Magufuli must learn from Africa’s political history

[mainyeomanga]

The election of John Pombe Magufuli as Tanzanian president in late 2015 brought in rare energy in leadership, not only in the country, but also in the entire continent.

For once, Africans could actually look up to a leadership that was committed to its word, forceful on corruption and, more importantly, prudent with taxpayers’ money.

A product of a Chama Cha Mapinduzi succession plot going off-script, Dr Magufuli was not burdened by political patronage or pleasing power brokers. In a continent plagued by wastage, his frugality campaigns became so popular that they inspired the twitter hashtag, “WhatWouldMagufuliDo”.

For instance, he selected to lead the country in picking litter and cleaning up streets rather than splash millions of shillings on Independence Day festivities. Upon his election, he put a moratorium on international travel, an indictment of former President Kikwete, who was jocularly referred to in many quarters as “the visiting president”.

Dr Magufuli’s impromptu visits to government offices and a consistent demand of a specific work ethic for public officials has seen several high profile individuals lose their jobs and thousands of ghost works purged from the payroll.

TURNING NIGHTMARISH

But the Magufuli way is now turning nightmarish not only for Tanzania, but also for Africa. Signs that all was not well emerged after the botched Zanzibar elections, which many observers agree the opposition won. A repeat of the poll boycotted by the opposition saw the selection of the ruling party’s candidate by over 90 per cent of the vote. Only dictatorships produce such fabulous results.

Dr Magufuli’s government has become a one-man act, where the agency of the person of the president precedes all structures. Following the dismissal of several senior government officials for simply expressing an opinion, a culture of fear has engulfed the civil service, effectively shipwrecking creativity and personal initiatives of genuinely hardworking civil servants. Further, most of the decisions taken by the president are populist rather than pragmatic. For instance, the relocation of the capital to Dodoma was done in a gung-ho, Rambo fashion. With no budgetary allocations for the transition, ministers have been forced to share offices with academics at a public university.

There are valid fears that the president is increasingly becoming intolerant to any form of dissent. Dr Magufuli insists that he needs little distraction to lead and that any calls for reforms constitute “politicking”, which, according to him, must wait until 2020. As such, Tanzanians’ hopes for a new constitution are effectively dashed. Political rallies remain banned. So far the government has detained many people without trial, shut down several media houses, and is sponsoring laws designed to constrain a freer media. Live parliamentary broadcasts were recently stopped.

UKUTA BANNER

As a result, a coalition of civil society and opposition groups recently convened under the banner of Ukuta (Umoja wa Kupinga Udikteta).

Dr Magufuli’s response was unprecedented in Tanzania’s history. Heavily armed police began marching in streets and residential areas in a script most likely borrowed from Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni. A few days to September 1, the date set by Ukuta to hold a protest rally, the police announced that it would simultaneously celebrate “the 45th anniversary of its founding”, a day never before marked in Tanzania.

Strangely, the celebrations were to be done in the “streets and residential estates” of major towns. Ukuta got the message and called off their event, and so did the police. Intimidation won.

Still, President Magufuli remains hugely popular, both in Tanzania and in Africa, as a symbol of a clean mwananchi-centred leadership. While there is so much that other African political leaders can learn from Dr Magufuli’s 10-month reign, the president himself must learn from Africa’s political history, otherwise, he will be condemned to repeat it.

Source: Daily Nation

 

[analysti]

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The election of John Pombe Magufuli as Tanzanian president in late 2015 brought in rare energy in leadership, not only in the country, but also in the entire continent.

For once, Africans could actually look up to a leadership that was committed to its word, forceful on corruption and, more importantly, prudent with taxpayers’ money.

A product of a Chama Cha Mapinduzi succession plot going off-script, Dr Magufuli was not burdened by political patronage or pleasing power brokers. In a continent plagued by wastage, his frugality campaigns became so popular that they inspired the twitter hashtag, “WhatWouldMagufuliDo”.

