The US Defence Department “Pentagon” think tank warned Magufuli of political repression

The US Defence Department “Pentagon” think tank warned Magufuli of political repression

Quinine said:
New York, Friday September 11 2020

IN SUMMARY

• The ruling party's anti-democratic actions could call into question any claim of victory it makes in the national elections scheduled for next month, the centre predicted.

• Under President Magufuli, Tanzania has witnessed “a pattern of murders, assaults and disappearances” aimed at opposition activists and figures within CCM who criticise the country's direction.

• The analysts drew a sharp contrast between President Magufuli's autocratic rule and founding President Julius Nyerere's commitment to democratic norms.

New York,

Tanzania's “democratic experiment” is imperiled by repressive laws and political violence being carried out by the country's ruling party, a think tank affiliated with the US Defence Department warned on Tuesday.

Over the past five years, President John Magufuli “has banned rallies, muzzled the press, cowed and co-opted independent institutions and committed overt and covert violence against political opponents and 'dissenters' within the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party,” said an analysis by the Washington-based Africa Centre for Strategic Studies.

“Tanzanians today live in a climate increasingly filled with fear and reticence to exercise their rights lest they run afoul of a raft of new restrictive laws or suffer physical retribution,” the think tank added.

The ruling party's anti-democratic actions could thus call into question any claim of victory it makes in the national elections scheduled for next month, the centre predicted.

“This will necessarily have consequences for ties between the Magufuli government and democracy-supporting regional and international actors.”

The analysts drew a sharp contrast between President Magufuli's autocratic rule and founding President Julius Nyerere's commitment to democratic norms.

Mwalimu Nyerere “conceived of African liberation as the building of inclusive democracy, a free press, tolerance of criticism, respect for minorities and limits on power,” the Africa Centre observed.

Under President Magufuli, however, Tanzania has witnessed “a pattern of murders, assaults and disappearances” aimed at opposition activists and figures within CCM who criticise the country's direction.

“Violence has become deeply embedded in CCM’s current calculus of control,” the Pentagon think tank stated.

The Africa Centre quotes independent commentator Andrew Bomani, whose father worked as an aide to President Nyerere, as lamenting: “We had come to believe in a form of exceptionalism that such practices could never happen in our country.”

Media freedom

Freedom of the press has also deteriorated markedly since President Magufuli came to power in 2015, the assessment noted.

It cited the country's descent from 70th to 124th place in the annual global press freedom index compiled by Reporters Without Borders. That drop was the most precipitous of any country in the world during the past five years.

Many of the restrictions imposed on the Tanzanian society have been tightened this year on the grounds that such measures are needed to halt the spread of the coronavirus, the think tank notes.

President Magufuli has simultaneously claimed, however, that Tanzania has been purged of the virus. And the government has stopped publishing statistics on the number of infections in the country.

“Tanzania’s lack of transparency in response to the pandemic is widely seen as having accelerated the virus’s spread in East Africa,” the Africa Centre stated.

Hope remains, however, that Tanzania will return to a democratic path.

Mwalimu Nyerere's legacy, along with interventions by faith-based bodies, can serve as “a source of resilience in navigating the way forward,” the centre said.

In addition, “regional engagement is vitally important given Tanzania’s historical role in continental affairs,” the analysis suggested.

“This, however, must go beyond traditional diplomacy, given that the CCM is still viewed as a senior leader and mentor by fellow ruling liberation movements.” Much depends on these African leaders “overcoming their aversion to confronting the CCM”, the think tank observed.

Pentagon think tank accuses Magufuli of political repression | The East African
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Quinine said:
New York, Friday September 11 2020

IN SUMMARY

• The ruling party's anti-democratic actions could call into question any claim of victory it makes in the national elections scheduled for next month, the centre predicted.

• Under President Magufuli, Tanzania has witnessed “a pattern of murders, assaults and disappearances” aimed at opposition activists and figures within CCM who criticise the country's direction.

• The analysts drew a sharp contrast between President Magufuli's autocratic rule and founding President Julius Nyerere's commitment to democratic norms.

New York,

Tanzania's “democratic experiment” is imperiled by repressive laws and political violence being carried out by the country's ruling party, a think tank affiliated with the US Defence Department warned on Tuesday.

Over the past five years, President John Magufuli “has banned rallies, muzzled the press, cowed and co-opted independent institutions and committed overt and covert violence against political opponents and 'dissenters' within the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party,” said an analysis by the Washington-based Africa Centre for Strategic Studies.

“Tanzanians today live in a climate increasingly filled with fear and reticence to exercise their rights lest they run afoul of a raft of new restrictive laws or suffer physical retribution,” the think tank added.

The ruling party's anti-democratic actions could thus call into question any claim of victory it makes in the national elections scheduled for next month, the centre predicted.

“This will necessarily have consequences for ties between the Magufuli government and democracy-supporting regional and international actors.”

The analysts drew a sharp contrast between President Magufuli's autocratic rule and founding President Julius Nyerere's commitment to democratic norms.

Mwalimu Nyerere “conceived of African liberation as the building of inclusive democracy, a free press, tolerance of criticism, respect for minorities and limits on power,” the Africa Centre observed.

Under President Magufuli, however, Tanzania has witnessed “a pattern of murders, assaults and disappearances” aimed at opposition activists and figures within CCM who criticise the country's direction.

“Violence has become deeply embedded in CCM’s current calculus of control,” the Pentagon think tank stated.

The Africa Centre quotes independent commentator Andrew Bomani, whose father worked as an aide to President Nyerere, as lamenting: “We had come to believe in a form of exceptionalism that such practices could never happen in our country.”

Media freedom

Freedom of the press has also deteriorated markedly since President Magufuli came to power in 2015, the assessment noted.

It cited the country's descent from 70th to 124th place in the annual global press freedom index compiled by Reporters Without Borders. That drop was the most precipitous of any country in the world during the past five years.

Many of the restrictions imposed on the Tanzanian society have been tightened this year on the grounds that such measures are needed to halt the spread of the coronavirus, the think tank notes.

President Magufuli has simultaneously claimed, however, that Tanzania has been purged of the virus. And the government has stopped publishing statistics on the number of infections in the country.

“Tanzania’s lack of transparency in response to the pandemic is widely seen as having accelerated the virus’s spread in East Africa,” the Africa Centre stated.

Hope remains, however, that Tanzania will return to a democratic path.

Mwalimu Nyerere's legacy, along with interventions by faith-based bodies, can serve as “a source of resilience in navigating the way forward,” the centre said.

In addition, “regional engagement is vitally important given Tanzania’s historical role in continental affairs,” the analysis suggested.

“This, however, must go beyond traditional diplomacy, given that the CCM is still viewed as a senior leader and mentor by fellow ruling liberation movements.” Much depends on these African leaders “overcoming their aversion to confronting the CCM”, the think tank observed.

Pentagon think tank accuses Magufuli of political repression | The East African
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For that reasons, we tanzanians we shall accept and join forces with any person who intend to eredicatr these hooligans and that we exceedingly deepens in autocratic rules by self proclaiming Mzalendo uchwara.

Thank you CIAs for that obervation. We welcome you to support civilian in the effort to get rid of poor minded fifth phase government by 28 october 2020
 
Da Pride said:
Kama ni mfuatiliaji mzuri wa mambo haya huwezi kuja na uzi wakijinga na upumbavu kama huu kwa Forum ya watu wanaojitambua.

i/. Hivi ni kweli Marekan ina Demokrasia hiyo unayoihubir hapa?

ii/. Ni kweli Marekan watu hawauwai?

iii/. Hiyo aman yao ikoje?

iv/. Vipi kuhusu uhuru wa kujieleza ni kweli kila individual ana equal opportunity of expressing his views na ushaur wake ukafanyiwa kazi?


By the way sipendi tabia ambazo zinaweza pelekea uvunjifu wa amani, pia sipendi Usahbiki wa kipumbav kama wa mtoa mada kwan uwezo waweza kufikiri ni wa kutatanisha.
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Whether is has demovratic rule or not but we can surely state that magufuli's rule is authoritarian.
 
