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Daudi Mwangosi wa kituo cha Televisheni cha Channel Ten.Killled by TZ police in 2012.

Maybe he is against travelling to nations doing better than his. His first visit outside Tz was Rwanda, where he spent '3' days. That was after 5 months into the presidency. His last foreign visit was a month later when he went to Ug for a day. Since early May he hasn't been outside Tz. I think he is trying to court the two countries since they are landlocked and that means a lot of opportunities for Tz. He seems to be against donor countries.

You have not collected me.

Maybe he thinks traveling is mostly a waste of money and time. When your country has myriad problems, the best course of action is to stay at home and fix the problem instead of going on useless tours.

This month, a dozen Kenyan MPs traveled to Rio to watch the Olympics. They were paid a stipend of Ksh 50,000 a day. What were they accomplishing that was worth that kind of money?
Why did Ruto even need to go to Rio? For a person who does nothing for sports, he sure likes to take credit.

Kenya sent a contingent of 87 athletes accompanied by 250 officials to the Olympics. The 250 were housed in 5 star hotels at tax payer expense, This is insane.

Wouldn't it be better to spend this money adding street-lights or cameras somewhere so you are less likely to be mugged?

Maybe we should change our mentality about traveling as well. Among other things, Kenya is a society of joyriders. The amount of money Kenyan officials spend traveling is obscene. That includes UK and Ruto.

Maybe Maghufuli is sending a message to Tanzanian officials that if he is not traveling then they better have a good reason for traveling.

I believe TZ is not our problem. Kwani they should always support us? wako na priorities zao! Sisi tujipange! Rwanda and UG will also take care of their interests we should just ensure that interests align and we shall not have problems. Hakuna urafiki... ni interests.

Any one who has lived in TZ will tell you they follow Kenyan news religiously while most Kenyans know only their musicians. At 9pm,they Tz will be glued to their sets for Citizen news.

If you visit a chemist huko mikoani,they ask you whether you want Kenya medicine meaning original au ya kawaida.
Untrained kenyan teachers are the stars in the so called English international schools in Mtwara, Lindi etc

I agree we have too many problems that we need not worry about TZ because they are among the least of our problems. The Chief justice said we are a country of bandits. Our problems start there. Let Kenyans fix this problem first.

Don't worry about whether Magufuli likes Kenyans.
At least he is better than that thug museveni who sent his goons to beat up a Kenyan female AP at migingo island.

I disagree. We need to worry about Tz...especially when it comes to trade with blocs like the EU. A bloc like EAC can negotiate a better deal than a country going it alone. The question we need to ask is whether Tz and Ug or any other country in the EAC bloc are getting an equitable deal. If we are shafting Tz then they have a right to be surly, but if by trading in the EAC bloc Tz will gain more than if they went it alone or if they are in another bloc like SADC, then they are being petulant and short-sighted. That Kenya will gain more should be of secondary concern ..that is like saying you won't take a promotion because your colleague is also getting a promotion and will earn slightly more.
If all the Eastern African nations are consumed by these internal wrangles, the EUs, China, US and other trading partners will benefit by our reduced negotiating power.
I understand the balance of trade directives that Magufuli made regarding imports from Kenya, but this stuff with the EU is bs. I see no merit in what Tz is doing, other than a decades old chip-in-the-shoulder that Kenya will "benefit more".
On the other hand, we have things we need to correct. Our mega-corruption is devouring our efficiency and cost of doing business. Tz is right in killing the SGR if the cost is artificially inflated. We should not export our crap to other countries.

I am with quicksand, TZ shares the longest border with us, they are our neighbour and good neighborliness demands that we are nosy about their affairs and worry if they don't smile at us.

The EU deal is a case in point, even his missing TICAD is a major issue for me.