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President Magufuli fast losing the shine that endeared him to many

Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli, PHOTO:COURTESY

“What-would-Magufuli-do?” trended on Twitter for so long. Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli, elected in 2015, was a fresh breath of air in a region used to a lethargic, unresponsive and wasteful government.

With his new style of running government, Mr Magufuli was living up to the moniker ‘Bulldozer’ that he earned while serving as minister for Roads in former President Jakaya Kikwete’s government.
 

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