For instance, he selected to lead the country in picking litter and cleaning up streets rather than splash millions of shillings on Independence Day festivities. Upon his election, he put a moratorium on international travel, an indictment of former President Kikwete, who was jocularly referred to in many quarters as “the visiting president”.

Dr Magufuli’s impromptu visits to government offices and a consistent demand of a specific work ethic for public officials has seen several high profile individuals lose their jobs and thousands of ghost works purged from the payroll.

TURNING NIGHTMARISH

But the Magufuli way is now turning nightmarish not only for Tanzania, but also for Africa. Signs that all was not well emerged after the botched Zanzibar elections, which many observers agree the opposition won. A repeat of the poll boycotted by the opposition saw the selection of the ruling party’s candidate by over 90 per cent of the vote. Only dictatorships produce such fabulous results.

Dr Magufuli’s government has become a one-man act, where the agency of the person of the president precedes all structures. Following the dismissal of several senior government officials for simply expressing an opinion, a culture of fear has engulfed the civil service, effectively shipwrecking creativity and personal initiatives of genuinely hardworking civil servants. Further, most of the decisions taken by the president are populist rather than pragmatic. For instance, the relocation of the capital to Dodoma was done in a gung-ho, Rambo fashion. With no budgetary allocations for the transition, ministers have been forced to share offices with academics at a public university.

There are valid fears that the president is increasingly becoming intolerant to any form of dissent. Dr Magufuli insists that he needs little distraction to lead and that any calls for reforms constitute “politicking”, which, according to him, must wait until 2020. As such, Tanzanians’ hopes for a new constitution are effectively dashed. Political rallies remain banned. So far the government has detained many people without trial, shut down several media houses, and is sponsoring laws designed to constrain a freer media. Live parliamentary broadcasts were recently stopped.

UKUTA BANNER

As a result, a coalition of civil society and opposition groups recently convened under the banner of Ukuta (Umoja wa Kupinga Udikteta).

Dr Magufuli’s response was unprecedented in Tanzania’s history. Heavily armed police began marching in streets and residential areas in a script most likely borrowed from Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni. A few days to September 1, the date set by Ukuta to hold a protest rally, the police announced that it would simultaneously celebrate “the 45th anniversary of its founding”, a day never before marked in Tanzania.

Strangely, the celebrations were to be done in the “streets and residential estates” of major towns. Ukuta got the message and called off their event, and so did the police. Intimidation won.

Still, President Magufuli remains hugely popular, both in Tanzania and in Africa, as a symbol of a clean mwananchi-centred leadership. While there is so much that other African political leaders can learn from Dr Magufuli’s 10-month reign, the president himself must learn from Africa’s political history, otherwise, he will be condemned to repeat it.

Source: Daily Nation

Hawa wanatakiwa watuache na Rais wetu, hivi mambo ya kuandika huko kwao yameisha?. Naona EPA inazidi kuwatia wazimu, na Raisi wetu hatosign ng'oo...

 

[Mama Obama]

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The election of John Pombe Magufuli as Tanzanian president in late 2015 brought in rare energy in leadership, not only in the country, but also in the entire continent.

For once, Africans could actually look up to a leadership that was committed to its word, forceful on corruption and, more importantly, prudent with taxpayers’ money.

A product of a Chama Cha Mapinduzi succession plot going off-script, Dr Magufuli was not burdened by political patronage or pleasing power brokers. In a continent plagued by wastage, his frugality campaigns became so popular that they inspired the twitter hashtag, “WhatWouldMagufuliDo”.

For instance, he selected to lead the country in picking litter and cleaning up streets rather than splash millions of shillings on Independence Day festivities. Upon his election, he put a moratorium on international travel, an indictment of former President Kikwete, who was jocularly referred to in many quarters as “the visiting president”.

Dr Magufuli’s impromptu visits to government offices and a consistent demand of a specific work ethic for public officials has seen several high profile individuals lose their jobs and thousands of ghost works purged from the payroll.

