You may find it strange but Arusha, whose streets still leave a lot to be desired hygienically, has been named the cleanest city in the entire country.
The Northern Zone's metropolitan center was awarded for its new status during the National Environment Day 2015 which was staged in Tanga Region this year. The accolade was presented to the City Council Director, Alhaj Juma Idd by the Vice President Dr Mohammed Gharib Billal.
City Director, Alhaj Idd, revealed earlier on here that Arusha has managed to unseat Mwanza, in the Lake Zone, from the top spot in 2015. Last year, Arusha city took the second position and previously third.
Mwanza, on the other hand, had been topping the bill for the past six years which means the idea of losing the coveted position to Arusha is bound to hurt.
Awards for cleanest urban centres come in four categories depending with status, Arusha, Dar-es-Salaam, Mwanza, Tanga and Mbeya compete under the cities' slot, while the rest are graded within Municipal Councils, District and Town Councils.
For many years Moshi remained the cleanest Municipal Council but it is still not known if the headquarters of Kilimanjaro region has maintained its top hygienic status this time again.
