Facts The Economist Got Them Wrong on Magufuli

Facts The Economist Got Them Wrong on Magufuli

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By Dr. Herman Louise Verhofstadt*


“A BIT like President Donald Trump, Tanzania’s president, John Magufuli, likes to fire employees on television. In November Mr. Magufuli used a live broadcast from a small town in the north of the country summarily to dismiss two officials,” this is an extract from a recent online article I came across from the newspaper that I admired when I was growing up in Europe back in 1990’s; the Economist.


Before I venture into other serious issues, the excerpts above contains gross factual errors; my own fact-check indicates that in the named public rally during the opening of Kagera Airport, there was no summary dismissal of the two officials instantly on television, as alleged. Instead, the two, one District Executive Directors for Bukoba Urban and another for Rural were relieved their duties later through a press release from President’s Office.

This is my prima impressio reading the Economist this week, a publication known for its top notch ethical and analytical standards, that has now vanished into a hell of sensational journalism, half baked facts, lack of objectivity and a clear sense of bias.

Contrary to the fact deprived article, it is my candid observation that to objectively critique Magufuli’s presidency in the circumstances of the transformation he is doing for his people in Tanzania, requires the level of conscious that is unfortunately lacking in the current editorial team at the Economist.

Living in Tanzania for close to half a decade now, it makes me a better eye-witness than the Westminster based editorial team. To say the least, this man Magufuli rose into power in a country that was downed by massive corruption scandals, political demonstrations that caused deaths and worse enough he found media fraternity that was being corrupted to work for interest groups.

In my stay here before and after his presidency, I have witnessed real transformation, his work is exemplary and fascinating one. Everybody here—may be just like what Theresa May is doing in London and what Trump is focusing in Washington, is aware that Tanzania is on the move towards pro-people development; something the Economist is unhappy for and would frame it with usual western biases; suppression of democracy, violation of press rights etc etc!

Under Magufuli’s “rogueness” I have seen leaders going into prison or dismissed for lack of action in protecting public funds, I’m seeing public service regaining its lost fame and massive social projects being implemented across the country-sadly the Economist would reduce all these far-fetching achievements to nothing but “rogueness.”

Magufuli's diplomatic acumen cannot be underestimated; He meets Israel Defense Minister in Dar es Salaam


As a European social-worker who had a rare opportunity to experience the real lives of the people in downtown Tanzanian cities and villages, I may not be best placed to analyze all of the Economist’s wrong facts about Tanzania, but for the sake of truth-an important cardinal principle in social as well as medical science, I co-own the truth of some of the major reforms on the ground and this is my scent on some of the issues raised:

“Magufuli’s impossible tax demands”

Looking at this allegation, in the Economist team, there seems to exist a general knowledge gap. Various reports from World Bank, IMF and other international institutions and pro-development authors have pointed to how Africa is grabbed of its mineral reserves. One author, in this regard, went far to coin the term: “development without development.”

What Magufuli is doing, is to come up with policies and leadership approaches to rescind the situation in Tanzania. Acacia, who seems to enjoy warm protection from the Economist story, after prolonged discussions and confronted with impeccable evidence on their wrong doings, bowed down to negotiate and reached a better “21st Century” deal. Why is the Economist so pained by this? Now many countries in Africa are coming up with such huge bills.

How can the once pro development Economist be unhappy with a young and poor nation striving and trying to reap what is due for its people? If Acacia/Barrick settled to pay, albeit part of the claim, then what is impossible tax demand mean?

“Pregnant girls to be kicked out of school”

Upon reading some of the excerpts, I wished I could sponsor editors of the Economist to come to Africa and learn the practical lessons before writing sensational half-truths. Seems no one ever knows that one of the critical social issues in the Continent is early marriages and pre-mature pregnancies.

To see a leader confronting these issues with a view to encourage parents and students to work together to prevent early pregnancies is something to loud the government of Tanzania. I wonder, a western media trying to challenge these efforts to impose its own persona on a different culture, what do we want to achieve?

In my childhood I studied around Elephant and Castle in the UK; at one time we heard about 20,000 under 18’s went pregnant in a year, later on, few secured a chance to return to school. In Tanzania, and some other African countries, the number could go by far beyond UK in a year.

