ULIMWENGU: We are being fed on a steady diet of absurdity, outlandish statements

The African Court in Arusha, Tanzania. The Tanzanian government has presented a withdrawal notice to the African Union Commission, heralding its withdrawal from the court. PHOTO COURTESY | AFCHPR

This article was originally meant for last week, but a technicality kept it out of the paper, though in essence it has not been overtaken by events; on the contrary it has been more than vindicated.

It set out to show how the absurd has become commonplace in Tanzania over the past couple of years and how the most outlandish statements and actions have become the new normal. Such as the following, selected for your ease of reference: