribution to the country’s economic development.

The meeting was also attended by the Commissioner for Conservation of the Tanzania National Parks Authority (TANAPA), CPA Mussa Nassoro Kuji; the Acting Commissioner of the Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority (TAWA), Mlage Yussuf Kabange; the Assistant Director of the Tourism Department in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, Mr. Richie Wandwi; and other senior officials from agencies under the two ministries.

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