John Magufuli
Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu questioned the whereabouts of President John Magufuli, as speculation spread on social media that he had fallen ill and was admitat the hospital.
“The well-being of the president is a matter of great public interest,” Lissu said in a tweet on Tuesday. He quoted public announcements of the illnesses of previous Tanzanian leaders before asking, “What about Magufuli that we don’t deserve to know?”
Lissu’s remark came after RevealTanzania, a human rights group, reported that Magufuli traveled to neighboring Kenya to receive treatment at a hospital in the capital Nairobi. He urged the Tanzanian government to provide an official comment on the report. Kenya is The Nation reported that he had been an African leader admitat a hospital in Nairobi. He said he could not reveal his name because government officials in Kenya and the leader’s home country refused to provide official confirmation.
Magufuli, 61, has led the East African nation since November 2015. He was last seen in public on February 24 during a tour of the mall, Dar es Salaam, where he inspected projects and addressed meetings. public.
The president was scheduled to attend a virtual summit of heads of state for the East African Community regional bloc on February 27, but was represented by vice president Samia Suluhu Hassan.
The presidency did not respond to two calls and a text message requesting comments.
“With the assistance of Paul Richardson.”
(Updates to the newspaper report in the third paragraph)