TURNING NIGHTMARISH

But the Magufuli way is now turning nightmarish not only for Tanzania, but also for Africa. Signs that all was not well emerged after the botched Zanzibar elections, which many observers agree the opposition won. A repeat of the poll boycotted by the opposition saw the selection of the ruling party’s candidate by over 90 per cent of the vote. Only dictatorships produce such fabulous results.

Dr Magufuli’s government has become a one-man act, where the agency of the person of the president precedes all structures. Following the dismissal of several senior government officials for simply expressing an opinion, a culture of fear has engulfed the civil service, effectively shipwrecking creativity and personal initiatives of genuinely hardworking civil servants. Further, most of the decisions taken by the president are populist rather than pragmatic. For instance, the relocation of the capital to Dodoma was done in a gung-ho, Rambo fashion. With no budgetary allocations for the transition, ministers have been forced to share offices with academics at a public university.

There are valid fears that the president is increasingly becoming intolerant to any form of dissent. Dr Magufuli insists that he needs little distraction to lead and that any calls for reforms constitute “politicking”, which, according to him, must wait until 2020. As such, Tanzanians’ hopes for a new constitution are effectively dashed. Political rallies remain banned. So far the government has detained many people without trial, shut down several media houses, and is sponsoring laws designed to constrain a freer media. Live parliamentary broadcasts were recently stopped.

UKUTA BANNER

As a result, a coalition of civil society and opposition groups recently convened under the banner of Ukuta (Umoja wa Kupinga Udikteta).

Dr Magufuli’s response was unprecedented in Tanzania’s history. Heavily armed police began marching in streets and residential areas in a script most likely borrowed from Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni. A few days to September 1, the date set by Ukuta to hold a protest rally, the police announced that it would simultaneously celebrate “the 45th anniversary of its founding”, a day never before marked in Tanzania.

Strangely, the celebrations were to be done in the “streets and residential estates” of major towns. Ukuta got the message and called off their event, and so did the police. Intimidation won.

Still, President Magufuli remains hugely popular, both in Tanzania and in Africa, as a symbol of a clean mwananchi-centred leadership. While there is so much that other African political leaders can learn from Dr Magufuli’s 10-month reign, the president himself must learn from Africa’s political history, otherwise, he will be condemned to repeat it.

Source: Daily Nation

President Magufuli has inherited a country which corruption was a way of life. He is facing a very difficult job, as every part and every department of the government was not working. It is good a country to have opposition, but opposition is not only to oppose, is also to help and support the government when it is doing a good job.

Demonstration with nothing to demonstrate is to destruct everyone including businesses. It needs supervision by the police and this needs funds. President Magufuli took over from President Kikwete when the country did not have even enough money to pay civil servants a month's salary. Tanzania does not need distraction for now, it needs the people to come together and help the president to clean up the country, since he has shown the will of meeting all his promises.

In Kenya you have a wonderful constitution, unfortunately it is not followed, it has remained as a piece of paper with no meaning. Some part of Kenya which did not vote for the government are being economic marginalisation, Kenyans are still far away to share the resources of the country equally including senior position in the government, although your constitutions support that. And if Chapter 6 of Leadership and integrity is to be followed 99% of your leaders would be not fit to lead.

Presdent Magufuli is one of the best President in Africa so far. He is a human being so therefore he is not perfect. 90% of Tanzanian are behind him. He is a selfless President not many in Africa. Just look in Kenya and listen to the statement of President Kenyatta. Nyie mezeni mate na sisi tukule nyama. Our President wants all Tanzanians to enjoy the meat, and not the majority wameze mate while the minority enjoying the meat. The meaning of democracy is to share the nation cake equal, justice for all and not selective justice which is happening in Kenya, to tackle corruption for the benefit of all citizens and not only to demonstrate. I pray for Kenya to be blessed to have your own Magufuli, a selfless president and the man who cares. Our President needs time and space to give Tanzanians a good economy and fight corruption which is not easy.

