THE government yesterday rubbished reports by some Kenyan media that Tanzania is prying in Kenyan politics ahead of the August general election.
For sometimes, there has been misleading
reports in some Kenyan media that Tanzania is backing some politicians
in Kenya. The recent misleading article, which was published in the
weekly newspaper ‘Citizen’ with the title ‘Magufuli lures Museven to
back Raila,’ is one such report.
The Permanent Secretary (PS) in the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Aziz Mlima,
told the ‘Daily News on Saturday’ that Tanzania has never thought to
meddle in Kenya or any other country’s internal affairs.
He said the accusations that are
levelled against Tanzania that it has entered into an agreement with
some politicians are not true.
“We understand that during election
campaigns, many things happen, some candidates follow principles of
democracy and others decide to play dirty game. I want to assure the
public that the government of Tanzania is not involved in anyway in
Kenyan politics,” he said.
According to Dr Mlima, Tanzania respects
and believes in the principles of democracy and good governance and
thus there is no way it could stick its nose into Kenyan internal
political affairs.
He added that Tanzania will be the last
country to interfere in other countries’ businesses. The PS said the two
countries have good relationship and that the misleading media reports
should be ignored to maintain the historical good relationship.
“We all remember that in 1960, the
founding father discussed the possibility of delaying Tanzania
independence until Kenya becomes free too,” he said.
He asked the public to ignore the
misleading reports in some of Kenyan media saying they were unhealthy
for the growth of democracy and good relations in the region.
“We are asking both Tanzanians and
Kenyans to understand us, our aim is to see the East African Community
(EAC) moving forward and business growing,” noted Dr Mlima.
He added: “Media organisations must
research and publish information that helps our countries’ to move
forward instead of creating tension by misleading the public.”
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