The government should pay greater attention to security in the nation's airports because they are gateways and play key roles in the nation's economy. Those who invest in the aviation sector pay huge revenue to the government in form of duties, taxation and import charges but most of them were majipu. Na Magufuli ameshawatumbua tayari.
Large investment opportunities capable of determining the nation's economy position are available in the airports and this speaks volumes about the strategic position the aviation industry occupies in investment trade, such that a significant part of export and import are done through the sector. To make this clear, our government already ordered more than two aeroplanes to suit the competition from the industry.
Tanzania is a country whose economic activities depend solely on the exportation and importation of finished products and raw materials. All these contribute to the volume of import and export in the country and underscores how lucrative investments in the country's airport business is. But the poor state of our airports, mostly the KIA, MIA and JNIA in terms of access road, user load, equipment, infrastructure and security, is seen as being below standard. Within last ten years and now, the JNIA recorded as a gateway of drug mule and smuggling that claimed lives of many Tanzanians.
There are so many things to discuss, but airports are very crucial gateways that connect a country with other international communities and if left in a very bad shape and exposed the activities of illegal trade and other criminal acts, foreigners wouldn't like to do business in our country for fear of insecurity.
Three days before, Magufuli has promised to protect the image of the country in the global market and view, the government shall provide the needed equipment to the concerned agencies to do their security jobs effectively. By doing so, we are going to make security - consciousness our cardinal principle and a way of life.