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Residents of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s main city, have been banned from holding events or festivities while the nation mourns the late President John Magufuli, the city’s governor is quoted as saying by the property-owned Citizen newspaper. private.
Abubakar Kunenge made the announcement after Samia Suluhu Hassan took office on Friday morning, two days after Tanzanians were informed that Magufuli had died of heart complications.
“President Samia Suluhu has declared 21 days of mourning and I will give you this order that during those days events will not be allowed in the city,” the regional commissioner is quoted.
“I know that we are humble people who respect and value much of our Tanzanian traditions and customs. This is a tragic loss for the country, so I cannot allow the celebrations to continue.”
He also urged employers to give people time to go see Magufuli’s body when he is in condition at Uhuru Stadium, and gave the buses permission to change their routes over the weekend to get them there, he reports. the newspaper.
Magufuli’s leadership style may have been authoritarian and he may have been criticized for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, but his no-nonsense approach to getting things done won him great support in Tanzania.
He will be buried in his hometown of Chato next Thursday.
Source: BBC
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