Tanzania president’s style a sign of iron-handed man, critics say
Tanzania opposition Chadema party chairman Freeman Mbowe speaking to reporters on September 14, 2017 at the Nairobi Hospital on the status of Tundu Lissu, who is receiving medical care after being shot by unknown gunmen in Dodoma. PHOTO | AGGREY OMBOKI | NMG
Since he took over from Jakaya Kikwete in October 2015, Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has maintained a tempo of no-nonsense man.
He started by fighting corruption, sacking corrupt ministers and dismissing lazy workers on the spot whenever he visited government institutions unannounced.