 

[Freelancer]

President Magufuli has inherited a country which corruption was a way of life. He is facing a very difficult job, as every part and every department of the government was not working. It is good a country to have opposition, but opposition is not only to oppose, is also to help and support the government when it is doing a good job.

Demonstration with nothing to demonstrate is to destruct everyone including businesses. It needs supervision by the police and this needs funds. President Magufuli took over from President Kikwete when the country did not have even enough money to pay civil servants a month's salary. Tanzania does not need distraction for now, it needs the people to come together and help the president to clean up the country, since he has shown the will of meeting all his promises.

In Kenya you have a wonderful constitution, unfortunately it is not followed, it has remained as a piece of paper with no meaning. Some part of Kenya which did not vote for the government are being economic marginalisation, Kenyans are still far away to share the resources of the country equally including senior position in the government, although your constitutions support that. And if Chapter 6 of Leadership and integrity is to be followed 99% of your leaders would be not fit to lead.

Presdent Magufuli is one of the best President in Africa so far. He is a human being so therefore he is not perfect. 90% of Tanzanian are behind him. He is a selfless President not many in Africa. Just look in Kenya and listen to the statement of President Kenyatta. Nyie mezeni mate na sisi tukule nyama. Our President wants all Tanzanians to enjoy the meet, and not the majority wameze mate while the minority enjoying the meet. The meaning of democracy is to share the nation cake equal, justice for all and not selective justice which is happening in Kenya, to tackle corruption for the benefit of all citizens and not only to demonstrate. I pray for Kenya to be blessed to have your own Magufuli, a selfless president and the man who cares. Our President needs time and space to give Tanzanians a good economy and fight corruption which is not easy.

Well articulated madam..

 

[Alexism]

Is MV BAGAMOYO in operation or

 

[MGILEADI]

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The election of John Pombe Magufuli as Tanzanian president in late 2015 brought in rare energy in leadership, not only in the country, but also in the entire continent.

For once, Africans could actually look up to a leadership that was committed to its word, forceful on corruption and, more importantly, prudent with taxpayers’ money.

A product of a Chama Cha Mapinduzi succession plot going off-script, Dr Magufuli was not burdened by political patronage or pleasing power brokers. In a continent plagued by wastage, his frugality campaigns became so popular that they inspired the twitter hashtag, “WhatWouldMagufuliDo”.

For instance, he selected to lead the country in picking litter and cleaning up streets rather than splash millions of shillings on Independence Day festivities. Upon his election, he put a moratorium on international travel, an indictment of former President Kikwete, who was jocularly referred to in many quarters as “the visiting president”.

Dr Magufuli’s impromptu visits to government offices and a consistent demand of a specific work ethic for public officials has seen several high profile individuals lose their jobs and thousands of ghost works purged from the payroll.

TURNING NIGHTMARISH

But the Magufuli way is now turning nightmarish not only for Tanzania, but also for Africa. Signs that all was not well emerged after the botched Zanzibar elections, which many observers agree the opposition won. A repeat of the poll boycotted by the opposition saw the selection of the ruling party’s candidate by over 90 per cent of the vote. Only dictatorships produce such fabulous results.

Dr Magufuli’s government has become a one-man act, where the agency of the person of the president precedes all structures. Following the dismissal of several senior government officials for simply expressing an opinion, a culture of fear has engulfed the civil service, effectively shipwrecking creativity and personal initiatives of genuinely hardworking civil servants. Further, most of the decisions taken by the president are populist rather than pragmatic. For instance, the relocation of the capital to Dodoma was done in a gung-ho, Rambo fashion. With no budgetary allocations for the transition, ministers have been forced to share offices with academics at a public university.

There are valid fears that the president is increasingly becoming intolerant to any form of dissent. Dr Magufuli insists that he needs little distraction to lead and that any calls for reforms constitute “politicking”, which, according to him, must wait until 2020. As such, Tanzanians’ hopes for a new constitution are effectively dashed. Political rallies remain banned. So far the government has detained many people without trial, shut down several media houses, and is sponsoring laws designed to constrain a freer media. Live parliamentary broadcasts were recently stopped.

