Tanzania vice president resigns, citing president’s desire for change
Tanzania’s Vice President Emmanuel Nchimbi has resigned from office and announced his retirement from politics, saying he had become convinced that President Samia Suluhu Hassan wanted a different deputy.
His decision to leave the government and active politics, after less than a year in one of the country’s highest offices, has added a new layer of uncertainty to Tanzania’s political landscape.
Nchimbi announced his decision on Tuesday, August 25, saying he had written to Hassan to inform her that he would leave the vice presidency and retire from public service and active politics.
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