PM leads MPs to bid farewell to Hafidh Ali

 

PRIME Minister today led other Members of Parliament to pay their last respects to Hafidh Ali Tahir who passed away at the General Hospital in Dodoma.

The last respects started in the morning and ended around noon prior for the body of Mr Hafidh, 63, transported to Unguja, Zanzibar for burial ceremony today. 

 

PM, Kassim Majaliwa, in his message during the last respects at Bunge grounds today, said the death of Hafidh should send a lesson of love and respect among one another as no one anticipated he will die that soon.

“I have known Hafidh as committed leader and sportsman, who stood, by what he believes, " Mr Majaliwa said. The National Assembly Speaker, Mr Job Ndugai said they attended a Bunge Sports Club meeting Thursday evening, planning for the East African Assemblies competition in Mombasa, Kenya next month.

“He [Mr Hafidh] was happy and health," Mr Ndugai said, “after the meeting, he gave a vote of thanks and as usual we teased one another and especially Simba fans, I was shocked when I was informed of his demise."

Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament, Mr Freeman Mbowe, who was also in yesterday’s Yanga fans election meeting, said they should all follow the good work of Hafidh whom he described as a person who love all members of parliament regardless of their political affiliation.

"His death should remind us, this world is not our home, we should be happy with everyone, as was the case with Hafidh, my fellow Yanga fan" he said.

Mr Hafidh was a journalist, FIFA badge referee and a politician.