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Mkapa leads mourners for Ambassador Tandau last respects
By Aisia Rweyemamu
5th May 2013
Retired President Benjamin Mkapa leads other national leaders who turned out to pay last respects to the body of former cabinet minister, the late Alfred Tandau, at Karimjee hall in Dar es Salaam yesterday.
Former President Benjamin Mkapa yesterday led hundreds of mourners at the Karimjee Hall in Dar es Salaam to pay last respects to former cabinet minister, Ambassador Alfred Tandau (78) who died at Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH) on Tuesday.
Mkapa arrived at Karimjee Hall at around 10:28 am and joined other mourners gathered at the Karimjee Hall to pay their last respects to the deceased.
Some of the top dignitaries at Karimjee Hall were the Minister for East African Cooperation Samuel Sitta, the National Electoral Commission (NEC) chairman, retired Judge Damian Lubuva, verteran minister Kingunge Ngombale-Mwiru, and former Prime Minister Dr. Salim Ahmed Salim.
Sitta who represented the government, conveyed deep condolences to the relatives of Ambassador Tandau, noting that he served in various government positions including Minister for Works, chairman of the population activities association (UMATI), and founder chairman of the National Union of Tanzania Workers (NUTA) forerunner of the Trade Union Congress of Tanzania (TUCTA).
Sitta described Tandau as a model public servant who fought for the rights of the people, in all positions in public service and had political resolve bent on unifying the people in the country.
He also described him as a servant who dedicated most of his time to train people in every aspects of life including devotion to those who later assumed the positions he held earlier.
Fort his part, the CCM Secretary General Col. Abdulrahman Kinana (rtd) said that the party will always remember Ambassador Tandau for his good performance and cooperation he was devoted to for his entire career.
"We shall remember Ambassador Tandau by the firm commitment he showed and the trust he had while serving the nation with all his efforts," the former Minister for Defence declared.
TUCTA Deputy Secretary General, Hezron Kaaya noted TUCTA retains fond memories of the former minister's leadership of the workers' organization, the legacy of his role as a key trade union leader in the years after the Arusha Declaration.
On behalf of TUCTA, the Deputy Secretary presented a contribution of Sh.2 million as condolences to the bereaved family.
After paying last respects at the Karimjee Hall, the body of the deceased was taken to Saint Andrew Anglican Church at Magomeni for a requiem mass conducted by Pastor John Mhina.
Pastor Mhina said that the late Ambassador Tandau lived a life that pleased the Lord God, which explains his service at various levels, faithfully and blameless.
In his homily, he called upon people to live the kind of life that pleased the Lord and demonstrate solidity of faith to the last moment.
After the requiem mass the mourners took the body to the Kinondoni cemetery where the former minister and unionist was laid to rest.
Ambassador Tandau was born on January 6, 1936 in Mbinga district, Ruvuma Region. He took his primary education in Tanga, and later continued with secondary education in Arusha and at Old Moshi.
He continued with higher learning at Makerere University and then later in Nairobi before he joined the trade union shortly after independence. He is survived by a widow, four children and ten grandchildren.
SOURCE: GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY
By Aisia Rweyemamu
5th May 2013
Retired President Benjamin Mkapa leads other national leaders who turned out to pay last respects to the body of former cabinet minister, the late Alfred Tandau, at Karimjee hall in Dar es Salaam yesterday.
Former President Benjamin Mkapa yesterday led hundreds of mourners at the Karimjee Hall in Dar es Salaam to pay last respects to former cabinet minister, Ambassador Alfred Tandau (78) who died at Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH) on Tuesday.
Mkapa arrived at Karimjee Hall at around 10:28 am and joined other mourners gathered at the Karimjee Hall to pay their last respects to the deceased.
Some of the top dignitaries at Karimjee Hall were the Minister for East African Cooperation Samuel Sitta, the National Electoral Commission (NEC) chairman, retired Judge Damian Lubuva, verteran minister Kingunge Ngombale-Mwiru, and former Prime Minister Dr. Salim Ahmed Salim.
Sitta who represented the government, conveyed deep condolences to the relatives of Ambassador Tandau, noting that he served in various government positions including Minister for Works, chairman of the population activities association (UMATI), and founder chairman of the National Union of Tanzania Workers (NUTA) forerunner of the Trade Union Congress of Tanzania (TUCTA).
Sitta described Tandau as a model public servant who fought for the rights of the people, in all positions in public service and had political resolve bent on unifying the people in the country.
He also described him as a servant who dedicated most of his time to train people in every aspects of life including devotion to those who later assumed the positions he held earlier.
Fort his part, the CCM Secretary General Col. Abdulrahman Kinana (rtd) said that the party will always remember Ambassador Tandau for his good performance and cooperation he was devoted to for his entire career.
"We shall remember Ambassador Tandau by the firm commitment he showed and the trust he had while serving the nation with all his efforts," the former Minister for Defence declared.
TUCTA Deputy Secretary General, Hezron Kaaya noted TUCTA retains fond memories of the former minister's leadership of the workers' organization, the legacy of his role as a key trade union leader in the years after the Arusha Declaration.
On behalf of TUCTA, the Deputy Secretary presented a contribution of Sh.2 million as condolences to the bereaved family.
After paying last respects at the Karimjee Hall, the body of the deceased was taken to Saint Andrew Anglican Church at Magomeni for a requiem mass conducted by Pastor John Mhina.
Pastor Mhina said that the late Ambassador Tandau lived a life that pleased the Lord God, which explains his service at various levels, faithfully and blameless.
In his homily, he called upon people to live the kind of life that pleased the Lord and demonstrate solidity of faith to the last moment.
After the requiem mass the mourners took the body to the Kinondoni cemetery where the former minister and unionist was laid to rest.
Ambassador Tandau was born on January 6, 1936 in Mbinga district, Ruvuma Region. He took his primary education in Tanga, and later continued with secondary education in Arusha and at Old Moshi.
He continued with higher learning at Makerere University and then later in Nairobi before he joined the trade union shortly after independence. He is survived by a widow, four children and ten grandchildren.
SOURCE: GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY