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Saturday, September 28, 2019

Government hails profit making Arusha International Conference Centre (AICC)

From Assah Mwambene, Arusha

The Arusha International Conference Centre (AICC) was yesterday credited as one of the government institutions that were being run on profit margins and contributing immensely to the economy of the country.

Speaking to the AICC staff and management here yesterday, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and East Africa Cooperation, Dr. Damas Ndumbaro said the government, especially the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was proud to have such a profit-making institution.

“AICC is one of the leading institutions in the ministry of Foreign Affairs and the government is proud for operating on profit margins,” he said.

The Deputy Ministry who also toured various conference facilities including hospital and estates at Kaloleni and Kijenge, praised the institution for what he called a successful SADC summit last month.

He cited the successful hosting of the SADC summit has made the Tanzania proud, adding that everyone who attended the summit hailed the government.

The Deputy Minister also called on the AICC workers to sustain the pace and device more innovative ideas that would make AICC an economical formidable institution in the future.

“The future of AICC depends on the innovative idea yoFrom Assah Mwambene, Arusha

The Arusha International Conference Centre (AICC) was yesterday credited as one of the government institutions that were being run on profit margins and contributing immensely to the economy of the country.


Speaking to the AICC staff and management here yesterday, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and East Africa Cooperation, Dr. Damas Ndumbaro said the government, especially the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was proud to have such a profit making institution.

“AICC is one of the leading institutions in the ministry of Foreign Affairs and the government that we are proud off for operating on profit margins” he said.

The Deputy Ministry who also toured various conference facilities including hospital and estates at Kaloleni and Kijenge, praised the institution for what he called a successful SADC summit last month.

He said successive hosting of the SADC summit has made the government proud, adding that everyone who attended the summit hailed the government.

The Deputy Minister also called on the AICC workers to sustain the pace and device more innovative ideas that would make AICC an economical formidable institution in the future.

“The future of AICC depends on the innovative idea your device today, please be first patriotic to your country and your line of duty. There is a big difference to be patriotic to your country and being patriotic to a person” he said.

In his response, the AICC Managing Director, Mr. Elishilia Kaaya thanked the Deputy Minister for the credit to AICC, saying however that the government especially the president Dr John Pombe Magufuli and the Ministry deserves to shoulder the praise since they worked round the clock to ensure that everything went well.

“Honestly speaking the government is the one that needs to be credited for the job well done in hosting the summit since you were in the driving seat. We were just supplementing government efforts.” Mr. Kaaya told the Deputy Minister.

On the Deputy Minister’s call to make more efforts in scouting for more International association meetings, especially by the Department of Conference and Marketing, the DG said AICC will work on the challenge and ensure that all the instruction given by the Deputy Minister are fulfilled. 

The Deputy Minister was on a two-day working tour of AICC and other Multilateral institutions, including UN Residual mechanism, African People’s and Human Rights Court, which were operating in Arusha.

u devise today, please be first patriotic to your country and your line of duty. There is a big difference to be patriotic to your country and being patriotic to a person” he said.

In his response, the AICC Managing Director, Mr. Elishilia Kaaya thanked the Deputy Minister for the credit to AICC, saying however that the government especially the president Dr. John Pombe Magufuli and the Ministry deserves to shoulder the praise since they worked round the clock to ensure that everything went well.

“Honestly speaking the government is the one that needs to be credited for the job well done in hosting the summit since you were in the driving seat. We were just supplementing government efforts.” Mr. Kaaya told the Deputy Minister.

On the Deputy Minister’s call to make more efforts in scouting for more International association meetings, especially by the Department of Conference and Marketing, the DG said AICC will work on the challenge and ensure that all the instruction given by the Deputy Minister are fulfilled. 

The Deputy Minister was on a two-day working tour of AICC and other Multilateral institutions, including UN Residual mechanism, African People’s and Human Rights Court, which were operating in Arusha.

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