Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete named 2014 winner of Icon of Democracy for Africa award

Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete. PHOTO/File

Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete has named the “Icon of Democracy Award” winner for 2014 in Africa.

Kikwete was also recently awarded the “Most Impactful Leader in Africa 2013” trophy in April this year.

Kikwete becomes the second serving African Head of State to bag the award since its inception. The previous winner was Earnest Bai Koroma – the president of Sierra Leone who was honored in 2013.

The Tanzanian president, whose second and final term in office expires in 2015, beat three other nominees, and will officially receive his trophy on October 17, this year.

Kikwete was also honored for remaining genuine in his desire to promote democracy and ensuring peace, harmony and development on the African continent.