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Tanzania: JPM's Directive On Prisoners Sparks Social Media Debate
Citizen, 16 July 2018
President John Magufuli's directive to the new Prison Services Commissioner General, Phaustine Kasike, has ignited serious debate on social media. Read more »
Tanzania Reacts to Magufuli's Comments About Free Prison Labour
President John Magufuli has criticised the country's prisons service for allowing inmates to "sleep" while the department has huge tracts of land across the country on which they can work and provide for themselves. Swearing in a new commissioner of prisons, Magufuly said he was shocked that with all the free labour it has, the service still asked for budgetary support even on minor issues. His comments have ignited debate on social media...
President John Magufuli swears in Phaustine Martine Kashike as the new commissioner general of the prison department at State House on Saturday.
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Tanzania: Tougher Times Loom for Inmates After Magufuli Orders Their Use As Free Labour
Citizen, 15 July 2018
President John Magufuli criticised the Prisons Services Saturday for allowing inmates to "sleep" while the department has huge tracts of land across the country on which they can… Read more »
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Tanzania: President Magufuli Appoints New Prisons Services Boss
Citizen, 13 July 2018
President John Magufuli has appointed the Deputy Commissioner of Prisons DCP Phaustine Kasike a Commissioner General of Prison Services. Read more »
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After spending two months in jail for insulting President John Magufuli, Mbeya Urban MP Joseph Mbilinyi of opposition party Chadema, has addressed parliament about prisoner rights. ... Read more »
