JPM appoints new director generals for three public entities

Dar es Salaam. President John Magufuli has appointed new director general for three public entities.

the head of state has appointed new director generals for the National Development Corporation (NDC), the Tanzania Atomic Energy Commission (TAEC), and the Dodoma-based Benjamin Mkapa Hospital.

According to a statement issued on Friday, March 23, by the chief secretary Mr John Kijazi, the head of state has appointed Prof Damian Gabagambi as the NDC director general, while Prof Lazaro Busagala will head TAEC.

Prior to their new appointments, Prof Gabagambi was an Economics lecturer at the Sokoine University of Agriculture in Morogoro region (SUA), while Prof Busagala was the vice chancellor for Academic and Research at the College of Business Education in Dar es Salaam (CBE).

The new NDC boss is taking over from Mr Mlingi Mkucha who “will be assigned other duties,” the statement says.

Dr Magufuli has also appointed Dr Deodatus Mutasiwa as the new board chairman of the Benjamin Mkapa Hospital in the nation’s de jure capital Dodoma.

 In similar fashion, Dr Alphose Chandika is the hospital’s director general. Prior to the appointment, Dr Chandika was acting that position.

The new appointments took effect on Thursday, 22 March.