Moshi — The
government will allocate Sh600 million during the next financial year to
meet the cost of training about 500 tour guides at the College of
African Wildlife Management (CAWM) at Mweka on the slopes of Mt.
Kilimanjaro.
This was revealed
here at the weekend by the secretary of the Tanzania Tour Guides
Association (TTGA), Mr Sadock Mugetta, during a media briefing session.
He said this was a pointer that the government appreciated their crucial
role in the tourism sector.
The chairperson of
the association, Mr Respicius Baitwa, said the sponsorship will boost
the sector and improve the skills of tour guides and porters,
particularly climbers of Mt. Kilimanjaro that attracts over 60,000
visitors from abroad a year.
The deputy
permanent secretary in the ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, Ms
Angelina Madette, recently promised that the government would address
the challenges that tour guides faced.
She was speaking in
Arusha, at a ceremony for awarding prizes to best performing guides of
the year. She said tour guides and allied workers played a big role in
promoting the country's tourism industry.
This was the first
time the outstanding guides and porters working under TTGA had been
awarded prizes. The body has about 29,000 members, according to Mr.
Mugetta.
Aristide Assey
emerged the best porter while Nsiande Gabriel was named the most
outstanding tour guide for safaris inside the national parks and
game-controlled areas. Boniface Nkunda was the best tour guide for
mountain climbers.
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