Leaders hail Magufuli as a Panafrican champion

Military officers carry the coffin of late Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli draped in the national flag, during the state funeral procession at Uhuru stadium, the venue of the national requiem Mass in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania March 20, 2021. [REUTERS/Emmanuel Herman]

President Uhuru Kenyatta joined other African Heads of State at the memorial service of Tanzanian President John Magufuli, where the departed leader’s efforts to fight corruption were lauded.

Uhuru, who is the chairperson of the East African Community (EAC), said Magufuli was an advocate against foreign dependence and had succeeded in showing that African countries could be self-reliant.