Tanzania: Tanzania Parliament Unanimously Approves Deogratius Ndejembi As New Vice President

What the report says

Tanzania’s Parliament has unanimously approved Deogratius John Ndejembi as the country’s next vice president, according to Capital FM’s report distributed by AllAfrica. The vote took place on Friday in Dodoma, where all 324 lawmakers present backed the nomination, with no dissenting or spoiled ballots reported.

President Samia Suluhu Hassan nominated Ndejembi after Emmanuel Nchimbi resigned from the post on August 25, 2026. Ndejembi, who represents Chamwino in Parliament, was serving as energy minister before the nomination. The approval followed endorsement by the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), which had selected him as its preferred candidate after an emergency leadership meeting.

The transition comes after Nchimbi’s abrupt exit from the vice presidency, which the report says was followed by his expulsion from CCM. Tanzania’s attorney-general told Parliament that Nchimbi stopped holding office on August 26 because the constitution requires the vice president to belong to a political party and be nominated by that party. The government did not publicly set out detailed reasons for the resignation.

The vice presidency is Tanzania’s second-highest office and is central to executive continuity and succession planning. Ndejembi’s confirmation clears a major constitutional step, though the article does not say when he will formally be sworn in.