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Tanzania jails two former finance ministers for graft

Two Tanzanian former finance ministers were jailed for three years on Monday for issuing illegal tax exemptions costing the government millions of dollars in lost revenues.

Basil Mramba, 75, and Daniel Yona, 74, both from the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party, were in government when they issued the tax exemptions between 2002 and 2004.

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