Dr Nyansaho appointed PSSSF Director General

By Lake Zone Watch Writer

The name of Daniel Chongolo, the Chama Cha Mapinduzi Secretary General who resigned the ruling party’s highest administrative post late last year, has resurfaced in Tanzania’s political scene: This time being named by President Samia Suluhu Hassan as the new Regional Commissioner for Songwe.

He is one of the new three Regional Commissioners the president has appointed to head regions. The others are Lt Col Patrick Kenan Sawala for Mtwara and Paul Matiko Chacha for Tabora respectively.

According to a State House press statement released yesterday, President Samia also transferred Mara Regional Administrative Secretary Msalika Robert Makungu to Rukwa region in a transfer which also affected other six senior officials in that position.

Makungu swaps places with his Rukwa counterpart, Gerald Musabila Kusaya, a former Ministry of Agriculture Permanent Secretary and Commissioner General of the Drug Control and Enforcement Authority.

In Mara region, the transfers have also touched Tarime District Commissioner Lt Col Michael Mangwela Mtenjele who goes to Tandahimba district in Mtwara region.

Mtenjele’s position is taken over by Col Maulid Hassan Surumbu who moves from Mkinga district in Tanga region.

In the changes, former Tanga Regional Commissioner Waziri Kindamba has been assigned new duties as Director General of UDART, a company offering modern transport system at reasonable cost to users in Dar es Salaam.

Not only has the nationwide appointments and transfers affected Regional Commissioners, Regional Administrative Secretaries and District Commissioners, but also have touched the position of District Executive Directors.