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Samia Suluhu Hassan: The Improbable Presidency and The Making of a Legacy

When Samiah Suluhu Hassan was sworn in on 19th March, 2021, she became the first of the following; the first woman and the first vice president to ascend to the presidency. She also became the first ever vice president to inherit the presidency through the death of a sitting head…

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Samia Suluhu Hassan: The Improbable Presidency and The Making of a Legacy
Samia Suluhu Hassan: The Improbable Presidency and The Making of a Legacy

Sep 7, 2021

Do You Work For A Good Company or Do You Just Have A Good Boss?

Do You Work For A Good Company or Do You Just Have A Good Boss? I often ask people who say they are happy and comfortable in their current work of place one question? …

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Aug 19, 2021

Bibi Titi Walked So That Samia Could Run!

Bibi Titi Walked So That Samia Could Run! After reading up on the life and times of Bibi Titi Mohamed, I felt compelled to write an article linking the independence fighter to our first female president, Madam Samia Suluhu Hassan. Just like Bibi Titi before her, President Suluhu is a pioneering female politician who battles to shed the…

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Jul 5, 2021

Food For Thought: Thought Dictatorship And Opinion Colonization

Food For Thought: Thought Dictatorship And Opinion Colonization The digital revolution in general, and social media in particular, has made it easier and in most cases cheaper to give and receive information from a large group of people. Indeed there is a large segment of our population today who receive…

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Jun 25, 2021

A Hundred Days A President: Samia Suluhu’s 100 Days in office.

As President Samia Suluhu prepares to mark her first 100 days in office on the 26th of June, I have decided to reflect on her time as president and the impact she has had on the nation thus far. It is not lost to me that she entered office in…

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A Hundred Days A President: Samia Suluhu’s 100 Days in office.
A Hundred Days A President: Samia Suluhu’s 100 Days in office.

Jun 19, 2021

A Good Leader Will Explain, Teach and Inspire.

In 1973, Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere defined a good leader as someone who will “explain, teach, and inspire.” Those words by Nyerere all those decades ago ring true even today. …

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Jun 4, 2021

Opinion: Why President Samia Suluhu Should Appoint Freeman Mbowe and Zitto Kabwe As MPs

On May 7th this year, President Samia Suluhu met with Dar Es Salaam elders at Mlimani City. While speaking to the elders she made clear her intentions of using Tanzanians from every walks of life and from every political spectrum in order to bring positive change to the country. She…

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May 28, 2021

Je ni Wakati wa Kumrudishia Rais wa Zanzibar Hadhi ya Umakamu wa Raisi Muungano?

Picha kutoka katika ukurusa wa Haki Ngowi Baada ya muungano wa Tanganyika na Jamhuri ya watu wa Zanzibar kuunda Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, Tanzania ilikua na makamu wa rais wawili, wa Kwanza na wa Pili mpaka ofisi hizo zilipo unganishwa 1995. Katiba iliainisha kua endapo Rais wa Tanzania angetokea…

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Je ni Wakati wa Kumrudishia Rais wa Zanzibar Hadhi ya Umakamu wa Raisi Muungano?
Je ni Wakati wa Kumrudishia Rais wa Zanzibar Hadhi ya Umakamu wa Raisi Muungano?

May 25, 2021

Opinion: Why It’s Time To Have Two Separate Intelligence Services.

I want to prefix my article by saying that the following is my own personal opinions based on commonsense and general observation. I do not in anyway claim to be an expert in neither security nor intelligence. With that said, I am of the opinion that the government should follow…

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Mar 26, 2021

Farewell Magufuli. Karibu Samia Suluhu.

Farewell Magufuli. Karibu Samia Suluhu. It has taken me a while to write on President Magufuli’s passing, not because I had nothing to say but because I had too much to say. When writing in such times, it is usually best to write just enough. It is no secret that…

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