President Samia Suluhu Hassan will today May 14, 2023 lead mourners in bidding farewell to the late Bernard Membe, the former Minister of Foreign Affairs, who passed away on May 12, 2023.
Membe’s death was a result of chest complications.
At the Karimjee grounds, national government officials, current and former political leaders, and international diplomats have gathered to pay their final respects to the esteemed Tanzanian diplomat.
Membe’s body will therefore be transported to Lindi region, where he will be laid to rest in Londo village on May 16, 2023.
Membe served as a Member of Parliament for Mtama constituency from 2000 to 2015 and ran for the presidency in the 2020 General Elections under the Alliance for Change (ACT-Wazalendo) party.
