Mwinyi outlines his strategies for Zanzibar if elected President-VIDEO

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The CCM Presidential candidate for Zanzibar, Dr Hussein Mwinyi, held talks with Mwananchi Communications Limited (MCL) acting Managing Director-cum-Executive Editor, Mr Bakari Machumu, last week. Below is how the session went - as jointly compiled by John Namkwahe and Alfred Zacharia. Read on...

I have learnt a lot from President Magufuli, the first one being his style in the administration of government issues. He is the kind of a leader who makes close follow- ups on issues that you have agreed upon to ensure that they are implemented. Even my colleagues in government will tell you that it is normal for President Magufuli to call to you even at midnight. He is quite good at making follow-ups on the agreed issues and this is a wonderful trait for a leader. We have a number of good plans, but we’re seriously challenged when it comes to implementation stage. Things are moving forward because of President Magufuli’s keenness on following up on the implementation stage of what has been agreed upon. The second thing is that President Magufuli is the kind of a person who will not tolerate negligence [of his appointees]. He does not tolerate corruption and the embezzlement of government funds. This is also another wonderful trait and if you want things to move, then you will have to ensure that you deal with those who are relapsing once and for all. You don’t need to give more time or simply transfer such people from one workstation to another. You need to deal with them once and for all. All these can help us in take the country to another level.

Mwinyi outlines his strategies for Zanzibar if elected President-VIDEO

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