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On one occasion, in the dead of night, he purportedly appeared at Vice President Samia Suluhu's residence in pyjamas.
As allegations surfaced that Magufuli had a history of sexual assault and spousal abuse, it became evident that his approach to governance mirrored his personal conduct. One particularly disturbing incident involved an altercation with his wife Janet at State House. When he allegedly assaulted her violently, she struck her head on the floor and lost consciousness. This incident required Janet to be hospitalised, but the local media were presented with carefully orchestrated State House-issued photos of a seemingly concerned husband visiting his ailing wife in the hospital.
Magufuli's inherent authoritarianism made him intolerant of criticism. Those who dared to push his limits, such as the opposition leader Tundu Lissu and the activist Ben Saanane, faced dire consequences. Lissu narrowly escaped assassination when his car was sprayed with 36 bullets at a well-guarded residential complex in Dodoma, the capital, in September 2017. And for questioning the authenticity of Magufuli's PhD, Saanane was abducted from the strects in December 2016 and never seen again. Both opposition and government sources I have spoken to confirm that he was taken to State House where the president, who always carried a gun, personally shot him in the head. His body was then dumped in the river Rufiji. For his investigation into and exposure of the ruthless executions related to the campaign against terrorism in southern Tanzania, Azory Gwanda,
IN KABENDERA BOOK
As allegations surfaced that Magufuli had a history of sexual assault and spousal abuse, it became evident that his approach to governance mirrored his personal conduct. One particularly disturbing incident involved an altercation with his wife Janet at State House. When he allegedly assaulted her violently, she struck her head on the floor and lost consciousness. This incident required Janet to be hospitalised, but the local media were presented with carefully orchestrated State House-issued photos of a seemingly concerned husband visiting his ailing wife in the hospital.
Magufuli's inherent authoritarianism made him intolerant of criticism. Those who dared to push his limits, such as the opposition leader Tundu Lissu and the activist Ben Saanane, faced dire consequences. Lissu narrowly escaped assassination when his car was sprayed with 36 bullets at a well-guarded residential complex in Dodoma, the capital, in September 2017. And for questioning the authenticity of Magufuli's PhD, Saanane was abducted from the strects in December 2016 and never seen again. Both opposition and government sources I have spoken to confirm that he was taken to State House where the president, who always carried a gun, personally shot him in the head. His body was then dumped in the river Rufiji. For his investigation into and exposure of the ruthless executions related to the campaign against terrorism in southern Tanzania, Azory Gwanda,
IN KABENDERA BOOK