Si Magufuli Atatumaliza! While Kenyans Are Still Grumbling About Hate Speech, Tanzania Is Manufacturing Its Own Helicopters

Tanzanian-made helicopter makes us Kenyans look like we are in a deep slumber unaware of President Magufuli’s plan to oust us as regional powerhouse.

President John Pombe Magufuli’s industrialization policy is quickly positioning Tanzania into the next regional powerhouse.

From introducing bus rapid transit system in Dar es Salaam to first cable-stayed 680-meter-long bridge in East and Central Africa, Magufuli has more surprises.

Apparently Tanzania is building its own choppers. A prototype model of a two-seater helicopter is in its final stages of completion at the Mechanical and Engineering Department of the Arusha Technical College.

The college runs a fully-fledged factory producing various forms of machinery including a prototype motor vehicle and a number of industrial engines.

The institution has already contacted Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) for the permission to fly the chopper for trials.

The helicopter is currently 50 per cent complete and it’s expected to get airborne as a fully functional chopper by 2018.

Tanzania plans to use the chopper for surveillance, rescue and agricultural purposes and later on for transportation when modifications are made on the airframes as the project takes shape.

Credit: Daily News Tanzania