Tag Archive: Tanzania

Tribute: What did Magufuli do?

Tanzania’s former President John Pombe Magufuli last week became the first leader of the East African country to die while in office. He was...

Resolving the Cyclic Cashew Crisis in Tanzania

Tanzania has just witnessed a tale of the sacking of two Charles’. One, the Minister who was responsible for agriculture and, another, for industries....

Having Friends in Power

Why aren’t you writing about it, a former colleague asked. She/He was referring to my practice of analyzing political appointments in Tanzania. In this...

Beyond Advocating for Change

“Decades ago, as President of my country, I told Tanzanians that the choice before them was to change or be changed. I was wrong. There...

Can Being Bayesian Save Tanzanians From Internal Inconsistency?

I read with great interest Constantine Manda’s (@msisiri) response to my blog post on the recent results from the Pew Surveys. Thanks to the ABCs of Bayesian Analysis...

The Majority of Tanzanians are Satisfied with the Way Democracy is Working in our Country But…

“Democracy is not a bottle of Coca-Cola which you can import” – Mwalimu Julius Nyerere I have been particularly annoyed with the ways some...

The Costs and Casualties of Magufuli’s Mineral War

“This economic warfare requires enough sacrifice” – President John Magufuli President Magufuli has declared that Tanzania is in economic warfare. This is a protracted...

Fires Around Mineral Rich Great Lakes Region

Natural resources are the main cause of internal conflict in many countries in the Great Lake Region. The Democratic Republic of Congo is an...

Magufuli and The Politics Of Information Sharing

On November 20, 2016 the President of Tanzania, Dr. John Magufuli, sacked the chair of the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) Board, Bernard Mchomvu. According...

Obama’s sour story on governance in Africa

Barack Obama famously said “Africans must build Africa for Africa!”. A nice message, but what do you do, when Africans themselves fight each other...

Bright or Bleak Future for the Opposition in Tanzania?

“Indeed all dictatorships are basically weak; because the means they apply in governance make them inherently unstable” – Mwalimu Julius Nyerere Tanzanians appear united...

Can Magufuli Control His State Apparatuses?

“There is no such thing as a purely repressive apparatus” – Louis Althusser I am scared. What my President said in Singida has left...