President Samia Suluhu Hassan on April 8, 2026, presided over a swearing-in ceremony at Chamwino State House in Dodoma, where she administered the oath of office to several newly appointed government officials.
Among those sworn in was Prof. Palamagamba Kabudi, a prominent Tanzanian legal scholar and former Cabinet minister, who was appointed as Minister of State. Kabudi has previously served in senior government roles, including as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Constitutional and Legal Affairs under President John Magufuli.
Two other ministers also took their oaths of office during the same ceremony, though full details of all appointees and their specific portfolios could not be independently verified at the time of publication. The ceremony at Chamwino State House is the official venue for such constitutional formalities in Tanzania's capital, Dodoma.
The appointments are part of President Samia's ongoing efforts to shape her administration ahead of Tanzania's general elections expected later in 2025. President Samia, who assumed office in March 2021 following the death of President Magufuli, has periodically reshuffled her Cabinet since taking power.
