Spika wa zamani wa bunge la Tanzania Samwel Sitta amefariki dunia akipokea matibabu nchini Ujerumani.

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Image captionSpika Mstaafu wa Bunge la Tanzania Samuel Sitta mwezi Septemba, 2016.

Spika wa zamani wa bunge la Tanzania Samwel Sitta amefariki dunia akipokea matibabu nchini Ujerumani.

Bw Sitta alikuwa mbunge mstaafu wa jimbo la Urambo lililopo mkoani Tabora.

Kwa mujibu wa taarifa kutoka Ikulu, Bw Sitta amefariki dunia usiku wa kuamkia leo katika hospitali ya Technical University of Munich nchini Ujerumani.

Amekuwa akipokea matibabu tangu mwezi uliopita.

Rais wa Tanzania John Magufuli ametuma salamu za rambirambi na kusema amepokea kwa mshtuko taarifa za kifo cha spika huyo.

"Nitamkumbuka Mzee Sitta kwa uchapakazi wake, uzalendo wake na tabia yake ya kusimamia ukweli katika kipindi chote alichokuwa kiongozi katika ngazi mbalimbali za siasa na Serikali," amesema Rais Magufuli.

Sitta alikuwa Spika wa Bunge kuanzia mwaka 2005 hadi mwaka 2010 na alikuwa pia Mwenyekiti wa Bunge Maalum la Katiba.

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Image captionRais wa Tanzania Dkt John Pombe Magufuli na Spika Mstaafu wa Bunge la Tanzania Samuel Sitta alipomtembelea kumjulia hali jijini Dar es Salaam Septemba, 2016.

Aliwahi kuwa waziri katika wizara mbalimbali kwa vipindi tofauti.

Bw Sitta alikuwa miongoni mwa wanachama zaidi ya 42 wa CCM waliochukua fomu za kugombea urais mwaka j

Samuel Sitta
Minister of Transport
In office 24 January 2015 – 5 November 2015
President	Jakaya Kikwete
Preceded by	Harrison Mwakyembe
4th Minister of East African Cooperation
In office 28 November 2010 – 24 January 2015
Preceded by	Diodorus Kamala
Succeeded by	Harrison Mwakyembe
5th Speaker of the National Assembly
In office 26 December 2005 – 16 July 2010
Preceded by	Pius Msekwa
Succeeded by	Anne Makinda
Member of Parliament for Urambo East
In office December 2005 – July 2015
Preceded by	Amani Karavina
Succeeded by	Margaret Sitta
Personal details
Born	18 December 1942 (age 73) Tan ganyika Died 7th November 2016
Nationality	Tanzanian
Political party	CCM
Spouse(s)	Margaret Sitta
Alma mater	University of Dar es Salaam IMEDE (AdvDip)
Positions	MD, Tanzania Investment Centre (1996-2005)