EAC SECRETARY GENERAL SENDS CONDOLENCE MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT JOHN MAGUFULI
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EAC SECRETARY GENERAL SENDS CONDOLENCE MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT JOHN MAGUFULI
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 9th May, 2017:East
African Community Secretary General Amb. Liberat Mfumukeko has sent a
message of condolence to the President of the United Republic of
Tanzania, His Excellency John Pombe Magufuli, following the demise of 35
people including 32 students in a road accident
near Arusha last Saturday.
In
his message, Amb. Mfumukeko on behalf of the EAC and on his own behalf
expressed his heartfelt condolences to the President, the bereaved
families, relatives
and friends of those who perished in the accident, the Government and
the people of Tanzania.
Amb.
Mfumukeko said it was unfortunate the students and their teachers met
their untimely end while in the noble pursuit of knowledge.
The
Secretary General said the Community would continue to work together
with all Partner States to improve transport infrastructure and road
safety throughout
the region.
“The
entire East African Community and I share with Your Excellency, the
bereaved families, the Government and the people of Tanzania, the
feelings of great
loss at this moment of sorrow. May God rest the souls of the departed
in eternal peace.”
The
32 pupils of Lucky Vincent English-Medium School in Arusha, their two
teachers and the driver of the bus died when the vehicle crashed into a
roadside gorge
along the Arusha-Karatu road on Saturday morning.
A national funeral was held for the deceased persons at the Sheikh Abeid Karume Stadium in Arusha on Monday. The government delegation at the funeral was headed
by Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan.
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