Varsity expertise ‘can help tame land rows’

Tanzania is signaling a renewed commitment to institutional strengthening across two critical investment pillars: land administration and fiscal governance. These concurrent initiatives represent a substantive shift in how the East African nation addresses longstanding constraints that have historically deterred foreign capital inflows, particularly from European institutional investors concerned with regulatory predictability and property rights protection. The parliamentary committee's engagement with Ardhi University (ARU) reflects growing recognition that land dispute resolution—a perennial friction point in Tanzania's business environment—requires specialized academic and technical expertise. Land tenure insecurity has consistently ranked among the top operational challenges cited by foreign investors in Tanzania, with disputes over boundaries, ownership documentation, and informal claims creating significant transaction costs and project delays. By tapping university-based expertise, Tanzanian policymakers appear to be pursuing a knowledge-intensive approach to systematizing dispute resolution mechanisms. This represents a meaningful departure from reactive, ad-hoc handling of land conflicts. Simultaneously, President Samia Suluhu Hassan's commitment to overhauling the tax administration system addresses a complementary governance challenge. The Tanzania Revenue Authority's recent performance improvements notwithstanding, international investors have voiced persistent concerns regarding tax policy transparency, inconsistent interpretation of regulations, and the administrative burden of compliance. A systemic tax reform initiative signals intent to modernize revenue