Ministry of Water and Irrigation

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Wizara ya Maji (Swahili)
Ministry overview
Jurisdiction Government of Tanzania
Headquarters Dodoma
MottoMaji ni Uhai
Annual budgetTZS Billion 756
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Ministry executive
Website www.maji.go.tz

The Ministry of Water is the government ministry principally responsible for water supply, water resources, in Tanzania. The ministry's offices are located in Dodoma. [1] The Minister of Water is Jumaa Hamidu Aweso. [2]

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Operations and organization

The work of the ministry is divided into the core function, relating to water, and the support function, relating to administrative work.

The core function includes the following divisions: [3]

Vision and Mission

To address the demands of the populace, the Ministry of Water makes clean and safe water accessible. Its goal is to create a water-secure nation where people can access enough clean water resources in a sustainable manner. Its primary goals are to provide national food security, industrial economic growth, and better access to clean drinking water and sanitation services. Teamwork, integrity, accountability, excellence, and innovation are the Ministry's guiding principles. [4]

References

  1. Contact Details, Ministry of Water Archived 2010-03-08 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Who is who, Ministry of Water Archived 2008-04-16 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Organisation Structure, Ministry of Water Archived 2013-08-09 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "DevelopmentAid". DevelopmentAid. Retrieved 2025-08-14.