New Communication Tower Boosts Connectivity for 5,600 Residents in Babati

Rais wenzetu! Over 5,600 residents of Qash Ward in Babati District, Manyara Region, have gotten connected to mobile and internet services, thanks to the newly built communication tower. This is part of a nationwide effort to bring digital access to areas zilizokuwa struggling. The Vodacom Tanzania-built tower is providing 2G, 3G, and 4G services, benefiting residents in Endadosh Village and surrounding areas. The whole project, which costs 126bn/-, involved building 758 towers across the country, funded through the Universal Communications Service Access Fund (UCSAF) and supplemented by telecom investments. The Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) just checked out the facility, telling folks to really use this connection to improve farming, market tracking, and overall income. The project, which finished on December 31, 2025, has already enabled 8.5 million Tanzaanians to access mobile services, including mobile money, and this particular tower in Qash is already making a difference. We’re talking about 1,500 people using the internet, over 600 with smartphones, and over 100 youths finding work as mobile service agents. This is serious progress, na kama unavyoona, ina bring development kwetu.