UKUTA BANNER

As a result, a coalition of civil society and opposition groups recently convened under the banner of Ukuta (Umoja wa Kupinga Udikteta).

Dr Magufuli’s response was unprecedented in Tanzania’s history. Heavily armed police began marching in streets and residential areas in a script most likely borrowed from Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni. A few days to September 1, the date set by Ukuta to hold a protest rally, the police announced that it would simultaneously celebrate “the 45th anniversary of its founding”, a day never before marked in Tanzania.

Strangely, the celebrations were to be done in the “streets and residential estates” of major towns. Ukuta got the message and called off their event, and so did the police. Intimidation won.

Still, President Magufuli remains hugely popular, both in Tanzania and in Africa, as a symbol of a clean mwananchi-centred leadership. While there is so much that other African political leaders can learn from Dr Magufuli’s 10-month reign, the president himself must learn from Africa’s political history, otherwise, he will be condemned to repeat it.

Source: Daily Nation

The people of a nation know why they love their leaders no matter what other people may say about them. I remember many years ago after the Cuban Revolution of 1959, one journalist asked one Cuban national: "Do you know that Fidel is socialist? Are you a socialist?" The loyal Cuban just answered: "If Fidel is Socialist, so we are!" Despite all the criticism he got from his enemies and even multiple assassination attempts, providence just kept Fidel Castro Ruz safe until his voluntary retirement few years ago. When Fidel with a band of other eleven barbudos (survivors of the Sierra Maestra ill fated landing); armed with one rifle, one box of medicine and one sack of cartridges took on the might of Batista's army in the Escambray mountains; Cubans eventually had found a leader. It was Fidel nothing less nothing much. Ask Tanzanians why they love JPM, they will tell you.

 

[Mama Obama]

The people of a nation know why they love their leaders no matter what other people may say about them. I remember many years ago after the Cuban Revolution of 1959, one journalist asked one Cuban national: "Do you know that Fidel is socialist? Are you a socialist?" The loyal Cuban just answered: "If Fidel is Socialist, so we are!" Despite all the criticism he got from his enemies and even multiple assassination attempts, providence just kept Fidel Castro Ruz safe until his voluntary retirement few years ago. When Fidel with a band of other eleven barbudos (survivors of the Sierra Maestra ill fated landing); armed with one rifle, one box of medicine and one sack of cartridges took on the might of Batista's army in the Escambray mountains; Cubans eventually had found a leader. It was Fidel nothing less nothing much. Ask Tanzanians why they love JPM, they will tell you.

We don't love this President for the sake of just being a Presudent. Tanzanians love this president, because he has shown to be a selfless President. Tanzanians have been disappointed for many years, promise after promise, when people get into power, they forget completely what they have promised. We had selfish leaders who did not care for the majority until the situation got worse. The majority of Tanzanians felt hopeless, everything was for sale including our justice. Rampant corruption kept fruits of the many in the hands of the few. Corruption was a way of life. According to Transparent International 2014/2015 Tanzania ranked at 119 out of 175 countries, but I think we ranked high than that, this is because Tanzanians are pieceful people never complained for the international community to notice.
We hope with Our current President, corruption will be history, The President is facing a very difficult job, corruption was everywhere from statehouse to our judicially, only petty criminals and some innocent people who could not afford to bribe went to prison, the looters of billions of public cash enjoyed protection. Tanzanians are opstimic with this President, he is taking action where many have failed.

For the first time we have seen the untouchable being dragged to court to face corruption charges and other crimes, this has given hope to many Tanzanians as it has never happened before.

 

[Saint Ivuga]

Let us waiting for the opposition paid internet trolls. They are worse than the Ebola virus!

Prove this! Can you?

