Tanzania, May 4 -- Dar es Salaam. President Samia Suluhu Hassan has appointed Mr Kheri Abdul Mahimbali as the new chief executive officer of the Tanzania Electrical, Mechanical and Electronics Services Agency (Temesa).

The appointment comes five months after the suspension of the agency's former chief executive, Mr Lazaro Kilahala, alongside several other officials.

Mr Kilahala and his colleagues were suspended on December 8, 2025 by the Minister for Works, Mr Abdallah Ulega, to allow investigations into allegations of negligence, weak supervision and misappropriation of public funds.

The suspensions followed a special audit at Temesa, which uncovered the embezzlement of Sh2.5 billion.

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