Fact-Check: Did Magufuli and his cronies die of Covid-19?

From left: The late John Pombe Magufuli, Tanzania’s president; Ambassador John Kijazi, was Chief Secretary; Oswald Simon Majuva, was the deputy regional commissioner in Mara province and Augustine Mahiga who was the Constitutional and Legal Affairs minister. [Courtesy]

I am sure you have seen this photo circulating on social media, including WhatsApp groups. 

Following the death of Tanzania’s President John Pombe Magufuli this photo of Magufuli alongside three other men, with one of them taking an oath of office, started circulating on social media. It is claimed that all the four men in the photo had died of Covid-19.