Tanzania’s President, John Magufuli has surprisingly picked the leader of the opposition party the Alliance for Change and Transparency -Wazalendo Kitila Mkumbo, as his Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Water and Irrigation.
The move which is historical means that Kitila Mkumbo will become the first senior opposition politician to serve in a ruling government since Tanzania returned to multi-party democracy.
The East African reported that Mkumbo’s formed his political party after breaking away from the main opposition Chadema in 2013.
The chairperson of the Alliance for Change and Transparency, Anna Mghwira is reported by the East African as saying that the party is not opposed to the appointment.
“It depends on the agreement between the President and Prof Mkumbo. If the appointee has agreed that the job will not affect his ACT activities then all is well,” said Ms Mghwira.
Last month, President Magufuli made changes to his cabinet for the first time since taking office in 2015.
Source: Africafeeds.com
