The government has called for expanded training on road safety infrastructure as part of efforts to reduce road crashes, injuries and deaths across the country.
Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office for Regional Administration and Local Government, Prof. Riziki Shemdoe, urged the Tanzania Road Safety Initiative (TARSI) to scale up its training programmes to reach more professionals involved in road design, construction and policy-making.
Opening the 2026 Road Safety Infrastructure Training in Arusha on April 22, Prof. Shemdoe said the current number of trained experts is still low compared to the country’s growing infrastructure demands.
The training, held at Four Points by Sheraton Arusha, brings together engineers, planners, contractors and policymakers with the aim of strengthening their capacity to design and maintain safer roads.
He noted that although TARSI has trained about 800 engineers, more efforts are needed to ensure wider coverage, particularly for professionals working under TANROADS and TARURA.
Prof. Shemdoe also called for the inclusion of road safety training in universities offering civil and road engineering programmes, saying this would help produce graduates with strong safety-focused skills from the outset.
He urged participants to observe traffic laws and road signs and to take a leading role in educating the public on safe road use to help prevent avoidable accidents.
TARSI Executive Director, Eng Maliki Barongo, said the training is designed to improve how stakeholders plan and implement road safety measures, especially during the design and construction stages.
He said the programme responds to existing gaps in the sector, where safety considerations are sometimes overlooked.
The government believes that strengthening skills and awareness among professionals and the public will play a key role in making Tanzania’s roads safer as infrastructure investment continues to grow.
