Adolf Mkenda Explained

Adolf Mkenda
Term Start:10 January 2022
Term Start1:6 December 2020
Term End1:10 January 2022
Successor1:Hussein Bashe
Term Start6:2020
Constituency6:Rombo, Tanzania
Birth Name:Adolf Faustine Mkenda
Birth Date:1963
Spouse:Beatrice Kalinda Mkenda

Adolf Faustine Mkenda (born in 1963) is a Tanzanian Minister of Education, Science, and Technology,[1] [2] having previously served as Minister of Agriculture.[3] An associate professor of Economics at the University of Dar es Salaam and a politician who presently serves as a Chama Cha Mapinduzi's Member of Parliament for Rombo constituency since November 2020.[4] [5]

Political career

After the 2020 Tanzanian general election, Mkenda was appointed as the Minister of Agriculture in both 5th Cabinet of Tanzania and 6th Cabinet of Tanzania. Before this appointment, he served in various capacities as Permanent Secretary Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism (2019-2020), Permanent Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs and East Africa Cooperation (2018-2019)[6] and Permanent Secretary Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment (2017-2018).[7] [8] Following Magufuli's second term, Mkenda was appointed as the Minister of Agriculture a post he held through various reshuffles. In January 2022, Mkenda was appointed Minister for Education, Science, and Technology.[9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-02-08 . Minister: This is why we canceled results for 337 Form Four candidates . 2023-04-29 . The Citizen .
  2. Web site: Tanzania bans school textbooks for promoting LGBTQ rights – The North Africa Post . 2023-04-29 .
  3. Web site: About Us | Ministry of Agriculture. www.kilimo.go.tz. 8 May 2023.
  4. Web site: Ni Profesa Mkenda wa CCM Jimbo la Rombo. 2020-12-27. Mwananchi. 9 November 2020 .
  5. Web site: Mbunge Rombo ambana Naibu Waziri Ajibiwa Papo Hapo. . 28 December 2020 .
  6. Web site: 2018-04-17. Mechanism Welcomes the Permanent Secretary of The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation of The United Republic of Tanzania. 2020-12-27. United Nations International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals.
  7. Web site: Tanzania, Kenya lift trade restrictions along borders. 2020-12-27. ippmedia.com.
  8. Web site: Visit of Adolf Mkenda, Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Tanzanian Ministry of Finance, to the EC. 2020-12-27. europeana.eu.
  9. Web site: Owere. Paul. Wambura. Bethsheba. President Samia rings the changes in cabinet. The Citizen. 9 January 2022. 8 January 2022. 9 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220109000710/https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/president-samia-rings-changes-in-cabinet-3676040. dead.
  10. Web site: 2022-01-10. Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu reshuffles Cabinet. 2022-01-14. The East African.

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