Precision Air crash: Hero fisherman awarded with cash, State job

Mr Jackson Majaliwa fisherman hero precision air

Mr Jackson Majaliwa, a fisherman who rescued passengers from a Precision Air plan that crashed into Lake Victoria on Sunday. PHOTO | MWANANCHI | NMG

A Tanzanian fisherman Jackson Majaliwa who was among the first responders who helped rescue 24 passengers when a Precision Air plane crash landed in Lake Victoria, killing 19 others on Sunday, has been awarded Tsh1 million ($428) and a State job.

The Kagera Regional Commissioner, Albert Chalamila, handed over the cash to the fisherman from the lakeside town of Bukoba on Monday.