RIP Mh. Waziri wa Ulinzi na Kujenga Taifa Mh. Elias Kwandikwa.
Waziri wa Ulinzi na Jeshi la Kujenga Taifa, Elias John Kwandikwa ambaye ni Mbunge wa Jimbo la Ushetu, Shinyanga amefariki dunia usiku huu Katibu wa CCM Mkoa wa Shinyanga Donald Magesa amethibitisha taarifa hizi akisema "Nimepokea taarifa za msiba huu mzito kutoka uongozi wa CCM Wilaya ya Kahama; Mpendwa wetu alikuwa anaendelea na matibabu jijini Dar es Salaam"
Toka Maktaba :
6Julai 2021
Waziri Kwandikwa Akitembelea Mradi wa Skimu ya Umwagiliaji na Ufugaji wa Samaki CHITA
Source: Ulinzi Channel
Kweli sasa maono ya Mh. James Mbatia Mwenyekiti wa NCCR-Mageuzi kuwa Tanzania kupigwa sana na misiba inatimia.
Background and education
The late Elias John Kwandikwa was born on 1 July 1966, in the
Shinyanga Region of Tanzania. He attended Kisuke Primary School, from 1977 until 1983. He then transferred to Mwenge Secondary School for his middle school studies from 1984 until 1987. For his high school education, he studied at Shinyanga Secondary School, from 1988 until 1990.
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He studied at
The Institute of Finance Management from 1997 until 1999, graduating with an
Advanced Diploma in Accountancy. In 2004, the National Board of Accountants and Auditors (NBAA), awarded him a certificate as a
Certified Public Accountant (CPA). He then obtained a
Master of Business Administration, from the
Eastern and Southern African Management Institute (EASAMI), in 2015.
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Work experience
His entire professional career has been spent in the Office of the Controller and Auditor General. He began as a Clerk Examiner Grade II, back in 1990, serving in that capacity until 1995. He was promoted to Clerk Examiner Grade I in 1995, serving in that capacity until 1997. From 1997 until 1999, he served as an Accounts Examiner Grade III.
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From 1999 until 2000, he was the Assistant Resident Auditor for the
Pwani Region. He took some time off to study for his
CPA examinations. When he returned in 2005, he was appointed the Assistant Resident Auditor for the
Tanzania Revenue Authority, serving in that capacity for less than one year. Later in 2005, he was appointed Chief Accountant in the Office of the Controller and Auditor General, serving there until 2015.
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Political career
Elias Kwandikwa has been an active member of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi, starting back in 1991, when he served as a member of the party's central committee. He has held several positions in the Youth Wing of the party, at local, regional and national levels over the years. In 2015, he contested the parliamentary seat for Ushetu constituency on the CCM political party ticket. He won and is the incumbent.
[1] On 9 October 2017, he was sworn in by president
John Magufuli, as the Deputy Minister of Works, Transport and Communication.
[2] In 2020, in Magufuli's second
cabinet, Kwandikwa was given the keys to the Ministry of Defense and National Service after
Hussein Mwinyi was elected
President of Zanzibar.