By NATION TEAM More by this AuthorFormer Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa may have left great lessons for Kenya on how politicians can build a team of rivals. At his burial on Wednesday in Mtwara, southern Tanzania, his successor Jakaya Kikwete said Mkapa could have ended his political career early. STRONG RULING PARTYAdvertisementAnd when they went for round two, Mkapa won. As CCM was among the strongest ruling parties in Africa then, a win for presidential nomination almost always guaranteed actual presidential victory, and powers to destroy your rivals. After Mkapa won the presidency in 1995, the former journalist appointed Kikwete as Foreign Minister, leaving him in the position for a decade.

Source: Daily Nation July 30, 2020 17:48 UTC