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Tanzanian Minister sacked for turning up drunk at Parliament

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8 years ago

May 22, 2016

Tanzanian Minister sacked for turning up drunk at Parliament

For turning up to answer questions in parliament drunk, Tanzanian Home Affairs Minister Charles Kitwanga has been sacked by President John Magufuli.

The presidential State House said in a statement Kitwanga was sacked after he “turned up drunk to parliament and responded to a question directed to the Ministry of Home Affairs while being in a drunken state.”

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Ever since he came into office, President Magufuli has promised to tackle any form of laxity and corruption in his government as he has sacked several senior officials for graft and cut spending he deemed wasteful, such as scrapping official Christmas cards.

Kitwanga is the first minister to be fired since the cabinet’s appointment. Analysts said his sacking came as a surprise as he was widely viewed as being close to Magufuli.

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