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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