Dar es Salaam — Few weeks ago, a lawmaker in Tanzania spoke in parliament, urging the government to rehabilitate the MV Nyerere ferry which, as fate would have it, sank days later in Lake Victoria, killing over 100 people.
The MP for Ukerewe constituency, Mr Joseph Mkundi had, weeks earlier, appealed in parliament that the ferry's engines be replaced, raising the alarm for quick action "instead of waiting to send condolences in case of an accident."
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