Regia Mtema
Regia Estelatus Mtema (1980-2012) was a Tanzanian politician. She was a Special Seats Member of Parliament for the Chadema party, and Shadow Minister for Labor and Employment.
Life
[edit]Mtema was born on 21 April 1980,[1] the daughter of Estelatus Mtema.[2] She attended Forodhani Secondary School in Dar es Salaam before going on to Machame Girls Secondary School for advanced secondary education. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in home economics and human nutrition from the Sokoine University of Agriculture.[1]
A disabled woman, Mtema was active in the Tanzania Federation for People with Disabilities, representing them at a 2008 workshop.[3] She was also a senior official in Chadema’s Directorate of Youth Affairs.[1]
Mtema died in a car accident on 14 January 2012.[1] She was buried at Ifakara, Kilombero District in Morogoro Region.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Polycarp Machira and Julieth Ngarabali, Chadema MP dies in car crash, The Citizen, 15 January 2012. Accessed 4 July 2020.
- ^ Dora Tesha, Tanzania: Kikwete, Pinda Mourn Chadema MP, Tanzania Daily News, 16 January 2012. Accessed 4 July 2020.
- ^ Workshop Report: Research in the stakeholder dialogue on education, gender and inclusion, 20 February 2008. Accessed 4 July 2020.
- ^ John Nditi, Tanzania: Kikwete Leads Hundreds At Regia Mtema's Burial in Ifakara, Tanzania Daily News, 19 January 2012. Accessed 4 July 2020.
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