Thousands of Tanzanians gathered yesterday to say a final goodbye to the country’s third president Benjamin Mkapa () during a requiem mass at Uhuru Stadium in Temeke district in Dar es Saalam. But as the event went on, President Uhuru Kenyatta’s delegation to the function ahead of today’s burial was forced to return midair due to what was termed as bad weather. Senate Majority Leader Samuel Poghisio had been sent to deliver Uhuru’s message of condolence to Mkapa’s family and the entire nation of Tanzania. “The Tanzanian Civil Aviation warned us of bad weather and we could not land in the city. In his message, Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka described the former Tanzanian leader a trusted neighbour and a champion of regional integration.

Source: Standard Digital July 28, 2020 21:00 UTC