Wednesday, March 7th, 2012 Page One: Key stories of the day Stand-off between doctors and the government goes continues for another day Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda tells reporters that dictating to government is unlikely to get doctors what they want. President Kikwete urges the police to root out corruption in their midst At the annual [...]
The Daily Media Tracker
February 29, 2012
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012 Page One: Key stories of the day CCM’s candidates get ready for a run-off in Arumeru East Following CCM’s central committee’s decision to declare a run off between its top two candidates in the primary in Arumeru East, the two camps are getting ready to make their case, once again, to [...]
David Jairo and the Plight of the Permanent Secretary
July 20, 2011
The Ministry of Energy and Minerals is the Afghanistan of Tanzania politics. A dangerous and desperate hinterland where Ministers and Civil Servants are sent to valiantly die in an important war that seemingly cannot be won. And so when at the end of 2009, David Jairo was handed the chalice that had poisoned his [...]