FORMER EALA MEMBER, HON BEATRICE SHELUKINDO PASSES ON
…Rt Hon Kidega eulogises fallen legislator as courageous
East African Legislative Assembly, Nairobi, Kenya: July 4, 2016: A former EALA Member, Hon Beatrice Shelukindo has passed on. The late Hon Shelukindo passed away in Arusha on July 2, 2016.
The late Hon Shelukindo, served in the First Assembly from November 2001 to October 2005. She resigned from the Assembly upon contesting and winning the Parliamentary seat in Kilindi Constituency in Tanga on a Chama Cha Mapinduzi ticket. Hon Shelukindo served in the 9th and 10th Parliament. She did not contest in the October 2015 polls.
As at time of death, Hon Shelukino was a Member of the ruling party’s National Executive Council in Kilindi, Tanga.
EALA Speaker, Rt Hon Daniel Fred Kidega, in a statement released from Nairobi, eulogized the fallen legislator as a great debater.
“The late Hon Shelukindo was a great leader, mentor and a courageous legislator who spoke her mind in both Houses (EALA and Parliament of Tanzania). It is a big loss to the United Republic of Tanzania and the EAC region. I proffer my condolences and that of the EALA Members to the family, friends and to her Parliamentary colleagues,” Rt Hon Kidega stated.
The late Beatrice Shelukindo was at one point a Parliamentary Service Commissioner in the Parliament of Tanzania. She also held leadership positions at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in Africa where she advocated for social causes.
The late Hon Shelukindo is expected to be buried in Arusha on Wednesday this week, according to a dispatch from the CCM Secretary, Kilindi District, Hawa Nanganyau.
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