Tanzania: Lipumba Rejects Steering Committee Slot

Dodoma — IN a rare twist of events, a member of the Constituent Assembly (CA), Prof Ibrahim Lipumba, rejected a nomination to the Steering Committee complaining that its composition did not strike a balance among members of the assembly.

Prof Lipumba, who is also the National Chairman of Civic United Front (CUF), announced his decision a few minutes after the Chairman of CA, Mr Samuel Sitta, announced him among five members of the committee, who are directly nominated by the Chair.

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