Dar es Salaam, Feb. 17 -- DODOMA: PRIME Minister Kassim Majaliwa has said that the fallen former Prime Minister Edward Lowassa has made significant contributions to the country during his tenure as Premier.

While adjourning the 14th meeting of the 12th Parliament in Dodoma on Friday, Mr Majaliwa said that the nation will continue to remember him for his great record in managing government affairs (businesses).

The political guru will be laid to rest today at his ancestral village of Ngarash in Monduli District, Arusha Region. President Samia Suluhu Hassan is expected to lead the country at the burial.

The late Lowassa died last Saturday at the Jakaya Kikwete Heart Institute (JKCI) in Dar es Salaam at the age of 70. Announcing Lowassas ...