Dar es Salaam. Almost 14 years have passed since the Chinese firm Sichuan Hongda Group Limited was awarded a tender to develop the over $3 billion (Sh6.8 trillion) Liganga iron ore-to-steel project but since then, little has been achieved.
Despite being mentioned as one of the government’s key priority areas each time that the Industry and Trade ministry presents its budget in Parliament, the situation on the ground looks different.
