Dar MP dies in car crash
Posted by africanpress on July 30, 2008
Tarime Member of Parliament Chacha Zakayo Wangwe, 52, died Monday night in a road accident along the Morogoro-Dodoma highway.
The accident ended the political career for the first term MP from Mara region, who rose from the position of councillor to join Parliament on an opposition ticket.
Early police reports said the MP died instantly after his vehicle veered off the road and rolled several times.
Regional Police Commander Omari Mganga told The Citizen on phone that the cause of the accident was yet to be established.
“It is too early to say how the accident occurred but his vehicle apparently lost control and rolled into a ditch. It had two tyre bursts, both on the right side from early observations on the scene.”
The police chief said the MP was accompanied by a Dar es Salaam based businessman at the time of the accident.
Deus Francis Mallya was in the back seat and escaped with minor bruises. He was treated for shock soon after at the Kibaigwa dispensary where the body of the deceased was also kept for several hours.
The accident occurred at Panda-Mbili shortly before 9pm. The grey Toyota salon involved was the MP’s private vehicle.
About 20 MPs were at the hospital to receive the body.
MPs Mgana Msindai and Habib Mnyaa mourned the MP, describing him as a dedicated debater.
The late Wangwe was elected in 2005 as Tarime MP on an opposition ticket and later took on the post of vice chairman in the party.
He was a few weeks ago involved in a bitter leadership row leading to his suspension. However, he vowed to soldier on and run for the post of chairman in November party elections.
Reports by Tom Mosoba, Samuel Kamndaya and Faraja Jube.
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