Uhuru Declares Seven Days of National Mourning in Honor of the Deceased Tanzanian President Magufuli
President Kenyatta has declared seven days of national mourning in Kenya in honor of the late Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli, who passed away on Wednesday.
Kenyatta further directed that the Kenyan flag and that of the East African Community be flown at half-mast in all public and Kenyan diplomatic missions abroad from March 18th until sunset on the day Magufuli will be buried.
“On behalf of the government and people of Kenya, I convey our sincere condolences to the First lady of Tanzania Janeth Magufuli, their children, the entire Magufuli family and indeed affirm our deep solidarity with the government and people of Tanzania during this challenging time. Tanzania remains in our thoughts and prayers,” Kenyatta said during a televised address on Thursday.
Kenyatta said he has lost a friend, a colleague, and a visionary ally whom he eulogized as an illustrious leader and a champion of Pan-Africanism.
“Africa and the world has lost an illustrious leader whose vision, passion, and immense leadership propelled the Nation of Tanzania forward and also steer the East Africa Community to closer integration. On the continental stage the late President Magufuli was a champion of pan Africanism,” added Kenyatta.
Magufuli, 61, died on Wednesday evening at Mzena State Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Vice-President Samia Hassan Suluhu announced. She said he succumbed to a heart condition that he had battled for 10 years.
Magufuli was elected as the country’s fifth president in 2015 and re-elected for a second term in October 2020.
Comments (10)
When it comes to wasting time, you just can’t beat us
Why can't they admit he died of covid?
@kithoi - Very good question! Here is the answer: African leaders have never learnt to tell the truth in matters of life and death!
Magufuli lied to Tanzanians until he took his last breath! And now the madam VP is continuing to hide the truth regarding COVID 19 which killed Magufuli!
Africans have deep rooted scars of telling falsehood! Maybe Tanzania will start rising up from the ashes of denial now that Magufuli is dead! A big villain has died and we still call him a hero in death!
This is dumb. He don’t even like Kenya or Kenyans. And uhuru is crazy. Kazi iendelee
Raila is the only friend he had in Kenya! He jailed many Kenyans and made sure to keep inter country relationships deeply strained! You got to call a black kettle black at some point!
sad as it is why ? who was mafuguli for kenya - it beats all reasoning
He was a great leader to emulate.
He almost did away with corruption..
Stopped high interest loans..
He brought sanity to governance..etc
Great no-nonsense President. He hated thievery... he hated corruption...he hated lazy public workers, he cared about the mwananchi wa kawaida.
Being a human-being, he made the wrong decision on COVID... Let the one who has NEVER made a bad decision in their life throw the first stone.
RIP Magufuli.
He should have been the East African president so corruption can stop he was a no nonsense president that is what we need
May he RIP. He was and will remain a hero to the black community. That cannot be taken from him by those who peddle propaganda and lies.
It's time for revelation and restoration!! Let us watch this space as our new and numerous black heros emerge that will continue with his great works.
The black family around the world loves you!!