The Economist: Is Samia Suluhu Hassan Africa’s most disappointing president?

[Niwaheri]

Ni kipindi cha watu kutajirika,kujenga sheli na kudondosha mighorofa na project kubwakubwa maana nchi ni kama haina kiongozi.

 

[binti kiziwi]

Bad attitude zikikutana na incompetence zikakutana na immorality zikafunikwa na blanket la sheria mbovu za nchi, Matokeo yake ni kumpata Samia hapo juu .

A big disappointment.

 

[Espy_]

Ni kipindi cha watu kutajirika,kujenga sheli na kudondosha mighorofa na project kubwakubwa maana nchi ni kama haina kiongozi.

Sad truth😭

 

[ManchoG]

Ni kipindi cha watu kutajirika,kujenga sheli na kudondosha mighorofa na project kubwakubwa maana nchi ni kama haina kiongozi.

Masaki ukitembea hatua kumi bila kuona kiberiti kinasimamishwa hujafika bado

Mama kaachia watu na watu bila hiyana wanajiachia kwelikweli

 

[dos.2020]

Huyu kachoka she must go

hiyo nyimbo muna mda gani sasa?

 

[akili mwili mzima]

Nimemsikia waziri wa habari mr Paul makonda kasema anataka kutafuta wafanya FUJO MITANDAONII

Apeleke wowowo lake kubwa huko, mwwnyeww kafika hapo alipo kwa mbeleko tuu!.

 

[Gagnija]

Tatizo sio jinsia hata kama unavyodai hapa,Bi Angela Merkel Kawa Councillor wa Ujerumani muda mrefu tu ila Ujerumani imesitawi mno kipindi chake.

Sure; tatizo ni mazingira niliyokulia huko Tarime. Kwetu ukuriani kutawaliwa na mwanamke au mgeni inachukuliwa kama uchuro.

 

[min -me]

Yes , tayari kura yangu naiwasilisha.

 

[Kiranga]

Yes , tayari kura yangu naiwasilisha.

Shukurani mkuu.

 

[akili mwili mzima]

Hizi kura za samuya zinaakisi kabisa hali ilivyo kitaa, hata ungepita masokoni, stand, mahospitalini nk nk huyu mama raia walio wengi hawamkubali!.

Kipimo kingine cha kukataliwa kwa samuya dhahiri kabisa kilikuwa idadi ya wapigakura wachache waliojitokeza kutoka kwenda kupiga kura oktoba 29 (ukiachana na takwimu fake za tume)!

Hadi vijijini wapiga kura walikuwa wachache mnoo...mawakala ni ndg zetu walitupa takwimu halisi ilivyokuwa!!!.
Kwa mara ya kwanza kabisa ktk historia tunatawaliwa na rais asiyekubalika KABISA na wananchi walio wengi!!!.

 

[Kiranga]

Hizi kura za samuya zinaakisi kabisa hali ilivyo kitaa, hata ungepita masokoni, stand, mahospitalini nk nk huyu mama raia walio wengi hawamkubali!.

Kipimo kingine cha kukataliwa kwa samuya dhahiri kabisa kilikuwa idadi ya wapigakura wachache waliojitokeza kutoka kwenda kupiga kura oktoba 29 (ukiachana na takwimu fake za tume)!

Hadi vijijini wapiga kura walikuwa wachache mnoo...mawakala ni ndg zetu walitupa takwimu halisi ilivyokuwa!!!.
Kwa mara ya kwanza kabisa ktk historia tunatawaliwa na rais asiyekubalika KABISA na wananchi walio wengi!!!.

Shukurani kwa kutoa maoni yako.

Umepiga kura ya wananchi wa JF hapo juu?

 

[Nyani Ngabu]

Hadi vijijini wapiga kura walikuwa wachache mnoo...mawakala ni ndg zetu walitupa takwimu halisi ilivyokuwa!!!.

Hii ni kweli kabisa!

Kwa mfano hapa Simiyu, vituo vingi vya kupigia kura vilikuwa vitupu.

Kituo changu cha kupigia kura hapa maeneo ya Kidinda, Bariadi, watu walioenda kupiga kura hawafiki hata 20!

Na huko kwingine hali ilikuwa hivyo hivyo.

 

[Kijakazi]

Bad attitude zikikutana na incompetence zikakutana na immorality zikafunikwa na blanket la sheria mbovu za nchi, Matokeo yake ni kumpata Samia hapo juu .

A big disappointment.

dont underestimate the power of the devil to deceive, hiyo ndiyo sifa kuu ya shetani, shetani can fool anyone na siyo swala tu la mifumo hata wenye mifumo imara can be out smarted by the devil wakati mwingine.

hivyo dawa na njia pekee ni knowledge of evil, tunahitaji knowledge of evil kwani tukishaelewa njia na mbinu za shetani hatuwezi kudanganyika (tena) ...

 

[Kiranga]

dont underestimate the power of the devil to deceive, hiyo ndiyo sifa kuu ya sheatni , shetani can fool anyone na siyo swala tu la mifumo hata wenye mifumo imara can be out smarted by the devil wakati mwingine.

hivyo dawa na njia pekee ni knowledge of evil, tunahitaji knowledge of evil kwani tukishaelewa njia na mbinu za shetani hatuwezi kudanganyika (tena) ...

