Dorothy Gwajima Explained

Honorific Prefix:Honorable
Dorothy Gwajima
Honorific Suffix:MP
Office:Minister of Community Development & Gender
Term Start:10 January 2022
President:Samia Suluhu
Predecessor:Position Established
Office1:Minister of Health, Community Development, Gender, Seniors and Children
Term Start1:5 December 2020
Term End1:8 January 2022
Predecessor1:Ummy Mwalimu
Office2:Member of Parliament
Term Start2:8 December 2020
President2:John Magufuli
Constituency2:None (Nominated MP)
Birth Date:21 March 1971
Birth Place:Iramba, Singida Region
Nationality:Tanzanian
Education:Wembere Primary School, Marangu Secondary School, Mwenge Secondary School
Party:Chama Cha Mapinduzi
Spouse:Methuselah Steven Gwajima

Dorothy Onesphoro Gwajima also known Gwajima Dorothy is a Tanzanian CCM politician and a nominated cabinet member since 2020.[1] [2] She was appointed by President John Magufuli into the Magufuli cabinet as the Minister of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elders and Children.[3] She continued in this role following the death of John Magufuli, however, in January 2022 the ministry was split and she became the new Minister of Community Development and Gender.[4]

She became widely known after announcing that Tanzania did not plan to order any Covid-19 vaccines and promoting steam inhalation as a cure against the virus, along with a vegetable smoothie recipe and other cures, in line with President Magufuli's claims.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parliament Speaker swears-in Nominated MPs by JPM.
  2. Web site: Speaker Ndugai swears-in all Nominated MPs.
  3. Web site: John Magufuli reshuffles his cabinet ministers.
  4. Web site: 2022-01-10. Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu reshuffles Cabinet. 2022-01-15. The East African. en.
  5. Web site: 2021-02-03. Tanzania minister: No interest in procuring COVID -19 vaccines. live. 2021-07-13. Africanews. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210203073905/https://www.africanews.com/2021/02/03/tanzania-minister-no-interest-in-procuring-covid-19-vaccines/ . 2021-02-03 .
  6. News: 2021-02-06. Coronavirus in Tanzania: The country that's rejecting the vaccine. en-GB. BBC News. 2021-07-13.