Tanzania's Magufuli Shuffles Cabinet, Splits Energy and Mining

Nation is seeking to double GDP contribtion from mining
President also splits agriculture, creating two ministries

John Magufuli
Photographer: Simon Maina/AFP via Getty Images

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By Omar Mohammed

October 7, 2017 at 5:33 PM UTC

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Tanzania President John Magufuli split the Ministry of Energy and Mining into two agencies Saturday as part of a shuffle that expanded the cabinet to 21 ministers from 19, according to an emailed statement from his office.

Medard Kalemani was to head the Ministry of Energy minister, promoted from deputy in the energy and minerals agency. Angellah Kairuki, a lawyer, was named to head the new Ministry of Mining. She had been at the Ministry of State for Public Service Management and Good Governance.