Mzee mtei mwasisi wa CHADEMA amezungumzia kuhusu utawala wa Rais Maguful.soma zaid.

Ametoa pongezi na kusema, Rais
Magufuli ni kiongozi ambaye ameyatoa
maisha yake ili kupambana kikamilifu na
changamoto na pia matatizo ya Taifa
yaliyosababishwa na uongozi mbovu
katika usimamizi wa uchumi na raslimali
nchini.
Amempongeza Rais Magufuli kwa kuwa
kiongozi asiyependa mzaha katika
kupambana na ruswa, ufisadi, uzembe na
viongozi wabadhirifu wa mali za umma.
Mzee Mtei amemfananisha Rais Magufuli
na Baba wa Taifa, Mwl. Nyerere katika
kukabiliana na masuala ambayo ni
changamoto na muhimu katika taifa.
Amemalizia kwa kusema ana furaha
kuona Rais Magufuli anapambana
kuhakikisha uchumi wa nchi unajengeka
katika msingi imara kwa sababu viongozi
wa nyuma wamejenga uchumi ambayo
siyo endelevu kwa taifa.
''Rais Magufuli anatoa mwanga
unaoonyesha makosa ya nyuma na nina
furaha kuona Watanzania wanapewa tena
nchi yao na kufufua viwanda vya ndani’’
Mtei alisema.
Kwa habari zaidi soma hii article katika
gazeti la The Guardian on Sunday.
Mtei, the country’s first governor of
the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) and former
Finance minister in Mwalimu Julius
Nyerere’s administration, has
described Magufuli as a leader who
has dedicated his life to confronting
problems Tanzania faces as a result of
gross mismanagement of the country's
economy and resources.
The 84-year-old veteran politician and
founder of the country's biggest
opposition party, Chama cha
Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Chadema),
has commended President Magufuli
for his no-nonsense approach to
dealing with corrupt public officials
and for making it clear that the
problems he was now addressing
were caused by past regimes.
Mtei compared President Magufuli to
founding president Julius Nyerere
when it came to seriousness in
dealing with significant and burning
national issues.
"We've inflated the economy so much
because of the losses this country has
been incurring over the years due to
bad leadership, and I can't be happier
to see Magufuli addressing such
problems," explained Mtei in an
exclusive interview with the Guardian
on Sunday at his Shangarai home in
Arusha, which sits on his 52-acre
coffee plantation.
The former BoT governor, who fell out
with Mwalimu Nyerere while he was
minister for Finance over his attempts
to devalue the shilling in tune with
policies rolled out at the time by the
International Monetary Fund (IMF), a
move that led to his subsequent
resignation, faulted past regimes for
embracing corruption and turning a
blind eye to the country's otherwise
rich resources which could have
alleviated poverty levels in the country
some long time ago.
Mtei, who also served as secretary
general of the first East African
Community (EAC) which came to a sad
end in 1977, said past regimes paid
scant attention to local industries and
productivity, something he said
dragged the country backwards.
"Magufuli is righting the past wrongs
and I'm happy to see Tanzanians
being given back their land and the
reviving of local industries. With the
discovery of oil and gas Tanzania will
one day become a country to reckon
with in the region," remarked the
veteran politician.
According to Mtei, Tanzania was trying
to catch up with its regional
neighbours, expressing optimism that
it was only a matter of a few years
before the country left behind
economic powerhouses like Kenya and
Rwanda.
"This is because the government has
recognised and acknowledged the
importance of optimal exploitation of
resources...and with our currency
becoming stronger by the day, we
shall in the not too distant future
become one of the greatest nations in
the region," he said.
Mtei insisted that the country would
be on the right path towards
development only when there was full
utilization of its resources and
manpower.
Commenting on the recent exit by
Britain from the European Union, Mtei
said Tanzania would not be largely
affected by the move, stressing that
the country still had stronger
economic ties with other European
countries such as Germany.
The architect of the country's central
bank said Brexit would serve as a
stark reminder to Tanzania's total
dependence on some European
powerhouses.
Asked to comment about
achievements his party had registered
since its establishment, Mtei could not
hide his pleasure on seeing the ruling
party, CCM, adopting policies his party
envisioned.
The veteran politician said he was
proud to see the party he founded
giving the ruling party a run for its
money since the reintroduction of
multiparty democracy in the 1990s.
“I’m happy to see CCM adopting our
manifestos. The ruling party is living
our time – and that is how a country
should be run…CCM has become
Chadema in action,” Mtei remarked.
Mtei was however quick to point out
what he described as alarm at the
deteriorating levels of democracy
following the government’s decision to
ban live telecasts of parliamentary
sessions and the prohibition of public
rallies by the opposition.
“We have evolved a system where in
order for the state to neutralize the
opposition, the police are called in.
This is utterly unhealthy for the
country,” he cautioned
SOURCE: The Guardian on Sunday