ARUSHA — TANZANIA tourism leading private sector organisation has strongly faulted as unfounded recent allegations of human rights abuses by the country’s conservation and tourism agency.
The allegations raised by foreign-based non-governmental organisations, claim that, Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA) forcibly evicted local communities from Usangu wetland within Ruaha National Park to pave ways for tourism ventures.
In the course, the Tourism Confederation of Tanzania (TCT) along with Ruaha National Park tourism stakeholders forged a united front to express their unwavering support for TANAPA.
They denounced the accusations as baseless and misleading. TCT Chief Executive Officer, Ms Lathifa Sykes, issued the statement…
