Outcry as Parliament picks deputy Speaker

Former Tanzania Parliament Deputy Elected Speaker
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Newly elected Tanzania National Assembly Speaker Job Ndugai has pledged to ensure that all MPs get fair treatment and that he would lead the House to deliver and support the government in bringing about development. Mr Ndugai, who was sworn in as ...
Ndugai lands House Speaker's jobDaily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)

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Dr Ackson is new deputy speaker
Daily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)
Dr Tulia Ackson Mwansasu (CCM) has been voted as the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly. The scholar who turned politician scoring 250 votes (71.2%) and defeated her rival from CUF Ms Magdalena Sakaya who scored 101 votes equals to 28.8 ...
Tough Tests in Store for New ParliamentAllAfrica.com

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Deputy Speaker Job Ndugai
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The National Assembly became especially charged yesterday, with lawmaker after lawmaker demanding that findings and recommendations by two public watchdog agencies on the Tegeta Escrow Account scandal allegations be immediately tabled in the ...

Dr Tulia Ackson might be among one of few lucky Tanzanians in the political arena. In the span of only 67 days the up and coming lawyer has held various posts including the powerful post of deputy Attorney General. She started the unusual ‘race’ when she was appointed by President Jakaya Kikwete as deputy AG on September 9, this year.

As MP-elects ready themselves to pick the nest National Assembly speaker, political analysts, politicians and academics  urge that the speaker be impartial to house politics.

It is now official. Former Speaker of the National Assembly Anne Makinda is not seeking to be re-elected for another term.

“All leaders in this country are targets,” the Speaker of Parliament Ms Rebecca Kadaga has warned.

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East African Parliament Impeaches Speaker
Bernama
ARUSHA, TANZANIA, Dec 18 (BERNAMA-NNN-NEW VISION) -- The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) has impeached its speaker, Margaret Zziwa for misconduct, abuse of office and disrespect to members of the Assembly. Her impeachment here ...
EALA members finally oust Speaker ZziwaIPPmedia
Embattled EALA Speaker is finally 'impeached for incompetence'Coastweek
Zziwa ousted as EA House SpeakerDaily News
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The Speaker of Parliament, Ms Rebecca Kadaga, has defended MPs’ foreign trips, saying they are always on the move doing Parliament work.