Kanyafu Nkanwa said:
Kuna mtu huwa ana-copy na ku-paste hizi kuzileta humu katika fake links mbali mbali. Hii habari ni ile ile sentence na maudhui toka January.
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Ni hao hao Wamarekani huwa hawana haraka siku wakiweka miguu yote jiwe chali na CCM chali!
 
Wakafie mbele uko waka deal na Qeen Elizabeth the second nchi yetu haiwahusu....
 
hiko kipeperushi chako hakina impact yoyote
pia wanajua hawawezi kufanya chochote juu ya tz ya magu
kama unafkiri ni rahisi hivyo washaurini waje wamchomoe bas3
 
Pythagoras said:
For that reasons, we tanzanians we shall accept and join forces with any person who intend to eredicatr these hooligans and that we exceedingly deepens in autocratic rules by self proclaiming Mzalendo uchwara.

Thank you CIAs for that obervation. We welcome you to support civilian in the effort to get rid of poor minded fifth phase government by 28 october 2020
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Kweli nyumbu ni nyumbu tu 😁😁😁endelea kuota
 
Quinine said:
New York, Friday September 11 2020

IN SUMMARY

• The ruling party's anti-democratic actions could call into question any claim of victory it makes in the national elections scheduled for next month, the centre predicted.

• Under President Magufuli, Tanzania has witnessed “a pattern of murders, assaults and disappearances” aimed at opposition activists and figures within CCM who criticise the country's direction.

• The analysts drew a sharp contrast between President Magufuli's autocratic rule and founding President Julius Nyerere's commitment to democratic norms.

New York,

Tanzania's “democratic experiment” is imperiled by repressive laws and political violence being carried out by the country's ruling party, a think tank affiliated with the US Defence Department warned on Tuesday.

Over the past five years, President John Magufuli “has banned rallies, muzzled the press, cowed and co-opted independent institutions and committed overt and covert violence against political opponents and 'dissenters' within the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party,” said an analysis by the Washington-based Africa Centre for Strategic Studies.

“Tanzanians today live in a climate increasingly filled with fear and reticence to exercise their rights lest they run afoul of a raft of new restrictive laws or suffer physical retribution,” the think tank added.

The ruling party's anti-democratic actions could thus call into question any claim of victory it makes in the national elections scheduled for next month, the centre predicted.

“This will necessarily have consequences for ties between the Magufuli government and democracy-supporting regional and international actors.”

The analysts drew a sharp contrast between President Magufuli's autocratic rule and founding President Julius Nyerere's commitment to democratic norms.

Mwalimu Nyerere “conceived of African liberation as the building of inclusive democracy, a free press, tolerance of criticism, respect for minorities and limits on power,” the Africa Centre observed.

Under President Magufuli, however, Tanzania has witnessed “a pattern of murders, assaults and disappearances” aimed at opposition activists and figures within CCM who criticise the country's direction.

“Violence has become deeply embedded in CCM’s current calculus of control,” the Pentagon think tank stated.

The Africa Centre quotes independent commentator Andrew Bomani, whose father worked as an aide to President Nyerere, as lamenting: “We had come to believe in a form of exceptionalism that such practices could never happen in our country.”

Media freedom

Freedom of the press has also deteriorated markedly since President Magufuli came to power in 2015, the assessment noted.

It cited the country's descent from 70th to 124th place in the annual global press freedom index compiled by Reporters Without Borders. That drop was the most precipitous of any country in the world during the past five years.

Many of the restrictions imposed on the Tanzanian society have been tightened this year on the grounds that such measures are needed to halt the spread of the coronavirus, the think tank notes.

President Magufuli has simultaneously claimed, however, that Tanzania has been purged of the virus. And the government has stopped publishing statistics on the number of infections in the country.

“Tanzania’s lack of transparency in response to the pandemic is widely seen as having accelerated the virus’s spread in East Africa,” the Africa Centre stated.

