Benjamin Mkapa
Benjamin Mkapa
Benjamin William Mkapawas the third President of Tanzania, in office from 1995 to 2005. He was also Chairman of the Revolutionary State Party...
ideas decision brotherhood
The idea of African brotherhood is often just a cover-up for laziness. We must see what is achievable in our circumstances and evaluate all decisions. In terms of regional economic integration, sentimentality is not enough. We really have to be frank and honest.
children each-day poverty
When a jumbo jet crashes, we will rush in with assistance, but we forget that each day 30,000 children die unnecessarily from poverty-related preventable causes - equivalent to 100 jumbo jets crashing every day.
sports country character
I am aware that many regard me as an anti-sports character person, but the truth is that the country's economy by then was in bad shape. Tanzania being among the highly indebted countries, I had to give sports the least prominence during my first term, while setting priorities in revitalising our economy.
men poverty action
There is a thought that poverty is a public policy failure; poverty is man-made by action and non-action: poverty can be eliminated.