We Have Completed the Fourth Year 1967. Tanzania is Forging Ahead. The Fruits of the Fourth Year of the Zanzibar Revolution

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INSTITUTION
WE HAVE COMPLETED
THE FOURTH YEAR
1967
TANZANIA IS FORGING AHEAD
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222 War, Revolution, and Peace
FOUNDED BY HERBERT HOOVER, 1919
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American Vice Consul
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CONTENTS
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Foreward (i)
The Afro-Shirazi Party 1
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Ministry of State 2
Agriculture and Land Reform 18
Finance 33
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Trade and Industry 35
Education and National Culture 45
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Health and Social Insurance 62
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Works. Communications and Power 75
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PREFACE
Considering the verious projects and plans explained in reports
from different Ministries and their departments and the steps being
taken to bring abaout economic revolution, it is anticipated that
the first development plan will be completed in 1969.
The Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar will have taken five
years (1964- 1969), to complete the first five years development
plan.
We are taking this opportunity to thank the country's party,
the Afro -Shirazi Party, its members and the people of the country
in general for their efforts and participation in fulfilling the plans
which are being made by the Revolutionary Government to ensure
that the people of this country achieve for themselves advancement
and progress.
ABEID A. KARUME.

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THE HISTORY OF THE AFRO-SHIRAZI PARTY
The Afro-Shirazi Party was founded on 5th February, 1967 under
the leader-ship ofthe Hon. Abeid Amani Karume, the President of
theparty. The party, based on theprinciples ofsocialism, does not
allow exploitation within Zanzibar and Pemba of one man by
another manor a group ofmen. For this reason the people suppor
ted the party in order to liberate themselves from oppression and
exploitation perpetrated by the Sultan and the colonialists.
We were deprived of our agricultural and residential land, good
medical and educational facilities, and subjected to unjust laws of
mortgages and to payments of groundrent. Therefore all the
Afro-Shirazis under the leadership of Hon. Abeid A. Karume
pledged themselves to do away with all forms ofoppression as soon
as the party came to power and to provide better living conditions
for all people.
God blessed the party for its Revolutionary victory on 12th
January, 1964. Soon afterwards, the Afro-Shirazitook all the neces
sary steps to carry out its promises made under the leadership of
the President of the party, Hon .Abeid Amani Karume. Now the
following promises have beenfulfilled forthe benefit ofall people:
1. All land has been declared government property;
2. All forms ofmortgages and pawns have been banned;
3. All payments ofgroundrent have been abolished;
4. Medical facilities are all provided free-of-charge;
5. Education is provided free to all;
6. Distribution of 3-acre plots to people;
7. Provision of housing to the aged people who were
sleeping in the streets in the colonial period. This
shame has now been wiped out.
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT
The Afro-Shirazi Government underthe leadershipofthe Revolu
tionaryCouncil continues to build new villages forthe Afro -Shirazis
in the countryside, and to lay great stress on better methods of
farming in order to increase productivity, and to put all trade in
Zanzibar and Pemba in the hands ofthe people for nation-building
and to enable us in a short time to be self-reliant.
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MINISTRY OF STATE IN THE
OFFICE OF THE FIRST
VICE PRESIDENT
Introduction
The Ministry of State continued its function of co -ordinating
activities of the various Ministries under the Zanzibar Executive.
In addition it performed various activities which related to Union
Apart from these duties the Ministry is reponsiblefor
matters.
the following Departments:
(a) Legal
(b) Judicial
(C) Prisons
(d) Municipality
(e) Information and Broadcasting
During the year Ministerial changes took place. The Minister
of State relinquished his duties as the Minister ofHealth which he
had hithertoperformed, andhisplace inthe Ministry ofHealthwas
taken over by the former Minister ofFinance. Financial matters
were then brought under the direct control of His Excellency the
Vice-President who is advisedbyaspecial Finance Committee
withtheMinisterofStateasChairman.
Reports oftheactivitiesofthe various departments appear under
separate sections. It will be seen from these reports that the
Zanzibar Executive duringtheyearwasconcernedwiththe bringing
about aneconomicrevolutioninthecountry. Statetradinghasbeen
organised throughout the Islands thus excluding capitalist exploi
tation. There has been a rigid price control on goods and a new
system forcontrolling Government expenditure by the appointment
of a special committee to check on payments. In order to reduce
unnecessary Government expenditure the Labour Office and the
Department forplanningwere closed. The function ofthe Labour
OfficehasbeentakenoverbytheWorkers' Department ofthe Afro
Shirazi Party. As regards Planning each Ministry is responsible
fortheplanning ofits development programme, and the Revolu
tionary Councilis responsiblefor co-ordinating the whole planning.
Census ofthe population ofthe whole ofthe United Republic of
Tanzania was undertaken in August, 1967, and its report has now
been published.