She was cogent, spirited, articulate and self-assertive, and she was duly applauded by her assembly. This what old man Julius Nyerere used to refer to as the “smoking breaks” which delegates used to take after Tanzanian delegations started to sound empty and irrelevant. They will also learn in good time that she taught law at the prestigious Dar es Salaam university before she ventured into politics. When a member of parliament can be silenced when he wants to debate the spate of disappearances, abductions and killings in the country, one should know the House has been muted. It is unconscionable to want to run with the hares in Geneva while hunting with the hounds in Dodoma.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 20, 2024 13:10 UTC