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I was poisoned by jealous ministers after ex-president Mkapa's praise- Magufuli

Tanzania President John Magufuli. Photo: Courtesy.

Tanzania President John Magufuli has opened up on a brush with death he had after being poisoned during his tenure as a minister under former President Benjamin Mkapa.

Speaking during the launch of Mkapa's memoir 'My Life, My Purpose- A Tanzanian President Remembers’ in Dar es Salaam, Magufuli revealed that the poisoning incident was a well-guarded secret.

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