{"id":8588,"date":"2020-05-12T16:36:32","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T16:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/tanzania\/?p=8588"},"modified":"2020-05-12T16:36:32","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T16:36:32","slug":"serengeti-residents-mourn-death-of-visionary-councillor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/community\/serengeti-residents-mourn-death-of-visionary-councillor","title":{"rendered":"SERENGETI RESIDENTS MOURN DEATH OF VISIONARY COUNCILLOR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AfricaPress-Tanzania:<\/strong> RESIDENTS of Serengeti District in Mara Region are mourning the death of Mbalibali Councillor (CCM) John Chacha Ng&#8217;oina who died at his residence in Mugumu at the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>They said the councillor was among a few leaders who had vision and had managed to bring positive change in the area by initiating a number of development projects.<\/p>\n<p>Ng&#8217;oina has served as councillor in Serengeti for about 20 years and he also served as chairman of Serengeti District Council for several terms in preceding governments.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is big loss to us. Mzee Ng&#8217;oina has served as councillor for about 20 years and also was the council chairman for a long time and at different times,&#8221; Serengeti District Council Executive Director (DED) Juma Hamsini told \u2018africa-press\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>DED Hamsini added: &#8220;Ng&#8217;oina was a truly man of vision and development. He initiated many development projects like the current famous Machochwe Secondary at his home village.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He has been fighting for his life for several years due to kidney complications until Friday midnight when he died.<\/p>\n<p>He will also be remembered for the construction of a new Serengeti District Hospital which has started offering treatment services in the district.<\/p>\n<p>He is also the man behind the idea of constructing a modern airport, Mugumu, as part of the efforts to transform the township into a tourist hub.<\/p>\n<p>Civil servants and Serengeti residents expressed their grief over Ng&#8217;oina&#8217;s death via social media, especially Facebook, describing the death of Ng&#8217;oina as a big gap that may not be replaced.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a big loss for the Serengeti family. It is indeed sad that a leader like John Ng&#8217;oina has passed away. He did all what he could to serve his people and his party, CCM,&#8221; Chief Mosabi, a resident of Serengeti, said.<\/p>\n<p>Ng&#8217;oina was laid to rest at his home village of Mbalimbali yesterday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfricaPress-Tanzania: RESIDENTS of Serengeti District in Mara Region are mourning the death of Mbalibali Councillor (CCM) John Chacha Ng&#8217;oina who died at his residence in Mugumu at the weekend. 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