The Citizen Date: 30.04.2020 Page 2

Article size: 396 cm2 ColumnCM: 88.0 AVE: 1232000.0 Parliament suspended as another lawmaker dies From left: Cabinetabinet passing of high ranking officials in By The Citizen Reporter ©TfteCteenTZ ministers Angellahrcgellah the last eight days. Kairuki, Hamisinisi They include Bernard Lowasa, the Dodoma. The speaker of the Kigwangalla,'• younger brother to former Prime National Assembly ,igama, Minister , the first yesterday suspended parliamen­ ,up''. Judge of Zanzibar and Minister after ,' the Union was formed Ali HajiPan­ tary sessions following the death of Innocent Sumve MP in Dodo­ Bashungwa andand du, Retired Judge Mussa KwiMma ma. Ndassa is the second legislator Japhet Hasungainga who until his death was ACT Waza­ to have died in the past 10 days in react after thethe lendo board member. . sudden deathth Another official who died on Tues­ Ndassa who was aged 61, died in of Sumve MPIP day include a prominent lawyer the early hours after a short illness, Richard Ndassa*ssa Gaudiose Ishengoma and on Aprl 26 Speaker Ndugai confirmed but he was announced iniced in Mtwara district commissioner Evodi did not reveal the cause of death. Parliament yester­yester­ Mmanda died on Sunday night at President sent con­ day. photo | edwinedwin the Mtwara Regionai Referral hos­ dolences to the greaving family and M3WAHUZI. ; pital as well as the retired director the speaker, describing the late Mr for the Confederations of Tanzania Ndassa as a friend and counterpart Industries (CTI) Hussein Kamote as in his political career. well as the Morogoro Deputy Mayor "I recall in 1995 when Ndassa and I IsihackSengo. became members of Parliament. He On April 25 it was reported that was an MP for Sumve constituency former Mafia MP Abdvdkarim and I was the MP for Biharamulo Esmail Hassan Shah had died sud­ East which is now known as Chato burialwhichisexpeetedtotakeplace Ndassa's death comes 10 days on Tuesday, is expected to be bur­ denly. constituency. May his soul rest in today. after the ruling party CCM lost ied on Saturday in Kimara, Dar es While on April 20, Tanzanians had peace," said a statement issued by the He said Parliament will do all that another MP, the Reverend Ger­ Salaam after a national farewell on also woken up to shocking news of Directorate of Presidential Commu­ is in its powers to make sure the leg­ trude Rwakatare, who died in Dar Friday at Karimjee Hall, confirmed the death of the founder and owner nications, quoting President Magu­ islator is buried in Sumve, a constitu­ es Salaam. Judge Thomas Mihayo, who heads of the St Mary's Schools network in fuli. According to the Speaker, the ency that he has represented since Meanwhile, the former Chief Jus­ an association of retired judges. Tanzania, Gertrude Rwakatare who Parliament was in consultation with 1995 on the CCM ticket tice Augustine Ramadhani, who died The country has witnessed the died after a short illness. his family and government over his

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