📍Rombo, February 28, 2026 The Rock Block mine in Rombo District, Kilimanjaro Region, is fast emerging as a catalyst for transformation in Tanzania’s building materials sub-sector, having generated 122 jobs and contributed more than Sh400 million to government revenue within three years of operation. Acting Kilimanjaro Resident Mines Officer, Engineer Abel Madaha, said in an exclusive interview in Rombo that the extraction and carving of rock for building materials form part of the government’s broader strategy to regulate, develop and add value to industrial and building material resources. He noted that the mine has continued to boost public revenue through fees, royalties and various taxes remitted to institutions, including the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) and the Rombo District Council, thereby stimulating economic growth in Rombo and the Kilimanjaro Region at large. According to Engineer Madaha, the rocks extracted in Holili originated from ancient lava flows from Mount Kilim...