The Director General of the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA), Mr. Dennis Simba (first left), together with other leaders, consoles Her Excellency Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, at her home in Kizimkazi, South Unguja Region, Zanzibar, on September 10, 2026, following the passing of her husband, the late Maalim Hafidh Ameir Hassan. The late Maalim Hafidh passed away at Emilio Mzena Memorial Hospital in Zanzibar on September 7, 2026.
A GOOD MEMORY: The President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Her Excellency Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, receives the Performance Report of the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) for the 2024/2025 Financial Year from the Authority’s Director General, Mr. Dennis Simba, on 30 March 2026, at State House, Dar es Salaam.
PPRA Director General, Mr. Dennis Simba, chairs a meeting with leaders of the Ikupa Trust Fund at the PPRA Headquarters in Dodoma on August 28, 2026. The Fund’s Founder and Special Seats Member of Parliament, Hon. Stella Ikupa, leads the Ikupa Trust Fund delegation. Pictured on the right are PPRA staff members. The meeting discusses the empowerment of groups of persons with disabilities to enable them to benefit from public procurement opportunities.
Her Excellency Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, presented a Certificate of Appreciation to the PPRA Director General, Mr. Dennis K. Simba, on August 14, 2026, during the Kizimkazi Festival held in Zanzibar. A proud moment of appreciation and partnership as we continue promoting an inclusive economy by effectively overseeing the award of public tenders by procuring entities to special groups owned businesses including youth, women, elderly, and people with disabilities, support local content, SMEs and Tanzanian’s owned businesses in accordance with the procurement law while contributing to the achievement of Tanzania Development Vision 2050.
Deputy Minister for Finance, Hon. Eng. Mshamu Ali Munde, visiting the PPRA exhibition booth during the 10th Annual Procurement Governance Workshop
