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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": "Moi and President Museveni who together pushed the East African language of Kiswahili to become the first African language to be adopted as an official language in the African Union. If you go to the African Union today, those of us who may be challenged in the proficiency of the English language will follow the proceedings of the African Union without any difficulty whatsoever because Kiswahili is ranked alongside English, Portuguese, Spanish, French and Arabic as an official language of the African Union; thanks to Tanzania that protected and nurtured Kiswahili to grow to the level where it has become an accepted official language in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and now in Eastern Congo. That is the legacy that successive leaderships in Tanzania have given to this region. Mr. Speaker, Sir, more importantly, is the orderly succession that we have seen in Tanzania. Here is a country where the issue of where Mama Suluhu comes from, Zanzibar, is not an issue. It is an equal partner. The mainlanders have accepted her, the Zanzibaris have accepted her and she is not moving to leadership gloating about becoming the President, but with the humility of assuring Tanzanians and East Africans that the policies of President Magufuli and Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM) as a party will be enhanced. More importantly is the fact that Tanzania remains an example to the whole continent in terms of national cohesion. I wish all other countries in the region and on the continent could see what Tanzanians do since President Magufuli came into office and I was very happy to see our President salute President Magufuli’s policies. I wish he had also done the same here of not borrowing without boundaries. President Magufuli said, “Tanzania itajengwa na kile tuko nacho. ” That is a quote and he did. A Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) is being constructed, a second port of Tanga is under construction, a super highway from Dar es Salaam to Mwanza is under construction and the port of Mwanza is under renovation. Many things have been done under the watch of President Magufuli and yet Tanzania is not choking under the weight of both domestic and foreign debt like we are. That is an accolade we cannot deny President Magufuli. President Uhuru, as the new Chairperson of the EAC, we would want you to take back East Africa to where it was. When East African Ministers of Finance meet, they compare their The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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