Tanzania's Magufuli Makes History After Appointing Rival

The president has appointed the Alliance for Change and Transparency -Wazalendo's Kitila Mkumbo as Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, making him the first opposition member to hold a key government position since the re-introduction of multiparty democracy in the country.

Former opposition party ACT-Wazalendo consultant and University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) senior lecturer, Professor Kitila Mkumbo.

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