The controversial transfer was defended by President Jakaya Kikwete a central figure throughout the IPTL affair (AC Vol 55 No 13 MPs demand answers & Vol 55 No 19 Power fraud unravels)...
The appointment of Ridhiwani Kikwete son of Hassan's confidant ex-President Jakaya Kikwete as Minister in the Presidency underlines the sense of a tightening ruling clique dominated by interlocking business and political interests...
After serving in Jakaya Kikwete's government as Home Affairs Minister Nchimbi held several ambassadorial posts during the Magufuli era before being brought back by Hassan in January 2024 to become Secretary-General of CCM (AC Vol 55 No 4 Trophy-hunters after Kikwete)...
She adds that Abdul has identified government creditors dating back to the presidencies of Benjamin Mkapa and Jakaya Kikwete and has encouraged them to make claims...
He had held the same role under President Jakaya Kikwete between 2005 and 2015...
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Party analysts say that she has spent much of her first four years in the presidency balancing factions loyal to Magufuli and his predecessor Jakaya Kikwete...
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This coupled with her status as a Muslim woman from Zanzibar has made her nervous about her prospects for winning the election outright say insiders leading to alliances with factions allied to Magufuli and his predecessor Jakaya Kikwete...
The chances of a repeat of Edward Lowassa's 40% vote share against CCM's Jakaya Kikwete in 2015 being allowed to happen in October are almost zero...
Four East African presidents former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo and Tanzanian counterpart Jakaya Kikwete were among the bigwigs at State House on 27 August to endorse Odinga...
Among the July changes Ridhiwani Kikwete son of former President Jakaya Kikwete was appointed Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office...
Another source close to Samia says that Makonda was sent to Arusha to appease the CCM faction that supported former President Jakaya Kikwete and which remains key to Samia's control of the party...