Tanzania's President John Magufuli 'sacks officials after public scolding'
A video of Tanzania's President John Magufuli publicly scolding a government official is being shared on Twitter.
In the 30-second clip Mr Magufuli asks Mwantum Kitwana Dau to state how much money had been set aside for a road fund.
Ms Dau says that she doesn't know and doesn't want to lie about it.
Watch the exchange here ( in Swahili)
Meanwhile in Tanzania pic.twitter.com/fvzkkwy0n2— Masaku (@masaku_) November 7, 2017
The Reuters news agency reports that she and another senior were sacked on Monday following the incident.
A
statement issued by the president's office said Ms Dau, the director of
the Bukoba Rural Municipal Council, and Erasto Aron Mfugale, the
director of the Bukoba Municipal Council, would be assigned to other
duties, Reuters reports.
The two dismissed officials were not available
for comment, Reuters says.
In one part of the tense exchange Ms
Dau said that she oversees many departments and could not immediately
recall the exact budget allocated for road projects.
Mr Magufuli replied, "You can't talk to me like that."
The
president, who is nicknamed the "bulldozer" for his aggressive style of
leadership, is known to make spot visits at government offices and
berating officials who he believes are not doing their work.
Critics have, however, accused him of being authoritarian.
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