Tanzania says "not surprised" by US aid cut

Tanzanian president John Magufuli. Finance Minister Philip Mpango says that the government had anticipated the move and was prepared with alternative funding. PHOTO | AFP

The Tanzanian government has said the decision by American agency Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to cancel $472 million (about Tsh1 trillion) in funding to the country did not come as a surprise.

Finance Minister Philip Mpango told The Citizen yesterday that the government had anticipated the move and was prepared with alternative funding.