The vice President of Tanzania Samia Suluhu announced within the last hour the death of President Magufuli ending weeks of speculation on his whereabouts.
Magufuli has been away from the public for the past three weeks and speculations arose that he had contracted the deadly virus but the government had been mute about it.
After today’s announcement, many Tanzanians are now voicing their suspicion that Magufuli’s death occured much earlier but the government was keeping it from the public.
“For what?” asked Mathew Mangulu. “Did they thing they can somehow bring him back to life?”
Magufuli’s government denied the existence of coronavirus even after a top official died of the virus.
Last year Tanzania’s government lead by President Magufuli continued to deny the existence of Coronavirus in the entire country, though doctors had frequently reported several cases of patients with breathing problems.
The government has also continued to censor journalists when reporting about Coronavirus. Some have been hounded according to Amnesty international. This has also been the case to foreign journalists who have reported cases of Covid-19.
Plans are now underway for the vice president Samia Suluhu to be sworn in with the official announcement of Magufuli’s death.
DNT News
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