Huh.

Tanzania has been 'surpassing' Kenya for years now. First with Mzee Nyerere, with his socialist model, while across the border, we had our own rapacious Mzee, eeeh ahem, 'buying' huge tracts of land and any valuable assets in sight. Unbelievable prescience he had, don't you think? Such unparalleled business acumen. Our erstwhile brothers the Tanzanians still trailed Kenya.
Then came Moi and his cronies,...took billions for safekeeping. We zany and mercurial Kenyans, we whistled along and produced more. Tz had Ali Hassan Mwinyi, a man who at least appeared to have his head screwed on right ...Tz still didn't pass Kenya in its severe anemic state, abused and raped for many, long years.
Along comes Mwai Kibaki, seriously competent (but that is my opinion), but his minions plundered with reckless abandon (Anglo Leasing, among others)..Kenya starts stirring to life, meanwhile Tz had Mkapa and Kikwete. Tz still trailing.
And now have the duo, grand theft continues apace, while Tz has this unhinged fellow who rules by fiat.
I would still bet on Kenya. We are a hardscrapple people and survive these bastards and their continuous evil looting, come out ahead of nations with less malevolent leaders and more natural resources.
Wealth is generated by people,...and perhaps that is where the trick lies as regards Tz surpassing Kenya.
But we shall wait and see.

If this is the worst thing Magufuli has ever done then he is a saint.

Magufuli Has accomplished the following:
- Waging a relentless war on corruption
- Established Free education up to secondary school
- Significantly reduced govt waste by curtailing foreign trips and holiday celebrations


Compare this with Kenyan leaders who divide us along tribal lines, have encouraged ethnic strife, turn a blind eye to corruption, steal land belonging to primary schools, .............

For this reason I will tale Magufuli any day over a Kenyan leader because as I said earlier, the damage that Kenyan leaders are committing is often permanent whereas Magufuli's roadside decrees will soon be reversed due to donor pressure. And even if he refuses, then his policies will be reversed when his term is over.

And whether that 2002 law is enforced depends on each individual headmaster or headmistress. Chances are that most pregant girls will not be forbidden from going to school because head-teachers have common sense.

Thats why people who complain about magufuli while making excuses for Kenyan leaders are comical.

He may be a dictator but Kenyan leaders are corrupt, are murderers, are land grabbers and tribalists.

I would rather have a dictator like Magufuli than the murderous corrupt lot that has been ruling Kenya for 54 years.

+254 needs a clever dictator right now.

@murchr.

When Kenya is comparing herself, she picks South Korea & Malaysia (two quite developed countries) and we marvel at how 60 years ago,we were at par, or even, better economically /development-wise.

60 years later, Kenya is still dogged by the same old ills of poverty, disease & illiteracy,inspite our 'democracy'.

South Korea & Malaysia had dictators, Kenya had corrupt land grabbers. They developed, we didn't.

Ethiopia & Rwanda under dictators, will develop as we sing 'democracy'. Tanzania may do the same & 60 years later,the year 2077, , , ,alama ya duku duku!

Here in the ranch? Same old thuggery of 60 years ago. Even Mau forest, a water tower, has been forsaken. The people affected by the resulting environmental degradation, still have the audacity to sing of 'democracy'.
What we have in Kenya is nothing but wanton flaunting of stupity. Doing nothing but chasing tails. Stinking tails.