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Tanzania gets first woman defence minister: Stergomena Tax
11:21 CAT | 13 Sep 2021
Stergomena Tax is Tanzania's first woman defence minister
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu has announced the country’s first woman defence minister.
Stergomena Tax replaces Elias Kwandikwa, who died in August.
The president also revoked the appointment of three cabinet ministers and appointed a new attorney general.
Those sacked are the Communication Minister Faustine Ndugulile, Leonard Chamuriho (transport) and Medard Kalemani (energy).
President Suluhu brought back January Makamba whose appointment had been revoked by former President John Magufuli.
Mr Makamba will now head the energy ministry.
The president appointed Judge Eliezer Feleshi as the new attorney general to replace Adelardus Kilangi who has been appointed an ambassador.
DKT. TAX AKILA KIAPO IKULU
Rais @SuluhuSamia akimuapisha Dkt. Stergomena Tax kuwa Waziri wa Ulinzi na Jeshi la Kujenga Taifa.
Unaweza kutazama ‘LIVE’ uapisho huo kwenye youtube chaneli yetu ya #EastAfricaTV pic.twitter.com/y2VOf9Mec9
— EastAfricaTV (@eastafricatv) September 13, 2021
Dr. Stergomena Tax, a former Executive Secretary of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), was on Friday sworn in as Member of Parliament for #Tanzania. Dr. Tax’s tenure at the SADC ended in the month of August 2021. pic.twitter.com/ZJyXRxOBTe
— MwanzoTV (@MwanzoTv) September 10, 2021
Source: BBC
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