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The Raila-Magufuli friendship

The late President John Magufuli and Raila Odinga. 

In a video clip of Raila Odinga’s 2016 visit to the late John Pombe Magufuli’s rural home in Chato, Tanzania, the Orange Democratic Movement leader refers to the former Tanzanian president several times as rafiki yangu (my friend).

The endearing term punctuated their public engagements throughout their friendship lasting over two decades, with both leaders referring to each other as friends.

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