Tanzania: When the Dust Settled in Bunge

Dodoma — To many who religiously followed proceedings of the third session of the 11th Parliament, the outcome was possibly disappointing. This may as well pass as one of the worst sessions of the lawmaking pillar in recent years.

It was during the third session that MPs endorsed President John Magufuli's first budget -- an ambitious Sh29.5 trillion revenue and expenditure plan for the 2016/2017 financial year. The debates were all good and intense but it was the divisions that reared their ugly heads among the legislators during this session that left a lot to be desired.

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