{"id":12444,"date":"2015-12-10T08:17:18","date_gmt":"2015-12-10T08:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=12444"},"modified":"2016-11-28T16:29:24","modified_gmt":"2016-11-28T16:29:24","slug":"president-tanzania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/president-tanzania","title":{"rendered":"Tanzania\u2019s President Surprises Onlookers By Doing Something Exemplary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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Onlookers were amazed when he actually took part in the cleanup himself.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>He means business<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Magufuli won the October 25 elections and took office November. It has just barely been over a month since he came into power, but he has already proved how serious he is about tackling corruption and Tanzania\u2019s other issues. He has introduced austerity cuts and cracked down on public corruption, earning the nickname \u201cThe Bulldozer.\u201d And he is already producing results: some officials have been jailed for tardiness, the head of the tax authority has been suspended, the use of public funds to pay for Christmas and New Year greeting cards has been banned, he ordered the cost of a party to inaugurate the new parliament to be slashed from $100,000 to $7,000, and he fired the head of the main state hospital after finding patients sleeping on the floor.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12447\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12447\" style=\"width: 707px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-12447\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/arton5377.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"707\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/arton5377.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/arton5377-600x339.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/arton5377-85x48.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12447\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rushyashya.net\/IMG\/arton5377.jpg?1448443791\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">{adinserter CNP5}<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Cancelling a celebration for a cleanup<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The country\u2019s celebration marking its independence from Britain in 1961 is normally extravagant. There are military parades, choirs and traditional dances in Dar es Salaam. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cIt is shameful we\u2019re spending money to celebrate independence when our people are dying of cholera,\u201d the president said. <\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tanzania is indeed struggling with a major cholera outbreak that has infected about 10,000 people and killed 150. When he initially announced his plan to cancel the celebration, social media users in Tanzania and other East African countries created the hashtag <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23WhatWouldMagufuliDo&amp;src=tyah\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">#WhatWouldMagufuliDo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and shared their exaggerated money-saving plans. They are poking fun at him a little, but his initiatives have gotten great support &#8211; including from former president Jakaya Kikwete. Kikwete, who took part in cleaning his hometown Chalinze, said:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong> \u201cI am happy with his exercise. Let us give our president full support in his campaign to fight cholera and other communicable diseases. \u00a0I am very happy with measures he is taking to curb inefficiency, tax evasion and other malpractices in public offices, I am very proud of him.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12448\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12448\" style=\"width: 706px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-12448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/raiskikwete.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"706\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/raiskikwete.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/raiskikwete-600x374.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/raiskikwete-85x53.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12448\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-86W42TsMpAA\/VWOCb7T6xjI\/AAAAAAAAD_g\/Zwr6iqbpjEg\/w800-h800\/Raiskikwete.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>More than just talk<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Magufuli took part in the national cleanup himself. \u00a0He picked up litter with his hands and said with a smile:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong> \u201cLet us work together to keep our country, cities, homes and workplaces clean, safe and healthy.\u201d \u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Joining the president were dozens of fishermen shovelling leaves and plastic rubbish close to a fish market near the presidential palace. \u00a0A crowd watched the president in awe as he worked. The national clean up took place all around Dar es Salaam, with smoke curling up in the sky as citizens burned rubbish.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12449\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12449\" style=\"width: 705px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-12449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/84228537_tanzanian_3522090b-1.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"705\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/84228537_tanzanian_3522090b-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/84228537_tanzanian_3522090b-1-600x375.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/84228537_tanzanian_3522090b-1-85x53.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12449\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a 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