President Jakaya Kikwete hosts Hasheem Thabeet and family at state house

President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete(second left), the Minister for Information, Culture and Sports George Mkuchika(left), The Chief Justice, who is also the patron of Tanzania Basketball Federation, Augustino Ramadhani(right) in a souvenir photo.



President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete(second left), the Minister forInformation, Culture and Sports George Mkuchika(left), The Chief Justice who is also the patron of Tanzania Basketball Federation, Agustino Ramadhani(right) shares a light moment Hasheem Thabeet(third left) at the State House in Dar es Salaam.

President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete in a group picture with Hasheem Thabeet and members of the 7 foot 3inches basketballer's family

Hasheem Thabeet and his mother Rukia Presents a Memphis Grizzlies Tshirt to Presisent Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete

Hasheem's mother, Rukia , ties her son's shoe strings at the State House. He must have had bee too excited to remember tying them for the visit

President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete welcomes to the State House Hasheem Thabeet during a luncheon he hosted Tuesday to specially congratulate Hasheem for his successful NBA career in the US. Behind them is Chief Justice Augustino Ramadhani who is also the patron of the Tanzania Basketball Federation.

Photos by Freddy Maro of State House