Tanzanian government announced on Monday it will cover all funeral costs for the 19 bodies that were recovered at the site of a passenger plane crash on Lake Victoria near Bukoba airport.
The 19 people were among the 43 people on the Sunday morning Precision Air flight from Dar es Salaam to Mwanza via Bukoba which crashed 100 meters before landing at the Bukoba airport.
Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa who led hundreds of mourners at the funeral service held at Kaitaba Stadium in Bukoba Municipality, Kagera region, instructed all Regional Commissioners in their respective areas to fully oversee the funeral activities.
He said the government has formed a special team to investigate the source of the crash and it will be led by the Ministry of Works and Transport and also include experts from various ministries.
“Along with the expert team that is investigating the incident, the government has appointed a special team to investigate this event as a whole,”he said
The Prime Minister assured mourners and people at the Stadium that the government will continue strengthening Disaster management committees at the regional level which are chaired by regional and district commissioners so that they can act quickly when a disaster occurs in their areas.
Equally, he said the government will continue to take steps to ensure that airline transportation is safe and complies with national and international standards.
“Let me remove your fears…we should continue to use air travel because the relevant authorities are there and they are in charge and take appropriate measures to ensure safety for domestic routes,”he said.
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