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Special Contributor, Dar es Salaam*    My efforts to trace one of the late Mwalimu Nyerere’s golden quotes on the art and science of development was in vain, nevertheless, I still remember the main gist of the quote where Mwalimu alluded that many people in our countries want to see development, but very few of them are keen and ready to take part in the process. Mwalimu’s great philosophy, rather a prophecy if you like, has ticked in my head for so long but it came to memory after reading some of the comments emerging from a section of Tanzanians-locally and other critics from abroad on the current leadership. One such example is a recent article in the online version of the Economist which challenges President Magufuli’s leadership style. The article, vividly embracing some local opposition sentiments in Tanzania, alleged that the President has no vision and thus his administration is running things impulsively! As an independent Tanzanian, not an inner circle of the Ma

Na Mwandishi Wetu, Addis Ababa MTANDAO wa jarida mashuhuri duniani, the Econimist, wiki hii unmeibua mjadala mkubwa hasa Barani Afrika baada ya kuchapisha makala inayomzungumzia Rais John Pombe Magufuli wa Tanzania ikiponda staili ya utawala wake. Katika makala hiyo yenye anuani isemayo: “Tanzania’s new president looks good but governs impulsively.” Makala hiyo inataka kujenga dhana kuwa Rais, Dkt. John Pombe Magufuli anaonekana ameanza vyema ila utawala wake unaongozwa na matukio! Ukiisoma makala hiyo ambayo kwa bahati mbaya au kwa sababu maalum haina hata jina la mwandishi (by-line) utabaini mambo makubwa mawili: kwanza haina utafiti, inaonekana wazi kuwa mwandishi alikurupuka tu akiwa na ajenda yake maalum kichwani. Pili, utabaini kuwa mwandishi ama anaowatumikia ni majeruhi wa mageuzi makubwa anayoendelea kuyaleta Rais Magufuli na kwa hiyo anawasaidia jamaa zake kulialia au anatumiwa na waliokuwa wakifaidika na mifumo dhaifu iliyokuwa awali. Nitaonesha punde kwa nini n

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By staff writer After the Uganda pipeline big score, Tanzania wins another huge regional project, unleashing a new era in the country's efforts to use her strategic position to claim her fame as the East and Central Africa's transport gateway. News that Rwanda has followed Uganda's suit by deciding to switch its multi-billion rail project from the planned Kenyan to Tanzanian route is yet but another victory of the new economic diplomacy foreign policy. Read more on the story:   http://mgafrica.com/article/2016-05-16-first-uganda-opted-for-tanzania-pipeline-now-rwanda-abandons-kenya-sgr-rail-route-picks-dar-es-salaam

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  By Special Correspondents, Dar es Salaam and Kampala   President John Pombe Magufuli of Tanzania has affirmed the commitment of his government to deliver in time the proposed construction of crude oil pipeline from Hoima-Uganda to Tanga-Tanzania, confirms a Dar es Salaam State House press release.   President Magufuli reiterated his position during official talks held in Kampala after his counterpart Museven was sworn in a colourful event attended by top notch African Heads of State and Government as well as high level representatives from the rest of the world.   In the meeting, probably addressing the past glacier movement the pipeline experienced from prolonged talks through the abandoned Kenyan route, President Magufuli was emphatic that if a new pipeline construction adopts a "design and construct" approach, the project period would be cut down to one year.   "President Magufuli seized the opportunity to congratulate President Museveni and appre

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By Staff Writer, Dodoma. President John Pombe Magufuli has appointed former UN Deputy Secretary General, Dr. Asha-Rose Migiro to the post of the country's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, a press release issued today by the Directorate of Presidential Communications confirmed. "Dr. Migiro will be sworn at a brief ceremony to be held at Dodoma State House Friday, 5th May, 2016," says the press release. Dr. Migiro brings massive experience on the fields of law, development and international relations after serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs, UN Deputy Secretary General and teaching at the University of Dar es Salaam. She commands several international languages including Kiswahili, English and German and some French. Read her detailed CV here: http://www.un.org/sg/dsg/migiro.shtml

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