With election season fast approaching, Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan this week displayed a rare streak of ruthlessness to quell disruptive internal politicking within her government, dismissing two of her key Cabinet members and several parastatal heads for apparently straying off course.
On July 21, the President sacked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation January Makamba, alongside Information and ICT Minister Nape Nnauye, as part of a mini-Cabinet reshuffle which caught many by surprise, especially Mr Makamba’s case.
