Zanzibar revokes land lease for British developer

Some of the units that were under construction at the Blue Amber Resort in Matemwe, Zanzibar. PHOTO | THE CITIZEN | NMG

Zanzibar has terminated a land lease held by a British property developer, Pennyroyal Limited, ending a prospective housing scheme in Matemwe on the northeastern coast of the main island Unguja.

The land in question is a plot of 411 hectares where the Blue Amber resort project was under construction. The first phase was set for completion in December.