Magufuli's Big Win As Things Fall Apart for Tanzanian Opposition
The surprise appointment of key opposition leaders to senior government positions, the ban on rallies, the ban of live coverage of parliamentary proceedings - these, coupled with the perennial petty squabbling within their rank and file, have left opposition parties in the political intensive care unit, writes Louis Kolumbia for The Citizen.
President John Magufuli.
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The opposition party, ACT-Wazalendo, has said it is concerned by the growing trend of President John Magufuli to give government jobs to its senior leaders, noting that this ... Read more »
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The president has appointed the Alliance for Change and Transparency -Wazalendo's Kitila Mkumbo as Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, making him the first ... Read more »
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The opposition has been accusing the leader of abusing power and unfairly targeting them. Read more »