Magufuli’s reforms are not cosmetic ... one step at a time
President John Magufuli leads a Cabinet meeting at State House in Dar es Salaam. Are the changes he has embarked on making just cosmetic or real? Intellectuals debate by analysing various aspects of Magufuli administration’s development model. PHOTO | FILE
What you need to know:
The title of the article where the word cosmetic is embedded catches the eye of an avid reader. It implies that President Magufuli, in 2016, has been making cosmetic reforms at the expense of real reforms which to Damas would include embarking on drafting a new constitution. As applied here the word cosmetic could mean cheating or substituting a less important subject in place of a better one.
