Tanzanians are mourning veteran politician and former Speaker of Parliament Job Ndugai, who became the first to resign from the role after a public fallout with the president.
Ndugai, who has served as an MP for the past 25 years, died in Dodoma, Tanzania's capital, on Wednesday at the age of 62, Speaker Tulia Ackson announced.
The cause of death was not given, although local media reported he had been undergoing treatment at a hospital in the city.
In a statement, President Samia Suluhu Hassan has said she "received with sorrow" the news of Ndugai's death, and has sent condolences to his family and friends.
Ndugai has been an MP since 2000 and was preparing to defend his Kongwa parliamentary seat in Dodoma in the October general elections, having just won the nomination of the ruling CCM party.
