lazima awatie akili! mpende msipende, hata mimi ningemshauri asiende popote kusudi apate mda wa kuwachunguza baadhi yenu ambao mnaishi kwa madili huku mkiharibu sura ya nchi yene... Magufuli kaza buti hadi kieleweke Bukyanagandi MALCOM LUMUMBA(CNN)The Tanzanian public has gone wild for its new President John "The Bulldozer" Magufuli. After sweeping to victory in October 2015, Magufuli has embarked on a remorseless purge of corruption - an issue that has plagued the East African state.
In 2014, donors suspended aid to the East African state after senior politicians lifted over $100 million from the central bank. Tanzania languishes in the bottom third of Transparency International's corruption index. Shoddy governance partly explains why, despite abundant natural resources and being the second-largest aid recipient in Sub-Saharan Africa, poverty remains endemic in Tanzania, with 70% of the population living on less than $2 a day.
The new broom
The new president made his intentions clear in his first speech to parliament. "I'm telling government officers who are lazy and negligent to be prepared: They were tolerated for a long time. This is the end," Magufuli warned.
The Bulldozer was as good as his word. In the weeks and months since taking office, he has declared war on corruption and waste, including:
- Slashing the cabinet from 30 to 19 posts, merging some ministries and dispensing with others.
- Firing tainted officials such as Ports Authority Director General Awadhi Massawef and anti-corruption chief Edward Hoseah.
- Banning inessential foreign travel for politicians, and business class flights for all but the most senior figures.
- Personally visiting ministries to ensure that staff are at their desks.
- Cracking down on lavish state events. He even banned independence day celebrations in favor of leading a street cleaning campaign to address the nation's cholera outbreak.
Tanzanian President John Magufuli joins a clean-up event outside the State House in Dar es Salaam on December 9, 2015 - Independence Day.
What would Magufuli do?
The President's reforms have inspired one of the country's most enduring and popular hashtags - #WhatWouldMagufuliDo - as social media users mimic his no-frills approach for comic effect.
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I was asked, how can the U.S. maintain readiness in an era of defense cuts? I thought, #WhatWouldMagufuliDo
4:42 AM - 1 Dec 2015
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Wanted to take a taxi home but after thinking #WhatWouldMagufuliDo
2:02 PM - 26 Nov 2015
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I've been quite busy cleaning the 'house' wakati sikukuu pia. Ningependa kuwatakia Heri ya Mwaka Mpya! #HapaKaziTu ! #WhatWouldMagufuliDo
8:50 AM - 13 Jan 2016
It also inspired a new verb, to "Magufulify" - defined as: "To render or declare an action faster or cheaper; 2. to deprive [public officials] of their capacity to enjoy life at taxpayers' expense; 3. to terrorize lazy and corrupt individuals in society."
The Bulldozer may struggle to maintain his stratospheric popularity long term - but right now Tanzania's action man is the hero of the hour.
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