DAILY NEWS Reporter
THERE is a high sense of optimism
among analysts towards President John Magufuli’s style of work thus far.
A number of them said in Dar es Salaam that as Tanzanians eagerly wait
for the unveiling of the new cabinet, the President should very much be
aware of the people’s wishes to see a high-calibre team that would help
the Head of State infuse his ideas into moulding institutions that would
perform in accordance with his plans.
In an interview with the ‘Daily News’,
the Chairman of the Constitution Forum, Mr Deus Kibamba, said he saw
President Magufuli having started on the right footing. “Let him keep
the pace,” he said.
He noted, however, that change of the
sort and nature that the Head of State seems to seek normally takes time
to yield the required results. “Systems must be put in place for the
required culture of respect to work to begin nourishing, albeit
gradually,” he said.
He therefore noted that Dr Magufuli
would be adding a lot of value to his revolutionary changes “If he plays
well with the completion of the process towards the new constitution”.
He also proposed that President Magufuli
continues with the war against graft and injustice, which he has vowed
to fight to the end, hoping that his cabinet will immediately
demonstrate the same level of seriousness in tackling corruption.
Mr Kibamba felt that the president would
need to plug all the loopholes for tax evasion and restore trust in tax
collection circles. “I see him advancing surely on the course of
bringing about transformational change in this resource-endowed country.
I wish him and his cabinet, soon to be
in place, all the best in this endeavour,’’ he said. University of Dar
es Salaam don Dr Frank Tily cautioned that bringing transformational
change was not an easy thing, considering the fact that some people were
used to the system in which only few benefit. “He needs capable and
far-looking assistants to ensure he succeeds in his vision.
There is also need to review the civil
service salaries so that they go hand in hand with their needs,” the don
opined. A lecturer at the Open University of Tanzania (OUT), Mr
Emmanuel Mallya, said what President Magufuli had started thus far is
commendable, urging him to strengthen institutions and systems in
addition to infusing into them the good ideas he has advocated.
“As the president plans his cabinet, he
is likely to put people who will help him build the system he looks
forward to and implement the good ideas that he has advocated so far,”
he advised.
A management consultant, Mr Constantine
Magavilla, affirmed that Tanzania is blessed to have had one of Africa’s
foremost visionary leaders as one of its founding fathers. “We have
inherited an amazing country as a result.
This vision is the embodiment of our
nationhood founded more in a collective than individual purpose, he
quipped. He added that as a result, “we do not need visionary leaders as
much as we need leaders with a soul that can keep this vision (the body
of our nationhood) alive through their actions and the values they
infuse’’.
A University of Dar es Salaam lecturer,
Dr Ayub Rioba, said in a note that he had followed Dr Magufuli’s
performance for the last 20 years he has been in various leadership
positions at ministerial level.
“I have listened to him throughout the
campaign. I have followed his actions after he was sworn in. I watched
his inaugural address to Parliament. I am convinced he has what it takes
to move this country forward,’’ the don told the ‘Daily News’.
Dr Rioba observed that Dr Magufuli has
always stood by his ideas. “My columns in various newspapers are
testimony to this admission. I declare my full support for the new
President in his resolve to change our society,” he stated.
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