Dr Kitine: National security stalwart, liberation hero passes on

Dr Hassy Kitine

Dar es Salaam. Tanzania has lost one of its distinguished sons, Dr Hassy Kitine, a former Director-General of the Tanzania Intelligence and Security Services (TISS), who held the post from 1978 to 1980.

Dr Kitine, who died aged 81, was a close adviser to the Father of the Nation, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere, and was widely respected for his expertise in national security and his role in Africa’s liberation movements.