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Tuesday, April 26, 2016

10 new faces as RAS line-up released

DAILY NEWS Reporter
PRESIDENT John Magufuli released a line-up of Regional Administrative Secretaries (RASs) that has seen 10 new faces.

According to a media statement issued by the Directorate of Presidential Communications, the Chief Secretary (CS), Ambassador John Kijazi, said the Head of State also transferred two RASs to new duty stations while 13 others have retained their regions.
The new faces in Dr Magufuli’s list are Richard Kwitega who will serve in Arusha Region, Selestine Gesimba (Geita), Armatus Msole (Kagera), Engineer Aisha Amour (Kilimanjaro) and Mr Zuberi Samataba (Coast).
Others are Mr Albert Msovela (Shinyanga), Dr Angelina Lutambi (Singida), Mr Jumanne Sagini (Simiyu), Dr Thea Ntara (Tabora) and Engineer Zena Said (Tanga).
According to the statement, Mr Charles Pallangyo has been transferred from Geita to Kigoma Region while Dr John Sunguru now becomes new Morogoro RAS. He has been transferred from Kigoma Region.
Those who have retained their regions are Ms Theresia Mbando (Dar es Salaam), Ms Rehema Madenge (Dodoma), Ms Wamoja Dickolagwa (Iringa), Commissioner of Police Paul Chagonja (Katavi), Mr Ramadhani Kaswa (Lindi), Mr Benedict Ole Kuyan (Mara) and Mr Eliakim Maswi (Manyara).
Others are Ms Mariam Mtunguja (Mbeya), Mr Alfred Luanda (Mtwara), Commissioner of Police Clodwig Mtweve (Mwanza), Mr Jackson Saitabau (Njombe), Symthies Pangisa (Rukwa) and Mr Hassan Bendeyeko (Ruvuma).
The president has not yet appointed RAS of the newly formed Songwe Region. RASs are the heads of regional secretariats and are the principal advisors to the Regional Commissioners (RCs).
The administrative role of the regional secretariat is both to facilitate and to support the development choices made by the local government and to support the realisation of the goals and targets of the local government authorities in relation to national development.
The newly-appointed RASs will take oath of office at the State House in Dar es Salaam tomorrow.

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