Deputy Minister for Industry and Trade Stella Manyanya has directed factories producing plastic goods to manufacture more plastic buckets and issued a stern warning to traders who hike prices for washing hands products.
She gave the directives at the weekend in Dar es Salaam during her inspection visit to factories producing plastic goods including Silafrica Tanzania Ltd (Sumalia) and Cello Industries Ltd.
She hailed the factories for producing plastic buckets and other items in plenty for washing hands that are in great demand during this time of the fight against Covid-19 pandemic.
She warned traders who continue selling the buckets and other items for washing the hands bay as an opportunity to make huge profits.
Manyanya also stressed that the government will follow up and take action on traders who violate government’s directives by hiking prices of various items during this period of Ramadhan and the fight against Covid-19 pandemic.