ULIMWENGU: Makamba, Kinana defend your innocence or be declared guilty
A supporter holds a booklet with a photo of Tanzanian President John Magufuli at a rally by ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. AFP PHOTO | DANIEL HAYDUK
The Tanzanian political scene has this past week been dominated by a rare falling out between senior leaders – serving and retired – of the ruling party CCM, and the national commentariat is all agog over it.
The story is about a young Dar es Salaam-based self-styled “media activist,” who publishes a weekly tabloid to end all tabloids and regularly posts video clips and texts liberally pillorying those he accuses of undermining the “extraordinary efforts” of President John Magufuli.
