Abdallah Omar Kigoda
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Abdallah Omar Kigoda is a Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...

n politician and a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of Tanzania
National Assembly of Tanzania
The National Assembly of Tanzania and the President of the United Republic make up the Parliament of Tanzania. The current Speaker of the National Assembly is Hon. Anna Makinda, who presides over an assembly of 357 members.- History :...

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Kigoda is thought to be behind many financial scams Tanzania has ever seen. Under former President Benjamin Mkapa, Kigoda as a member of inner sanctum made a lot of money thanks to being easily used by the regime and some Indian bogus investors.

He served for a time as Minister of State in the President's Office for Planning and Privatisation. He overwhelmingly won the Chama Cha Mapinduzi
Chama Cha Mapinduzi
The Chama cha Mapinduzi is the ruling political party of Tanzania.- History :The party was created February 5, 1977, under the leadership of Julius Nyerere as the merger of the Tanganyika African National Union , the then ruling party in Tanganyika, and the Afro-Shirazi Party , the then ruling...

 (CCM) nomination for Handeni constituency prior to the 2005 parliamentary election, receiving 1,216 votes while the nearest of his four opponents for the nomination received 94.

Kigoda, Basil Pesambili, Juma Ngasongwa
Juma Ngasongwa
Dr Juma Alifa Ngasongwa is a Tanzanian politician, currently serving as Chama Cha Mapinduzi Member of Parliament for Ulanga Magharibi in the National Assembly of Tanzania....

, Rostam Aziz, Lowassa the then PM and others are said to be behind EPA scam under which Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) Tanzania's ruling party stole billions of shillings from the central bank to finance its elections that saw Jakaya Kikwete win.
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