For Magufuli economic goodies and opportunities were for Tanzanians

Tanzanians nicknamed him the Bulldozer. And verily, in the almost six years that John Pombe Magufuli was president of Tanzania, he unilaterally rammed through their throats his economic policies much to the chagrin of many foreign investors.

Known as Magulification, his abrasive leadership style extended to the economic realm. Critics wrote scathing articles about his highhandedness, but admirers composed praise songs for the man they described fondly as Mchapa Kazi.

In this Thursday,...