The agreement – Mchuchuma Integrated Coal Mine and Thermal Power Station Concession and Liganga Iron Ore Concession under TCIMR – will build a coal mine, iron ore mine, coal-fired power plant and steel works at the Liganga iron ore and nearby Mchuhuma coal mines, some 800km from Dar es Salaam. The mining contract has so far drawn concerns even to politicians, including the opposition, who for many years have been in contention with the government due to shadowy contracts that exploit the country's mineral resources, and now have confidence on the Chinese investment that they can't wait to see it take off. Outspoken Kigoma North legislator Zitto Zuberi Kabwe (Chadema) is among those politicians who support the US$3 billion twin project that will see the extraction of coal at Mchuchuma and the iron ore mining at Liganga in Ludewa district.
Kamishna Jenerali wa Uhamiaji Dr. Anna Peter Makakala, akiwa pamoja na watendaji wengine wa Wizara Mambo ya Ndani ya Nchi, akimfuatilia kwa makini Mwenyekiti wa Kamati ya Bunge ya Kudumu ya Mambo ya Nje, Ulinzi na Usalama, Mhe. Balozi Adad Rajab wakati Mwenyekiti huyo hayupo pichani, akiwaongoza Wajumbe wa Kamati hiyo kuipitia Bajeti ya mwaka ujao wa fedha kwa Taasisi ziliko katika Wizara hiyo, ikiwa ni hatua muhimu kabla ya kuanza kwa Vikao vya Bunge la Bjeti la Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, linalotarajiwa kuanza mapema tarehe nne mwezi Aprili mwaka huu, Kikao hicho kimefanyika leo katika ukumbi wa Mikutano wa Chuo Kikuu Dodoma [UDOM] mkoani Dodoma.