Tanzania : Samia Makes Mini Cabinet Reshuffle, Drops Long Career Diplomat Amb. Mulamula

By Prosper Makene, Dar es Salaam [caption id="attachment_101023" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan[/caption] President Samia Suluhu on Sunday, October 2, 2022, made a mini-cabinet reshuffle dropping one cabinet minister and appointing a new minister. [caption id="attachment_101026" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Angellah Kairuki new Minister of State in the President's Office, Regional Administration and Local Government.[/caption] In the new changes announced by the Directorate of Presidential Communication, President Samia has appointed Angellah Kairuki as a Member of Parliament and Ministry of State in the President's Office, Regional Administration and Local Government. In another appointment, Dr. Stergomena Lawrence Tax who joined the Cabinet in the last September reshuffle has been moved to be the Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation replacing Ambassador Liberata Mulamula whose appointment was revoked. Prior to the latest appointment, Dr Tax had served as Minister for Defence and National Service. [caption id="attachment_101025" align="alignnone" width="1200"] The new Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation Dr. Stergomena Lawrence Tax[/caption] On the other hand, Innocent Bashungwa becomes the new minister of Minister for Defence and National Service replacing Dr. Tax who shifted to Foreign Affairs. Before the appointment, Bashungwa was a Minister of State in the President's Office (Regional Administration and Local Government). [caption id="attachment_101027" align="alignnone" width="612"] Innocent Bashungwa, the new Minister of Defence and National Service[/caption] According to the statement, the new appointees will be sworn in on Monday, October 3 at State House, Dar es Salaam.