mkandarasi

How to say it

Meaning

A person or company paid to carry out a building job, such as a road, a bridge or a school, for a government or a client.

Good to know

M/wa class noun: plural wakandarasi. Mkandarasi mzawa is a local contractor, and mkataba wa ujenzi is the building contract he signs.

Examples

• Mkandarasi ameahidi kumaliza barabara kabla ya mvua.The contractor has promised to finish the road before the rains.
• Wakandarasi wazawa wanapewa kipaumbele katika miradi hii.Local contractors are given priority in these projects.
• Serikali ilimfukuza mkandarasi aliyechelewesha ujenzi wa daraja.The government dismissed the contractor who delayed building the bridge.