“BREAKING: We have been informed that Hon. Mbowe and Lissu can be arrested at any time. The biggest reason is DP World. Dr. Slaa, Mwabukusi, Madeleka, Mdude Nyagali are in the hands of the police. Dr. Nshala is in EXILE. Samia do not torture the Tanganyikas for the interests of the Arabs. Look at West Africa” (Tanzania Leaks, 13.08.2023).
“Lawyer Alphonce Lusako, who was among those who opened a case against the Port investment agreement between Tanzania and DP World, has said that Lawyer Boniface Mwabukusi and his colleagues who were arrested by the police force in Morogoro region and taken to Mbeya have been on hunger strike since they were arrested. More news has started to spread that the lawyer Mwabukusi will be opened a case of treason for what is alleged to have made statements that allegedly threatened to bring down the administration of the President of the United Republic of Tanzania Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan” (WateteziTV, 13.08.2023).
If Chama Cha Mapundzi (CCM) Government and DP World had made a beneficial or reasonable agreement. We wouldn’t be here today. However, the regime which is lead by non other than President Samia Suluhu Hassan is becoming to hostile to its detractors.
If you ever thought President Suluhu was a reformer or someone who offers change. I sadly have to tell you truth and she’s not. She’s continuing the same repression and totalitarian behaviour of her predecessor, which she was a deputy under. The President learned all the tricks of Magufuli and currently intends to tarnish the whole legacy of CCM.
CCM is acting with swift force and no remorse. There is no middle ground or space to move in. Only their party line and if you don’t accept it. Well, you can end up in the slammer. The authorities will find you and you will be charged by law. Either by treason, offensive communications or whatnot. The state will find some reasons to shield you from public life or even some privacy. They will take you down and you will forget normal life…
That’s what President Suluhu stands for. She has gotten greedy and expect everyone to bow down to her knees. As President she might even have sold crown jewels in the ports to the DP World. Risked valuable assets over a shoddy deal, which the public and the United Republic should never discuss. They should just praise her for misjudgement and misdeeds. While the DP World lives on and will haunt the government. Because, the stipulations and the articles of it can damage the Republic. They can lose assets and loose what used to belong to Tanzania.
Alas, here is the problem. The sovereign state has on its own and without consultation of the public. Possibly traded the future and given way to a huge Middle Easter Company. They have traded away tangible assets and infrastructure for some cheap money. Not thinking about the consequences or future ramifications. While hoping nobody would dare to question it or say otherwise.
Because, President Suluhu and CCM is bound to have the best interests at heart. While it seemingly isn’t so, when anyone and anybody who dares to question or speak out is getting behind bars. When anyone who says or speaks are silenced. They are taking any big-name, lawyer, activists or opposition leader and detaining them. That’s saying something about how bad things are.
This just shows there is something really bad about this DP World Agreement and the President don’t want the public to know. She knows she gave away and conceded valuable assets, which cannot be returned. That’s why she has to retaliate and use law enforcement to silence the ones who challenge her. Peace.
MinBane 