The tragic tale of John Pombe Magufuli

Tanzania President John Pombe Magufuli of Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM). [Pius Cheruiyot, Standard]

The story of Dr John Pombe Magufuli begins on the shores of Lake Victoria where he strutted his small frame and signed up to his destiny as one of Africa’s most controversial leaders.

Emerging barefoot from a grass-thatched hut every morning, he would rise to be driven into the imposing State House every evening in a majestic convoy....