President Magufuli fires officials over fake earthquake account

Tanzania’s president has sacked two senior officials for opening a fake account to siphon money from an earthquake fund, his office has said.PHOTO: COURTESY

Tanzania’s president has sacked two senior officials for opening a fake account to siphon money from an earthquake fund, his office has said.

 An accountant had been suspended for being part of the plan to take money collected for earthquake victims, John Magufuli’s office added in a statement.