Hope remains, however, that Tanzania will return to a democratic path.

Mwalimu Nyerere's legacy, along with interventions by faith-based bodies, can serve as “a source of resilience in navigating the way forward,” the centre said.

In addition, “regional engagement is vitally important given Tanzania’s historical role in continental affairs,” the analysis suggested.

“This, however, must go beyond traditional diplomacy, given that the CCM is still viewed as a senior leader and mentor by fellow ruling liberation movements.” Much depends on these African leaders “overcoming their aversion to confronting the CCM”, the think tank observed.

Pentagon think tank accuses Magufuli of political repression | The East African
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Hiyo summary sasa... duh!

Me mwalimu wa Kiswahili tatizo
 
Mtu unapaswa kujiuliza swali rahisi tu,

Mtu aliyewahi kukutawala kwa mabavu hapo awali ,

Ambaye aliwafanya watumwa babu zako na mpaka leo anaendelea na ubaguzi kwa watu wa aina yako. Ana anaanzaje ghafla tu kuwa mtetezi wako, yaani ghafla tu anaanza kukupenda. Hapana , hawa jamaa wana agenda mbaya.
 
NTWA MWIKEMO said:
Akili Zingine Bwana, Yaani wanaaamini mila na Desturi za Kimarekani/Wamarekani zinafanana na za Kitanzania/Tanzania. We have our own norms and values ambazo siyo kama za kwao.
Kule Kwao Ushoga na Kusagana, ndoa za Jinsia moja, kuwaua Watu weusi nakuwanyanyasa is Part of Life.
Kuwaona Waafrika hawan thamani is Part of Life.
NB: Mmarekani tuna mahusiano nao kwa sababu kuu 1 Walifanikiwa kujimilikisha sehemu kubwa ya uchumi wa Dunia kwa Kigezo kandamizi cha umiliki wa Hisa kwenye Benki ya Dunia.

Chamsingi waelewe Sikuhizi porojo zao tuliisha zifukia, tunafikilia kusonga mbele. Tunaelewa na tuna tambua kua Marekani haipendi kuona nchi ya Africa inakua Kiuchumi, Wanapenda tuishi kwa Sera vunjifu na si Jengefu ili tuendelee kuwa ombaomba kwao. Na waelewe Mungu yu pamoja nasi Watanzania, na kila atakayejaribu kutunenea Mabaya laana i juuu yake, neno la Bwana la sema.
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Umeanza vizuri ila huku mwisho ukaharibu kusema NENO LA BWANA ambapo neno lenyewe limeletwa na wao na huyo bwana mwenyewe ni huyohuyo unaemkataa

Tutaendelea kuzugwa zugwa weee mpaka! Na ni kweli tunazugika. Hawa jamaa na huku kuonyana sijui kushtakiana mara kuitana majina mabaya nk yote ni kutupumbaza tu

Binafsi huwa siamini kama kweli Raisi wa China hapatani na wa Marekani au Wa Marekani haziivi na wa Urusi. Tena siamini kama kweli Maraisi wa nchi wanachama wa Jumuiya ya Madola au Umoja wa Mataifa wanarun mataifa yao bila kufuata maelekezo kutoka kwa WAKUBWA WA HIZO JUMUIYA mpaka kufikia kuonekana wanakosea

Me huwa sielewi kabisa kwanini tunapata taabu kuchanganua majambo wakati hawa viongozi wa kidunia (viongozi wa nchi) wote lao moja... ndiyo VIONGOZI WA MATAIFA DUNIANI WOTE LAO MOJA
 
Marekani ya skuiz legelege sana....
Ingekua ile ya Bush huyu dikteta angeshachomolewa kama mimba mbovu
 
Pythagoras said:
We are slaves in our coubtry it can't be strange to be slaves in other country too.
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Amia huko basi kama unajiona hauko huru kwenye ardhi ya babu na baba zako
uligundua lini kua hauko huru?

af soma tena coment yako vizuri 😂😂acha kutumia lugha za kuungaunga
 
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