14:00
President of Tanzania John Magufuli released the
long awaited line-up of regional commissioners (RCs) that has seen 13 new faces
grabbing the political portfolios.
Mr Paul Makonda - Dar es Salaam
Regional Commissioner.
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| Paul Makonda RC Dar es Salaam (left) and Saidi Meck Sadiki RC Kilimanjaro (right) |
Mr Paul Makonda was Kinondoni District
Commissioner (DC) replaced Mr Saidi Meck Sadiki, who has been transferred to
Kilimanjaro region.
Ms Chiku Galawa - Songwe Regional Commissioner.
Anne Kilango-Malecela - Shinyanga
Regional Commissioner.
Others
are Dr Kebwe Stephen Kebwe who was former Deputy Minister for Health and Social
Welfare who now becomes RC for Morogoro and former Deputy Minister in the Prime
Minister’s Office (Regional Administration and Local Government), Aggrey Mwanri
who has been appointed RC for Tabora region.
The
new faces in Dr Magufuli’s list also include Martine Shigela (Tanga), Anthony
Mataka (Simiyu), Brigadier General (rtd) Emmanuel Maganga (Kigoma), Major
General (rtd) Salum Mustapha (Kagera) and Major General (rtd) Ezekiel Kyunga
(Geita).
Also
in the list are Daud Ntibenda (Arusha), John Mongella (Mwanza), Amina Masenza
(Iringa), Joel Bendera (Manyara), Halima Dendegu (Mtwara), Rehema Nchimbi
(Njombe), Engineer Evarist Ndikilo (Coast) and Said Mwambungu (Ruvuma).
Former
Mwanza RC Magesa Mulongo has been transferred to Mara region to replace
Commissioner of Police (rtd) Zelothe Steven who has been transferred to Rukwa
region. Former Kilimanjaro RC Amos Makalla has been moved to Mbeya region.
Dr
Magufuli has in the new line-up axed prominent personalities.
They
include former Singida RC, Dr Parseko Kone who will now be replaced by Engineer
Mathew Mtigumwe, former Mbeya RC, Abbas Kandoro, former Tanga RC, Mwantumu
Mahiza, Former Kigoma RC, Issa Machibya, former Geita RC, Fatma Mwasa and
Ludovick Mwanzila (Tabora) According to a statement from the Directorate of
Presidential Communications, the new RCs would be sworn in tomorrow at 9:30 am
at State House.