Shukurani kwa maneno yako.

Umepiga kura hapo juu?

 

[Kijakazi]

Shujurani kwa maneno yako.

Umepiga kura hapo juu?

nimeshapiga, zamani sana ...

 

[Gagnija]

Hii ni kweli kabisa!

Kwa mfano hapa Simiyu, vituo vingi vya kupigia kura vilikuwa vitupu.

Kituo changu cha kupigia kura hapa maeneo ya Kidinda, Bariadi, watu walioenda kupiga kura hawafiki hata 20!

Na huko kwingine hali ilikuwa hivyo hivyo.

Kidinda kwa kina Sato Masabo.

 

[Richard]

From The Economist April 30 2026

Is Samia Suluhu Hassan Africa’s most disappointing president?

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Apr 30th 2026
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Tanzania has had dramatic ups and downs. In the 1970s the government of this east African country forced farmers into collective villages at gunpoint, causing horrific food shortages. In the 1980s it abandoned utopian socialism and the economy took off. After the cold war, it scrapped its one-party system and let others contest elections (though the ruling Party of the Revolution, Chama Cha Mapinduzi, has never lost). Political stability and better economic policies lifted living standards: since 1995 income per person has quintupled.

But now the repressive regime of President Samia Suluhu Hassan threatens Tanzania’s achievements and its future. The latest whitewashing of a post-election massacre of protesters and bystanders suggests that her government does not think the country’s 70m people deserve a say in how they are ruled.

When Mrs Samia first came to power in 2021, she gave many signs of being a reformer. Her predecessor, John Magufuli, had started a lurch back towards authoritarianism, erratically bullying dissidents and foreign investors. When he died, reportedly of covid-19, a virus whose presence in Tanzania he denied, he was succeeded by his vice-president, Mrs Samia.

The first woman to hold the top job, she initially inspired widespread optimism. She rescinded Magufuli’s bans on opposition rallies and independent media outlets, began improving ties with investors and promised to accelerate a constitutional overhaul. Tanzania’s youthful population, though fed up with the ever-ruling party, hoped Mrs Samia would usher in a more open society.

Five years on, she has dashed such hopes. After a brief flicker of tolerance, she has energetically persecuted opposition leaders and critical journalists. Political and economic power is concentrated in a small clique of family members. In October she claimed to have won 98% of the vote in a general election. That ludicrous result came after the main opposition party had been barred and its popular leader, Tundu Lissu, had been jailed on trumped-up treason charges. When Tanzanians took to the streets in protest, security forces gunned them down. Hundreds—some say thousands—were killed.

Mrs Samia appointed a commission to investigate. On April 23rd it acknowledged that 518 people died in the clashes. But it shamelessly distorted what happened, blaming the carnage on “trained agitators”, allegedly helped and financed by unspecified “outside forces”. It went on to praise the police for their supposed restraint. The full findings remain secret, making it impossible for observers to take them seriously. In a speech welcoming the report, Mrs Samia chided her critics, saying that she would have hoped “to be comforted rather than pointed at” after the “sad and hurtful” events.

A pall of fear now hangs over Tanzania. Ordinary people are afraid to discuss the massacre. Opposition politicians are behind bars. The media remain muzzled. Outsiders are unlikely to help. Tanzania’s main economic partner is China, which does not care about democracy. Under President Donald Trump, America is less concerned with lecturing Mrs Samia about human rights than with exploiting her political weakness to obtain more favourable terms for mining and energy deals. The European Union froze $156m in aid after the election, which may make a dent in the government’s budget but will hardly be enough to persuade it to change its approach.

Samia’s shameful sham

Responsibility for the fake election and the bloodshed that followed it rests ultimately with Mrs Samia. The inquiry fooled no one. Privately, even members of the ruling party describe its findings as ridiculous. Factions within the party may yet judge that Mrs Samia is so tainted and unpopular that it must either jettison her or face worse unrest. However, the barriers to impeachment are steep.

Further instability is possible. That will deter foreign investors and the tourists whose beach-and-safari jaunts provide 17% of GDP. Mrs Samia should remember her promises of five years ago. She should free Mr Lissu, publish her commission’s report, allow independent investigations of the election and mend fences with her unhappy citizens. It is not too late for Tanzania to turn off the ruinous road it is racing down. ■

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/04/30/is-samia-suluhu-hassan-africas-most-disappointing-president

If The Economist have decided to write this meaningful article about Samia Suluhu Hassan, then they are signalling something that is very important and significant.

Let’s wait and see.

 

[Kiranga]

If The Economist have decided to write this meaningful article about Samia Suluhu Hassan, then they are signalling something that is very important and significant.

Let’s wait and see.

Shukurani kwa maneno yako, umepiga kura hapo juu?

 

[Richard]

Shukurani kwa maneno yako, umepiga kura hapo juu?

Bila shaka.

Kwanza nimepiga kura yangu ya Ndiyo na kisha nikaandika.

Twapata picha halisi.

 

[DR HAYA LAND]

The best president ever in Tanzania. SSH.