With such stats, you don’t need a civilized western media to teach you what to do than support stern measures by the “Rogue President,” well intended to protect young girls from engaging into sexual life before the coming of age to enjoy their right to education.

“Locked immoral musicians who criticize him”

This is a fact that the Economist may need to prove to its esteemed audiences. I’m not a keen music fan, but I’m able to comprehend events in Tanzania and never heard of a musician who was “locked up” for criticizing Magufuli.

Like any other country, Tanzania is grappling with issues of morals and ethics in its society. Use of obscene language and pornography are some of the immoral that irks many music lovers in this part of the world. Government has taken steps to ban some from TV and redio airings. This is standard. Its everywhere.

"Democracy and political rallies”

Like in music, I may also not be better placed to justify or condemn the banning of political rallies but just to share with my fellows in the Economist; I once had to quit my social work in Arusha, the Northern tourist city, due to insecurity when opposition parties were allowed to conduct prolonged demos.

It is their civil rights which I have no doubt about it-but shops were being closed, businesses deteriorated and tourism suffered, as dozens of people lost lives in the ensuing violence and incidents of planted bombs.

I have never been back to Arusha since then, but listening to stories of how the once lost glory is back to the city after controlled political rallies, makes me thrilled to read somebody from London crying advocating for more political demonstrations!

“Economy is Grinding”

A mesmerizing phrase in the Economist’s article about Tanzania goes: “Rather than being freed from corruption, the economy is grinding to a halt under the weight of arbitrary tax demands.”

Reading the phrase it would cling to one’s mind that someone authoring the article is vividly a bonafide member of the pool of victims of Magufuli’s justifiable crusade on mineral resources. How can, serious a journalist, make such analogy; arbitrary tax demands and dwindling economy?”

His negotiation skills: Agreed a deal to settle Acacia's huge tax bill by meeting top Barrick bosses who own Acacia Tanzania. Barrick will reimburse Tanzania and reform ownership of Acacia.
Yes, in Tanzania, I have heard stories of some businesses closing down due to new tax systems, still high bank interest rates as well as dwindling foreign exports. On the other hand, there are good stories too; ranging from how the country has scored high in monthly revenue collection, the Investment Center is recording huge number of new foreign investors, Africa’s wealthiest man Dangote’s cement plant is already launched and hundreds of new industries are blossoming up and the economy is steadfastly above 6 percent for the last 10 years.

Be aware: Magufuli's focus on infrastructure is unique, he has just inaugurated construction of a multi-billion Dollar modern standard gauge railway, thanks to improved own internal revenue sources.

The new Standard Gauge Rail construction is on as the country further embarks into a 2,100 megawatts historic power project along the Rufiji River Basin—of course I’m opposed to the latter on environmental consideration but I do realize the vision of the President and stand with the people of Tanzania.


It needs courage-but above all vendetta backed type of journalism to be bold enough to undermine and under write positive transformations happening in Tanzania under Mr. Magufuli in support and in favour of isolated incidents which are peculiar to the nature of politics in Tanzania and other neighbouring geo-politics.

*The author is a Belgian health expert working with an international NGO in EAC countries who is currently ending his tenure in Tanzania. He has worked with poor communities for four years now.

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Miaka yote wanavyozungumzia chumi zingine za Africa vibaya mbona mlikua hamuongei?Leo kashikwa uchwara mnatokwa povu sana.Mlikua wapi?



Mimi kama Mwafrika siwezi shabikia mwafrika mwenzangu anaeongoza serikali kijinga eti sababu mimi ni mwafrica mwenzie,mzee are you people insane?



Model ni sahihi kwao,hutakiwi kuipenda,wala hawataki uipende...Ni mbovu kwako wewe,na una haki hiyo...ku-generalize ndio unapogeuka sokwe sasa....be a human being please!



Mkuu,unafeli sana...Ni taifa linaloongoza kwa haki za binadamu..Asie shoga ana haki zake full,alie shoga ana haki zake full....Mtu kua shoga haimuondolei haki zake kama mwanadamu...ni ajabu mtu kama Jinga Lao,anaweza mtolea mtu haki zake kama mwanadamu hapa duniani sababu eti kaamua kulala na jini or whoever?Mwanadamu ni mwanadamu,hata muuaji ana haki kama mwanadamu.

