Tanzania President Appoints New Tourism Minister

Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan in a mini cabinet shakeup has announced the appointment of Dr. Pindi Chana as the new Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, replacing Dr. Damas Ndumbaro who was moved to the Ministry of Constitutional and Legal Affairs.

 

Prior to her new ministerial portfolio, Dr. Pindi Chana was Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office for Policy and Parliamentary Affairs.

 

Under her new ministerial portfolio, Dr. Chana will be responsible to oversee then supervise tourism development in Tanzania in cooperation with government and private sectors both in the national and international arena.

 

Chana also a diplomat had served as Tanzania as High Commissioner in Kenya from 2017 to 2019 also representing the country in South Sudan, Seychelles, Somalia and Eritrea from Nairobi in Kenya.

 

Wildlife conservation and protection is the key area falling under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, also the conservation and development of heritage sites including historical, cultural, and geographical sites identified and marked for tourism development.

 

Tanzania ranks among African tourist destinations which is attractive mostly by its rich wildlife resources, historical sites, geographical features, the warm beaches along the Indian Ocean and the rich cultural heritage sites.

 

The Tanzanian government has increased the number of wildlife parks conserved and protected for photographic safaris from 16 to 22, making this African nation among the leading African states to own a big number of protected wildlife parks for photographic safaris

 

During his tourism ministerial position, Dr. Ndumbaro managed to attract regional and international tourist organizations through personal interactions within and outside Tanzania.

 

Newly appointed minister for Natural Resources and Tourism will be responsible to oversee development of tourism in Tanzania holding about 1.5 million tourists per year with earnings of US dollars 2.6 billion and 17.6  percent of Tanzania’s Gross Domestic Product [GDP].