Tanzania has cancelled its independence day celebrations scheduled for next month.
It said it has redirected the funds for the celebration toward rebuilding infrastructure destroyed during recent election-related unrest.
Prime Minister Mwigulu Nchemba announced the decision.
Nchemba noted that the government considered it more urgent to channel resources into repairing damaged facilities.
The announcement comes amid calls by opposition groups and other stakeholders for citizens to use the independence day gathering to protest killings that followed last month’s disputed elections.
