Late Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli (PHOTO: FILE)
NAIROBI, KENYA: The East African Business Council (EABC) has sent condolences to the Tanzanian government following the death of President John Magufuli.
The President died on Wednesday from heart disease following an 18-day absence from public life that drew speculation about his health.
“The late President Pombe Magufuli pioneered the vision of Tanzania ya viwanda, Standard Gauge Railway, revived Air Tanzania, Julius Nyere Hydropower among other landmark achievements that have delivered prosperity to the citizens of the United Republic of Tanzania and the EAC region as well as economic growth to middle-income country status,” said Peter Mutuku Mathuki Executive Director, EABC/ Incoming Secretary-General, EAC.
“He was at the forefront of promoting the socio-economic role of the private sector, improving local content and strengthening value chains in the EAC region,” he said.
Magufuli’s death, the first of a Tanzanian leader while in office, opens the prospect that the country will gain its first female president.
“In testimony of the high esteem in which the people of Kenya hold President John Pombe Magufuli, the Republic of Kenya will observe a period of seven days of national mourning,” said President Uhuru.
Uhuru mourned the death of his closest territorial colleague, Magufuli, by calling him an “illustrious leader and a champion of pan Africanism".
“I have lost a friend, a colleague, and a visionary ally with whom I worked closely, particularly on our commitment to form lasting bonds between Kenya and Tanzania,” Uhuru said during a live address from State House, Nairobi, on Thursday
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