The death of former Bank of Tanzania (BoT) Governor, Prof Benno Ndulu, brings the total number of prominent Tanzanians who have died over the past three weeks to 10.
Prof Ndulu died at dawn Monday while recieving treatment at the Hubert Kairuki Hospital in Dar es Salaam.
Details about the cause of his death were scanty but close relatives say he had been unwell for weeks before he was admitted 10Â days ago.
Prof Nduluâs death came just two days after Tanzania lost its former Finance and Planning permanent secretary, Dr Servacius Likwelile.
The two had some issues in common. Apart from their economics background, while Dr Likwelile once served as Treasury PS, Prof Ndulu served as BoT Governor for 10Â years from 2008.
Death robs Tanzania of 10 prominent persons in February
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Death robs Tanzania of 10 prominent persons in just three weeks
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President Magufuli s top aide dies in hospital
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An extremely worrying trend is emerging in Tanzania concerning the existence of Covid-19 despite persistent government denials.
A top aide to President John Pombe Magufuli died yesterday at a local hospital but the government did not reveal the cause of his death.
Chief Secretary John Kijazi died while receiving treatment at the Benjamin Mkapa Hospital, according to a statement released by the president’s office.
On Thursday hundreds of mourners from Tanzania’s semi-autonomous islands of Zanzibar gathered to bid farewell to the deceased vice-president Seif Sharif Hamad who died from Covid-19.
He is the most prominent Tanzanian leader to have openly declared that he had contracted Covid-19.