Tanzania’s ICT Minister Commissions Data Center in Uganda, Boosts Regional Ties

Hon. Jerry William Silaa, Tanzania’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology, commenced a two-day authoritative sojourn to Uganda connected July 21, 2025, astatine the invitation of Uganda’s Minister of ICT and National Guidance, Hon. Dr. Chris Baryomunsi. The sojourn aims to importantly fortify bilateral practice successful the Information, Communications, and Technology (ICT/TEHAMA) assemblage betwixt the 2 East African nations.

On the archetypal time of his visit, Minister Silaa officially inaugurated a caller information halfway belonging to Kilimanjaro Telecom Co. Limited successful Uganda. This installation is poised to go a important hub for nationalist backbone services, playing a captious relation successful storing and distributing communications for some home usage wrong Uganda and for neighboring countries.

Following the information halfway opening, Minister Silaa besides visited Kilimanjaro Telecom Co. Limited’s offices, acknowledging them arsenic a cardinal lawsuit of net services provided done Tanzania’s National Communications Network, distributed by the Tanzania Communications Organization (TTCL). 

During his engagements, Minister Silaa lauded the increasing practice betwixt Tanzania and Uganda successful enhancing ICT infrastructure. He emphasized the captious relation of specified partnerships, stating that definite connection and determination practice volition alteration integer gyration for Africa.

The ongoing sojourn is expected to pave the mode for deeper collaboration betwixt Tanzania and Uganda crossed assorted ICT aspects, including the linkage of ICT infrastructure, integer selling strategies, and the leveraging of exertion for inclusive improvement crossed the region.