Tanzania: Ex-President Mkapa - I Believe in Free Media

Dar es Salaam — Retired President Benjamin Mkapa says in his memoir My Life, My Purpose: Tanzania President Remembers that free media is one of the cornerstones of good governance.

Mr Mkapa, who served as Head of State from 1995 to 2005, says during his tenure his administration tried to foster relations between the government and public entities by, among other things, introducing public relation officers at the ministerial level.

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