Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s Thursday appointment of Dr Mwigulu Lameck Nchemba as the new prime minister appears to be strategically aimed at reassuring investors and international partners as she begins her second and final term in office, amid lingering scepticism over the legitimacy of her election.
Nchemba, 50, who holds a PhD in economics, has served as Samia’s Finance minister since she took power in March 2021 and has, over time, become the face of her government’s efforts to push an aggressive economic diplomacy agenda on the global front, with impressive dividends.
