President Robert Mugabe commissions Tokwe-Mukosi Dam

President Mugabe officially commissioned the Tokwe-Mukosi Dam on Thursday. The dam which is located in Masvingo Province is Zimbabwe’s largest inland water body. Addressing people at the official opening of the dam, Mugabe said:

This joyous moment demonstrates the government commitment to ensure its people get enough food. The construction of this dam started way back in 1998 and due to economic challenges it took time but today we are here to witness the commissioning of the Tokwe-Mukosi dam. The dam was completed last year. Makorokoto, amhlope,

The Tokwe-Mukosi dam comes in handy with 25000 hectares of irrigation land in the lowveld. This project will create thousands of jobs in upstream and downstream of the agriculture sector.

The plan to construct the US$300 million dam was mooted three decades ago and the completion of Tokwe-Mukosi a monumental achievement realised through hard work and determination, hence avoid silting the dam to enjoy the full benefits which comes along with this dam.

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