Basil Mramba

Basil Mramba
10th Minister of Finance
In office
2001 – 21 December 2005
PresidentBenjamin Mkapa
Preceded byDaniel Yona
Succeeded byZakia Meghji
4th Minister of Industry and Trade
In office
2006–2008
PresidentBenjamin Mkapa
Preceded byNazir Karamagi
Succeeded byMary Nagu
In office
1986–1989
Succeeded byJ. C. Rwegasira
1st Director General of Small Industries Development Organization (SIDO Tanzania)
In office
1972–1983
2nd Chancellor of Open University of Tanzania
PresidentBenjamin Mkapa
Preceded bySimon Mbilinyi
Succeeded byJohn Malecela
Personal details
Born(1940-05-15)15 May 1940
Tanganyika[citation needed]
Died17 August 2021(2021-08-17) (aged 81)
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
NationalityTanzanian
Political partyCCM
SpouseAwaichi Mramba
ChildrenGodfrey Mramba, Aifena Mramba, Lillian Kalise Mramba, Remla Mramba, Janet Mramba
ResidenceDar Es Salaam
Alma materMakerere University (BA)
City University London (MBA)
Known forConvicted of crimes committed during his tenure as Minister of Finance
Criminal statusImprisoned at Keko Prison
Criminal chargeMisuse of office and corruption
Penalty3 years imprisonment

Basil Pesambili Mramba (15 May 1940 – 17 August 2021) was a Tanzanian CCM politician who served as Member of Parliament for the Rombo constituency from 2004 to 2014.[1]

Biography

In 2015, he and former minister Daniel Yona were sentenced to three years' imprisonment for awarding an audit contract to UK firm Alex Stewart Assayers which meant its operations in Tanzania were exempt from tax. After seven months in prison, the remainder of Mramba's and Yona's sentence was commuted to community service.[2]

He died from complications of COVID-19 on 17 August 2021 in Dar es Salaam at the age of 81 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Tanzania.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Member of Parliament CV". Parliament of Tanzania. 2010. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Tanzania jails ex-ministers Mramba and Yona over graft". BBC]. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Tanzania ex-minister Mramba dies of Covid-related complications". The EastAfrican. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  4. ^ "News » | Ippmedia".
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