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Five years ago, in 2014, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Sokoine's death, President Jakaya Kikwete, who attended the commemorative Mass, ordered the construction of a family house at the former Prime Minister's residence. .
Meanwhile, the National Service (JKT) had redeveloped the former Sokoine-owned house, erected a protective wall fence in the previously unprotected homestead, and built a mausoleum that marks the former prime minister's grave.
The main religious cleric of his confession, Cardinal Polycarpe Pengo, outgoing archbishop of Dar es Salaam, led hundreds of leaders and residents of the Monduli and Arusha region during the Mass of Memories held in honor of the late Prime Minister, died Thursday in a road accident. , April 12, 1984.
Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa represented the government at the commemorative mass, reaffirming the state's position to honor Edward Sokoine as a true patriot.
Sokoine, who was the deputy of Monduli, died without much property or personal belongings, having only three pairs of Kaunda costumes, no personal car, while his house in Monduli was a humble homestead.
The country marks the 35th anniversary of the death of the late Sokoine in the Dakawa region, as he was traveling to Dodoma where he had just closed a parliamentary session to return to his Dar es Salaam office.
His official Mercedes-Benz was beaten by a fired Toyota Land-Cruiser BJ40 driven by Dumisani Dube, a South African national who figured among ANC fighters housed in the camp of freedom fighters in Mazimbu.
On August 1st of this year, Sokoine would have celebrated his 81 years. He is survived by two wives, Napono and Nekiteto, as well as 11 children. His youngest daughter, Namelok Sokoine, is the only one who has followed in his father's footsteps by embarking on politics.
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