Tanzania, as ever, is strongly governed with CCM still firmly in the saddle and driven by nationalism and a strong desire to be self-reliant. The state of civil liberties in the region — from Ethiopia, Uganda to Rwanda — actually leaves a lot to be desired. While Kenya still sells more to Tanzania than vice versa, the gap has been narrowing. Today, Tanzania is the fourth-largest African source of imports into Kenya after South Africa, Egypt and Uganda. Anecdotally, I think a lot fewer Kenyans work in Tanzania than in the past and the country has enthusiastically hired from the rest of Africa.

Source: Daily Nation February 14, 2019 20:48 UTC