Napinga ushoga kama kitendo,sio kunyima wanadamu hako zao mbalimbali sababu tu ya orientation yao...Siwezi mnyima mtu haki ya kuishi eti sababu ni shoga,haki ya kusafiri,kutoa maoni,etc...Naomba utumie upeo wako vizuri mbele ya wanadamu wenzio!
Usiwachukie wapinga ushoga rather ujiunge na wapenda ushoga...na usitegemee Tanzania ikaukubali hata kama hiko ndio kipimo cha demokrasia
 
Thank you for balancing the story, unlike Economist's 'western biasedness' toward a same story. They were trying to buy us into their sick political oliented agenda!
 
Trump ni CEO wa Corporate America.

Mkuu

Naona umeamua umpe cheo ambacho si rasmi,nachojua Trump ni Rais wa United States of America kama marais wengine 42 waliopita..

Hiyo uliyomkatia ni ya kwako na una haki wala sina tatizo....
 
Usiwachukie wapinga ushoga rather ujiunge na wapenda ushoga...na usitegemee Tanzania ikaukubali hata kama hiko ndio kipimo cha demokrasia

Siwezi mchukua mtu yeyote anaeamua kulala na mtu binadamu yeyote alieamua kwa ubongo wake...I do not judge...Sina muda wa kufatilia watu wanayoyafanya kwenye vyumba vyao...It is none of my business.

Ni gay ndio,lakini ni mwanadamu..Ana haki zake...sasa wewe unachukua haki zake kama nani?Wewe ni Mungu?Hivi Jinga Lao unaweza mnyima mwanadamu awaye yote dunia hii haki zake za kibinadamu kwa sababu yoyote ile?I mean YOYOTE ile?Jibu ni,well,no!

Nina shida sana na wapuuzi ninaowapa mandate ya uhai na well being yangu kama mwananchi halafu wao wanachezea huo uhai kama mnavyofanya CCM na serikali yenu....I will never compromise on this.

Cha ajabu unapiga makelele ya ushoga halafu ukute ndani ya ukoo wako kuna mashoga kibao...Kisayansi katika ukoo wa wanadamu kuna 5% occurance ya gays...Sasa ni ajabu na kweli unaweza ua wanadamu ndugu zako kabisa kwasababu tu yeye ni gay.

Hivi kwanini bwana Jinga Lao unakua mkoswa akili namna hii?...Hivi unaelewa unaweza pata mtoto gay?Hivi niambie utamfanyaje kama mzazi?Naomba nipe jibu tafadhali,please!
 
Mimi sio shabiki wa chama tawala, ila sidhan kama unajua kinachoendelea.


Wewe ndio unajua,bravo!

Mimi sijui,ni haki yangu kutokujua pia!Uchaguzi ni wangu...

Sasa sijui wewe una mandate gani ya kulazimisha watu "wajue" unachokitaka wewe?
 
Wewe ndio unajua,bravo!

Mimi sijui,ni haki yangu kutokujua pia!Uchaguzi ni wangu...

Sasa sijui wewe una mandate gani ya kulazimisha watu "wajue" unachokitaka wewe?

Mbona unapata moto?? Mimi nimekwambia ww hujui kinachoendelea wewe unaniambia nalazimisha watu wajue ninachokitaka mimi,
Kwanza hivi unajua idadi ya askari polisi waliouawa, unajua vifo vingine vilivyotokea zaid ya cha Akwilina (R.I.P), unajua kuhusu wana ccm waliofariki???
 
Usiwachukie wapinga ushoga rather ujiunge na wapenda ushoga...

Sichukii mpinga ushoga,ni haki yake kupinga....mimi pia napinga kitendo cha kishoga,ila siwezi mnyima mwanadamu haki zake eti sababu ni shoga..ushoga ni wake,haunihusu....

Siwezi mnyima mtu haki zake za kibinadamu sababu ni shoga,na siwezi mchukia shoga as a person kwasababu najua it can happen into my family too,yanini nichukie mwanadamu namna hiyo?

Population ya wanadamu mashoga ni 5%...Tuwaue?

Mafi kunuka kabisa!
 