 

[Uhuru n Umoja]

Let us waiting for the opposition paid internet trolls. They are worse than the Ebola virus!

The illegitimate imposition of democracy in African countries is specifically designed for power-hungry political fraternities to construct enough chaos and thereby accord westerners an easy access to Africa's internal affairs.

Just have a look at an African country wherein, grand corruption is so rampant and criminals of all sorts are on the loose. Have a look at what kind of a useless constitution Kenya enacted in the name of democracy and modernity.

The Ebola viruses and some irrelevant jonalists are hard at work in their evil campaign to illegally dislodge the current administration in the country but they will never find it easy.

 

[Ki Mun]

President Magufuli has inherited a country which corruption was a way of life. He is facing a very difficult job, as every part and every department of the government was not working. It is good a country to have opposition, but opposition is not only to oppose, is also to help and support the government when it is doing a good job.

Demonstration with nothing to demonstrate is to destruct everyone including businesses. It needs supervision by the police and this needs funds. President Magufuli took over from President Kikwete when the country did not have even enough money to pay civil servants a month's salary. Tanzania does not need distraction for now, it needs the people to come together and help the president to clean up the country, since he has shown the will of meeting all his promises.

In Kenya you have a wonderful constitution, unfortunately it is not followed, it has remained as a piece of paper with no meaning. Some part of Kenya which did not vote for the government are being economic marginalisation, Kenyans are still far away to share the resources of the country equally including senior position in the government, although your constitutions support that. And if Chapter 6 of Leadership and integrity is to be followed 99% of your leaders would be not fit to lead.

Presdent Magufuli is one of the best President in Africa so far. He is a human being so therefore he is not perfect. 90% of Tanzanian are behind him. He is a selfless President not many in Africa. Just look in Kenya and listen to the statement of President Kenyatta. Nyie mezeni mate na sisi tukule nyama. Our President wants all Tanzanians to enjoy the meat, and not the majority wameze mate while the minority enjoying the meat. The meaning of democracy is to share the nation cake equal, justice for all and not selective justice which is happening in Kenya, to tackle corruption for the benefit of all citizens and not only to demonstrate. I pray for Kenya to be blessed to have your own Magufuli, a selfless president and the man who cares. Our President needs time and space to give Tanzanians a good economy and fight corruption which is not easy.

Of course we know even Satan has his worshippers,
Hitler had his ardent supporters...so was Idi Amin and now we have Magufuli a.k.a Baba Ubaya with his army of supporters...bila shaka majizi mapya yanayomsaidia kuizika nchi, ndiye wewe mmojawapo Mama!

 

[Mama Obama]

Of course we know even Satan has his worshippers,
Hitler had his ardent supporters...so was Idi Amin and now we have Magufuli a.k.a Baba Ubaya with his army of supporters...bila shaka majizi mapya yanayomsaidia kuizika nchi, ndiye wewe mmojawapo Mama!

Asante. Mbona una hasira? Na unatapatapa na maneno hayaeleweki? what I can say to you, you can call him any name, but for the first time we have seen people who cannot explain how they became rich shitting themselves. He is the President of the Republic of Tanzania, it can not change anything by calling him names, just accept it and move on poor you.

 

[Mama Obama]

The illegitimate imposition of democracy in African countries is specifically designed for power-hungry political fraternities to construct enough chaos and thereby accord westerners an easy access to Africa's internal affairs.

Just have a look at an African country wherein, grand corruption is so rampant and criminals of all sorts are on the loose. Have a look at what kind of a useless constitution Kenya enacted in the name of democracy and modernity.

The Ebola viruses and some irrelevant jonalists are hard at work in their evil campaign to illegally dislodge the current administration in the country but they will never find it easy.

I do not agree with you on Kenyan constitution. Kenya has the best constitution in Africa but unfortunately it only on paper and it is not followed. If Kenya had followed the constitution, 99% leaders will fail on chapter 6 on integrity to govern.

 

[LUGWA]

Let Magufulication be our way of living ..no corruption...