Photo taken on May 3, 2020 shows Mwigulu Nchemba has been sworn in as Tanzania's Minister for Constitutional Affairs and Justice in Chato district, Geita region. (State House/Handout via Xinhua)
Tanzanian President John Magufuli has appointed Mwigulu Nchemba as Minister for Constitutional Affairs and Justice.
DAR ES SALAAM, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian President John Magufuli on Saturday appointed Mwigulu Nchemba as Minister for Constitutional Affairs and Justice, the presidency said in a statement.
The statement from the Directorate of Presidential Communications at State House said Nchemba replaced Augustine Mahiga who died on Friday in the capital Dodoma.
Photo taken on May 3, 2020 shows Mwigulu Nchemba has been sworn in as Tanzania's Minister for Constitutional Affairs and Justice in Chato district, Geita region. (State House/Handout via Xinhua)
Nchemba, a Member of Parliament for Iramba West, was sacked as Home Affairs Minister on July 1, 2018 by President Magufuli in a mini-cabinet reshuffle.
Nchemba was replaced by Kangi Lugola who then served as Deputy Minister in the Vice-President's Office responsible for Environment.
However, Magufuli sacked Lugola from the home affairs docket in January 2020 over graft allegations. ■