Mbona unapata moto?? Mimi nimekwambia ww hujui kinachoendelea wewe unaniambia nalazimisha watu wajue ninachokitaka mimi,
Kwanza hivi unajua idadi ya askari polisi waliouawa, unajua vifo vingine vilivyotokea zaid ya cha Akwilina (R.I.P), unajua kuhusu wana ccm waliofariki???



Ulitaka nipate baridi?Ili iweje?

Haya tayari nimekua baridi,happy now?

Tuendelee....

Kumbe na wewe pia hata hujui..

Kwahiyo ni sawa tuendelee kulipiana visasi?Kama ni kulipiana visasi,jesho na serikali vitachukua round?

Wewe ni mafi kunuka maana hujui kua yule asie na power ndie anaetetewa...Wananchi hawana military power,jeshi linayo,anaetetewa ni mwananchi....Ni maajabu ya ajabu kabisa jeshi ndio linatetewa na wewe hapo...

Bottomline is,wananchi ndio wanachukua precedence ya chochote kile....na wananchi huchukua hatua pale wanapoonewa kupita kiasi...na wala sio vice versa...Huwezi tuaminisha reverse engineering yako ambayo hai-make any sense kabisa...
 
Ulitaka nipate baridi?Ili iweje?

Haya tayari nimekua baridi,happy now?

Tuendelee....

Kumbe na wewe pia hata hujui..

Kwahiyo ni sawa tuendelee kulipiana visasi?Kama ni kulipiana visasi,jesho na serikali vitachukua round?

Wewe ni mafi kunuka maana hujui kua yule asie na power ndie anaetetewa...Wananchi hawana military power,jeshi linayo,anaetetewa ni mwananchi....Ni maajabu ya ajabu kabisa jeshi ndio linatetewa na wewe hapo...

Bottomline is,wananchi ndio wanachukua precedence ya chochote kile....na wananchi huchukua hatua pale wanapoonewa kupita kiasi...na wala sio vice versa...Huwezi tuaminisha reverse engineering yako ambayo hai-make any sense kabisa...

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Kamwe huwezi kuona hayo kwenye vyombo vya kimagharibi. Wao huripoti mikasa na majanga yanayotokea Africa na nchi nyingine za "ulimwengu wa tatu".
Sasa waonyeshe nini ilhali Africa has nothing to right home about? Ni Corruption, Dictatorship, Hunger, Poverty, Election Rigging, endeleza mengine...!!
 
Many of Magufuli supporters, I was once one of them, are forgetting (or are playing fool to) that the main body of protests against his leadership, is not for fighting corruption, installing law and order, paying taxes or, indeed, tackling many social ills which have been left unattended to for a long time. No. We are raising our voices against instances of his leadership because they are a threat to the unity of our country and to the safety of our individual lives. When you demolish houses of poor citizens in Dar es Salaam and in the same breath, issue orders not to, for the citizens of Mwanza, who had committed ostensibly a similar offence, on the basis that those in Mwanza are your voters or, indeed, are your tribesmen, where are you taking Tanzania to?
Much as the opposition has their share of blame, but, is being a supporter of opposition politics enough justification to spill your blood and deny you, your right to life? Is the writer happy with the phenomenon of bodies being fished our of the ocean and opposition officials being shot at, killed, maimed or made to disappear. Or does he deny these occurrences?
These expatriates have nothing to tell the Tanzanians who live the bitter daily reality. They mostly live on the fringes of the real Tanzanian life. Unfortunately, their voices are considered 'expert voices' though if a Tanzanian happened to live in London for 20 years, he would never be considered 'an expert on UK society' as they have the privilege to be.
The demands of the Tanzanians are not solely confined to economic issues. Yes, they maybe the most recognizable, but more that that, Tanzanians have been fighting for personal freedoms even during Nyerere's reign (there were several attempts then to topple the government) . This does not mean, however, a call to anarchy and the destabilization of the country. We want to feel free and safe in our own country without being threatened on daily basis by the police, politicians and anyone who has money!
This is an aspiration that should be fulfilled concurrently with that of economic emancipation. We should not forget that a human being needs more than their daily Ugali,, nice fly-overs and railways..... (Iranians were living better financially during the Shah. Ask yourself why did they revolt?). Man needs more than anything to feel respected as a human being, free to associate and to pursue his happiness- especially in his own country. That did not exist in the past and it seems to be further aggravated in the present. That's the main issue!
 
