Uko sahihi kabisa aliyetangaza kifo cha Rais Magufuli amemchukulia kama kwamba alikuwa Makamu wa Rais hili ni kosa kubwa sana kisheria, ni dharau iliyokithiri.
The Tanzanian Leaders Funeral Acts, 2006 stipulate as follows:
7. The President shall, as soon as possible after receiving official
infonnation and confinnation from an authorized medical officer ofthe
death of a national leader -
(a) deliver official announcement on the death of the national
leader, date and time ofdeath and cause of death;
(b) convene a meeting ofthe Cabinet; and
(c) announce-
(i) in the case of a retired President, a period of 7 days for
state mourning and the flags to fly half mast;
ii) in the case of a serving Vice-President the period of 14
days for state mourning and the flags to fly half mast;
(iii) in the case of retired Vice-President a period of 7 days
for state mourning and the flags to fly half mast; and
(iv) in the case of -
(aa) a serving Prime Minister, a period of 7 days;
(bb) a retired Prime Minister, a period of 5 days, for
state mourning and the flag to fly half mast.
8. -(1) Where the President who is in office dies, the Vice President
shall, after receiving official infonnation and confinnation ofthe death,
deliver death announcement in the manner stipulated under section 7.
(2) The Vice President shall, in respect of the late President,
announce a period of21 days for mourning and the flag to fly halfmast.
NB: Kama makosa yameanza kufanyika mapema hivi kuna hatari huko tuendako yakatenedeka mambo mengi yaliyo kinyume na sheria
Katiba (Article 37 subart 5 na kuendelea hadi subart 10 pamoja na sheria ya mazishi ya viongozi wa kitaifa, wastaafu na wengine wenye heshima serikalini, umma vimetoa mwongozo vizuri sana kuhusiana na masuala haya sijui kwanini taratibu zinakiukwa?
