President Samia Suluhu Hassan met with East African Community (EAC) Secretary General Veronica Nduva and members of the Planning Commission at the State House in Dar es Salaam on November 11,2024.
This was the first time for the EAC Secretary to meet the President since she assumed the role in June 2024.
The meetings ended speculation on social media which was circulating since the President’s last public engagement on October 31, 2024. During the session, the Planning Commission observed a moment of silence for the late Lawrence Mafuru, Executive Secretary of the Planning Commission, who passed away on November 9, 2024, while receiving treatment at Apollo Hospital in India.
President Samia also announced the appointment of Peter Ulanga as Chief Executive Officer of Air Tanzania Company Limited. Ulanga had previously been dismissed from his role as Director General of Tanzania Telecommunications Corporation (TTCL) on July 23, 2024, with many speculating that messages congratulating the ousted Minister of ICT, Nape Nnauye, may have played a role.
Before that Ulanga was briefly dismissed from his position on September 23, 2023, before being reinstated on September 25, 2023, with the President explaining his board members informed her of his commendable work.
Additionally, President Samia appointed Professor Harun Jeremia Mapesa as the new Chancellor of the Mwalimu Nyerere Memorial Academy.
