Improve the welfare of the Tanzanian people and increase the overall GDP for every citizen working in the agricultural sector.
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The vibrant town of Tabora lies in the hinterland of Western Tanzania. The town was founded by Arab traders in the 1850s and developed into a centre of slave trade and a hub for major caravan routes. Tabora borders Shinyanga to the north, Singida to the east, Mbeya and Songwe to the south and Katavi, Kigoma and Geita to the west.
Zaynab sought mentorship for her first-born child and found it in Mr. Turuki, a leader of the Islam Institution in Nzega District. He helped focus Bashe on his A-levels at Ununio High School in Dar es salaam which led to Bashe’s feats in higher education. Before then, Bashe attended Imeli Primary School (grades 1 through 3) and Kitongo Primary School where he completed his primary level education in
Bashe was a keen Madrasa student. He attended various (madras) schools in Holy Quran including Mzee Juma Kihango’s, Ghazal and finally the Muslim
school in Nzega. His leadership qualities were so impressive that the teaching staff and students alike recommended and elected him a religious student leader at Ununio Secondary School. Bashe drew inspirations from his father,
a sheikh, who was a respected …
He is able to motivate and support groups to build a successful team, making decisions while maintaining standards, accuracy and efficiency.
He has a strong positive attitude and meeting personal targets as well as learning to adapt quickly to a new working environment and concepts.
Bashe’s interest in politics was instilled in him by his late father, who was a member of Tanganyika African National
Union (TANU) party. In 2005, he took his own leap of faith and embarked on a turbulent start of political career. He returned to his home district of Nzega to run for a parliamentary seat. Friends and supporters raised campaign funds, efforts which were met with a good measure of success. Out of 9 candidates, Bashe emerged third having garnered 109 votes.
In 2008, Bashe vied for the seat of Vice Chairman of the Youth (UVCCM) wing of the CCM party. He emerged unsuccessful. However, Dr.Hamad Masauni appointed him as a member of the National Executive Council (NEC) of the youth league.
He went on to serve as the Chairman of UVCCM reform committee. During his time in the Youth League, he was recognised as a rising star and in the primary elections of 2010, he ran for the parliamentary seat of Nzega. With a strong lead of 14,000 votes, political events of the time rendered him unfavourable by his party mainly due to his alliance with his idol Edward Lowassa. He did not progress into that year’s general elections.
Bashe was a student of Edward since 2007. He shared Edward’s philosophy of poverty alleviation through education and the belief that poverty can be cured; that education is the key to graduating poor Tanzanian families across poverty lines. Edward believed that when agriculture is done as a business it held the power to bring about economic transformation. He supported Bashe’s programs in education in Nzega as he continued to train him in their common ways.
Following the government decision in 2014 to split the Nzega constituency into two constituencies, Nzega Urban and Nzega Rural, Bashe returned to the referendum process to fulfil his commitment to serve the people. With more than 9,000 votes in his name, he emerged victorious in the primaries and was nominated to vie for the parliamentary seat flying the CCM flag in Nzega Urban. The following year, in the 2015 general elections, Bashe had a landslide win of 18,774 votes representing 65% of the polls followed by opposition party CHADEMA’s Charles Makangala Mabula who polled at 9,658 votes, representing 34 per cent.
His service in electorate led into a vote of confidence by the late President John Magufuli who appointed the Deputy Minister for Agriculture in July 2019. He served in this capacity until November the following year yielding into the 2020 general elections. The general elections of 2020 saw Bashe’s landslide reelection by his constituents where he garnered 16,082 votes equivalent to 84.58 percent against CHADEMA’s Andrew Atonga who polled at 2,663 votes, 14.01 percent. The late President John Magufuli went on to reappoint Bashe to the agriculture portfolio as the Deputy Minister of Agriculture in 2020 and later in 2021, President Samia Suluhu Hassan promoted him to full Minister – a position he holds until currently.
Hon. Hussein Mohammed Bashe lives by the saying Umaskini nchini utaondolewa na sisi wenyewe which means the power to eradicate poverty in the country rests within its own people. He believes that through proper policies and strategies of implementations in doing farming as a business, those behind poverty lines can see the light of day. He is a strong proponent of land ownership by the natives as well as public sector investment in building an enabling ecosystem for small holder farmers. As for the private sector, he believes that theirs is a long a cross multiple sections of agri value chain especially on research and development in seed multiplication for the purpose of gaining economies of scale and achieving food sovereignty. He who owns the seed, owns the food.
The President Dr. Samia Hassan Suluhu appointed the Honourable Hussein Bashe as Minister of Agriculture in 2022, after he served as deputy minister for several years. With the adoption of solid ideas like the BBT, he has significantly revolutionised the agricultural industry, eradicating the notion that agriculture is for the elderly and the impoverished.
Hon.Hussein Bashe has designed a program known as Building a Better Tomorrow – Youth Initiative for Agribusiness (BBT-YIA). BBT-YIA’s main goal is to enhance the engagement of youth in the agricultural sector for sustainable and improved livelihoods.
To create a thriving and inclusive economy that serves as the backbone of a joyful society, with a particular focus on empowering youth and women.
To ensure that everyone has access to the necessary resources for economic success, including means of production. We are committed to providing quality education and fostering the commercialization of economic activities. Additionally, we prioritize the development of smart agricultural infrastructure, respect for human rights, climate action, and the equitable distribution of national wealth to eradicate poverty.
