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Tanzania’s Former Prime Minister Edward Lowasa died today, February 10, at the Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute (JKCI), in Dar es Salaam at the age of 70.
Vice President Dr Philip Mpango announced his death on national television (TBC). Lowassa served as Prime Minister from 2005 to 2008 under President Kikwete.
However, numerous scandals eventually forced him to step down, leading him to tender his resignation.
Following his resignation President Kikwete was obliged to dissolve his cabinet as required by the Constitution and with minimum delay, constituted a new one under a new Prime Minister, Mizengo Pinda.
In 2015, Lowassa defected from CCM to the main opposition camp which had formed a coalition, where he launched an unsuccessful presidential bid against the late former President John Magufuli. On March 1, 2019 Lowassa left Chadema and rejoined CCM.
Lowassa’s final days were marked by a noticeable hiatus from the spotlight, with unfounded speculation rising from time to time about his health.