Sasa waonyeshe nini ilhali Africa has nothing to right home about? Ni Corruption, Dictatorship, Hunger, Poverty, Election Rigging, endeleza mengine...!!
Ndivyo walivyokuaminisha na wewe ukaamini
 
Many of Magufuli supporters, I was once one of them, are forgetting (or are playing fool to) that the main body of protests against his leadership, is not for fighting corruption, installing law and order, paying taxes or, indeed, tackling many social ills which have been left unattended to for a long time. No. We are raising our voices against instances of his leadership because they are a threat to the unity of our country and to the safety of our individual lives. When you demolish houses of poor citizens in Dar es Salaam and in the same breath, issue orders not to, for the citizens of Mwanza, who had committed ostensibly a similar offence, on the basis that those in Mwanza are your voters or, indeed, are your tribesmen, where are you taking Tanzania to?
Much as the opposition has their share of blame, but, is being a supporter of opposition politics enough justification to spill your blood and deny you, your right to life? Is the writer happy with the phenomenon of bodies being fished our of the ocean and opposition officials being shot at, killed, maimed or made to disappear. Or does he deny these occurrences?
These expatriates have nothing to tell the Tanzanians who live the bitter daily reality. They mostly live on the fringes of the real Tanzanian life. Unfortunately, their voices are considered 'expert voices' though if a Tanzanian happened to live in London for 20 years, he would never be considered 'an expert on UK society' as they have the privilege to be.
The demands of the Tanzanians are not solely confined to economic issues. Yes, they maybe the most recognizable, but more that that, Tanzanians have been fighting for personal freedoms even during Nyerere's reign (there were several attempts then to topple the government) . This does not mean, however, a call to anarchy and the destabilization of the country. We want to feel free and safe in our own country without being threatened on daily basis by the police, politicians and anyone who has money!
This is an aspiration that should be fulfilled concurrently with that of economic emancipation. We should not forget that a human being needs more than their daily Ugali,, nice fly-overs and railways..... (Iranians were living better financially during the Shah. Ask yourself why did they revolt?). Man needs more than anything to feel respected as a human being, free to associate and to pursue his happiness- especially in his own country. That did not exist in the past and it seems to be further aggravated in the present. That's the main issue!
You are just parotting what has been said by oppositions in their trial to purposely misinform the community through facts distortion and misinterpretation.
When you go to Arusha,Moshi,Dar and many more cities Machinga are enjoying their stay at the streets,doing business uninterrupted by Mgambo.
Irecall Magufuli giving an order at several occasions pressing that Machingas should not be disturbed because they are the one who voted for him.
He said at Mwanza,Arusha etc but you as oppositions with dunderheads are trying to smear him with tribalism....You are trying to tell the world that Magufuli gave that order because he was at his homeland!
 
You are just parotting what has been said by oppositions in their trial to purposely misinform the community through facts distortion and misinterpretation.
When you go to Arusha,Moshi,Dar and many more cities Machinga are enjoying their stay at the streets,doing business uninterrupted by Mgambo.
Irecall Magufuli giving an order at several occasions pressing that Machingas should not be disturbed because they are the one who voted for him.
He said at Mwanza,Arusha etc but you as oppositions with dunderheads are trying to smear him with tribalism....You are trying to tell the world that Magufuli gave that order because he was at his homeland!

Generally, I wouldn't reply to those who, for want of logic tend to resort to abuses.
But in arrière-pensée I thought, even one who is clearly suffering from a vortex, might be sensitized to behave themselves and be civil in responding to an argument.
For, if it is a case of a competition in abuses, I can assure you, you will not go far with me as it seems you are either under the effect of a menarche or a priapism, depending on your gender!
To respond to what you have written: you maybe a Machinga enjoying the president's largesse....but not all Tanzanians are Machingas. We are talking about a larger issue: the issue of individual freedoms, security, fair play, unity of the nation etc. (not just about a segment of the society such as Machinga).
Next time around, have your Swahili-English dictionary at hand so you can follow the argument correctly because what you have written is off the wall and is as worthless as a bucketful of a goat's pee!
 
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