Josephat Gwajima
Josephat Gwajima | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Kawe Constituency | |
| Assumed office November 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Halima Mdee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Josephat Mathias Gwajima 19 December 1970 |
| Party | Chama Cha Mapinduzi |
Josephat Mathias Gwajima (born 19 December 1970) is a Tanzanian politician and preacher. He is bishop of his own Glory of Christ Tanzania Church (GCTC).
In the October 2020 parliamentary election Gwajima won the Kawe Constituency against the former MP, Kawe Halima Mdee. Gwajima is a member of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party.[1] He is a member of the Parliamentary Committee on Industries, Trade and Environment.[2]
Education and church
Josephat Mathias Gwajima was born in Mwanza, Tanzania. He went to Bible school in Nairobi and then founded his own church in Mwanza, followed by others in Musoma and Dar es Salaam.
He holds a master's degree from the Japan Bible Institute and an honorary doctorate from Omega Global University in South Africa. Both institutions also award their degrees in correspondence courses and for donations.[3][4]
Politics
In the parliamentary elections in October 2020, Gwajima won the Kawe Constituency against opposition MP Halima Mdee from Chadema. He sits on the Committee on Industry, Trade and environment of the Tanzanian Parliament.
In June 2025, authorities closed down his church after Gwajima criticised human rights abuses by the government during a Sunday service.[5]
References
- ↑ "Preacher Gwajima takes Halima Mdee's Kawe as former Water PS is Ubungo MP-elect". The Citizen. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ↑ Kitabu, Gerald (9 June 2021). "MPs unhappy with wantonly tree felling, call for swift measures". IPP Media. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ↑ tagesschau.de. "Impfungen in Tansania: Spritze statt Gebet gegen das Virus". tagesschau.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ↑ "Bishop Gwajima". Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ↑ "Tanzanian lawmaker's church shut down after he accuses government of human rights abuses". AP News. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
External links
- Bishop Gwajima Official Site Archived 2021-08-10 at the Wayback Machine