Tanzania's Samia Suluhu picks new army chief, ending weeks of speculation
Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan swears-in the Chief of Defense Forces, General Jacob Mkunda, at State House Dar es Salaam on June 30, 2022. PHOTO | PPU
Major General Jacob John Mkunda has been promoted to a General and named Tanzania’s Chief of Defence Forces, taking over General Venance Mabeyo, who has retired.
Mkunda, who was appointed by President Samia Suluhu on Wednesday and sworn in on Thursday at State House, becomes Tanzania’s ninth military head.
