Africa-Press – Tanzania. Dar es Salaam.
President Samia Suluhu Hassan has on Saturday January 8, made a cabinet reshuffle that see her drop some ministers and bring in other new faces.
Announcing the changes at State House in Dar es Salaam, the Chief Secretary, Ambassador Hussein Kattanga said the President has made structural changes in three ministries.
President Samia has made the changes in fulfillment of her promise to make changes to the Cabinet.
On Tuesday, January 4, 2022, President Samia, hinted at a plan reshuffle her cabinet.
The new cabinet sees former CCM publicity Secretary Nape Nauye bounce back to the cabinet in the ministry of Sports, Culture and Arts whereas Ridhiwan Kikwete gets the nod as Deputy Minister of Land, Housing and Human settlements.
On the other hand Hussein Bashe now becomes minister of Agriculture with Anthony Mavunde as his deputy.
Prof. Adolf Mkenda now becomes minister of education , Science and Technology.
Also on the list of winners are former Tanzania’s High Commissioner to Kenya Pindi Chana who now becomes minister of State Prime Minister’s Office (Policy, Parliamentary Affairs, Labour, Youth, Employment and Persons with Disability)
Most notable absentees in the new reshuffle are Minister of Lands, Housing and Human Settlements William Lukuvi, Industry and Trade Minister Kitila Mkumbo, Constitution and Legal Affairs Prof. Palamagamba Kabudi
Also left out is Geoffrey Mwambe who was the minister of Investment.
Ministries of finance, defence, energy, tourism and foreign affairs remained unchanged.
More to follow…………….
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