Tanzanian rapper Nickson Simon John aka Nikki wa Pili has been appointed as the new Kisarawe Disrtrict Commissioner (DC).

Kisarawe is a district located southwest of the capital Dar es Salaam.

Nikki takes over from former media personality and actress Jokate Mwegelo who has been transfered to Temeke District.

President Samia Suluhu  made the changes of District Commissioners on Saturday with many being shifted to new stations in a reshuffle that has brought in a few new faces in the administration, most of them youthful.

Some of the new faces in the local administration also include journalists Fatma Almas Nyangasa, Abdalla Mwaipaya and youthful laywer Albert  Msando who has been appointed Morogoro DC.