{UAH} Allan/Pojim/WBK: Pablo: What would Magufuli do?
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Pablo: What would Magufuli do?
Dear President Dr John Pombe Magufuli,
Congrats upon being elected the fifth president of the united republic of Tanzania. You've just been a month in power but the entire Africa is crazy about you. They have created a hashtag on social media #WhatWouldMagufuliDo because of your sober approach to tough issues.
It is quite ironic that your middle name 'Pombe' means booze where I come from, yet the measures you are taking are very, very sobering. I bring you greetings from Pope Francis. He visited us recently and left us asking 'What would Magufuli do?'
Priests and other clergy were driving expensive big 4WD SUVs while the vicar of Jesus Christ, Pope Francis, preferred to be driven in an 'ordinary' car. If I was a priest, I would have advised my comrades to ride with me on motorbikes, also known as boda bodas, to welcome our boss in Christ.
I also bring you greetings from our president H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. You have a few things in common. Your wife and Museveni's wife share a name – Janet. You both went to Dar es Salaam University, and yes, you both did sciences. You did chemistry and he did political science.
You are both authors. You authored Securing The Mechanism Of The Decomposition Of CaCO3 By The Thermodynamics Of The Reaction and President Museveni authored Sowing The Mustard Seed. It is only that you were 27 years old when President Museveni was sworn in as president of Uganda. He has since ruled for 29 years. I am sure some folks are saying 'What would Magufuli do?'
I fell in love with your campaign slogan 'Hapa kazi tu', loosely translated 'Work and nothing else.' You exhibited it when you were Tanzania's Works minister. The road construction was perfectly executed because of your no-nonsense, result-driven attitude. The shoddy work done on some of our roads has left us wondering 'What would Magufuli do?'
I like the fact that you questioned why engineers are given V8s yet a pickup is more suitable for their jobs, and why give them sitting allowances yet they are paid monthly salary, mostly to stand. People are asking 'What would Magufuli do?' if you came to Uganda and found out that jobs were more about allowances than salaries?
Allow me to salute you for putting a ban on workshops and seminars in expensive hotels, yet ministries have boardrooms available. They even have tea-girls on their payroll, yet it seems like they want to render them jobless. The fact that you have earned yourself the nickname 'Bulldozer' on social media is evident that Tanzania's future is bright.
I wanted to come and attend your official Independence day celebration on 9th December, but I was told that you had it cancelled so that the money meant to organise the event could be diverted to cater for the cholera victims. Musicians and event organisers in Uganda are now asking themselves 'What would Magufuli do' if he attended our concerts?
God richly bless you!
I remain your loyal supporter,
Pablo.
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