Tanzanians have been left wondering why President Samia Suluhu sacked the country’s Foreign Minister, Liberata Mulamula, at the weekend.
But perhaps hinting what was behind the move, at the swearing in of new ministers in Dar-es-Salaam today, the president issued a stern warning to people in her government.
“You need to know the scope of your powers so that when you want to go beyond, you seek permission from higher authorities.”
Ms Liberata was replaced by Dr Stergomena Tax.
Source: BBC
Know your boundaries, Samia warns Ministers
President Samia Hassan speaking at State House Dar es Salaam on Monday during the swearing-in ceremony following last night’s mini-cabinet reshuffle.
The president reminded ministers not to over-step authority, know their limits and boundaries, and to also honour the oath of office, on top of adhering to the constitution.
Dar es Salaam. President Samia Suluhu Hassan has issued a stern warning to ministers and reminded them of their boundaries.
The president reminded ministers not to over-step authority, know their limits and boundaries, and to also honour the oath of office, on top of adhering to the constitution.
She was speaking at State House Dar es Salaam on Monday during the swearing-in ceremony following last night’s mini-cabinet reshuffle.
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Monrovia — The Rwanda Minister of State responsible for Health, Dr. Yvan Butera, cautioned that while the country is beginning to see positive signals in its fight against the Marburg virus, the outbreak is “not yet over”. He, however, expressed hope that “we are headed in that direction”. The minister said the epidemiology trend, since the disease was first discovered in the country more than a month ago, is moving towards fewer cases.
Dr. Butera, who was giving updates during an online briefing yesterday, said in the past two weeks, only two deaths were recorded while 14 people recovered from the disease. He said Rwanda was expanding its testing capacity with 16,000 people already inoculated against the disease.
The priority right now, Butera said, is “rapid testing and detection”.
Marburg is a highly virulent disease transmitted through human-to-human contact or contact with an infected animal. The fatality rate of cases, which has varied over the period, is more than 50%, according to the World Health Organization. WHO said the highest number of new confirmed cases in Rwanda were reported in the first two weeks of the outbreak. There’s been a “sharp decline” in the last few weeks, with the country now tackling over 60 cases.
At Thursday’s briefing, a senior official of the Africa Centers for Disease Control, Dr. Ngashi Ngongo, said mpox – the other infectious disease outbreak that countries in the region are fighting – was been reported in 19 countries, with Mauritius being the latest country to confirm a case. He said although no new cases have been recorded in recent weeks in several countries where outbreaks occurred previously – including Cameroon, South Africa, Guinea, and Gabon – Uganda confirmed its first Mpox death. This, he said, is one of two fatalities reported outside Central Africa.
Dr. Ngashi revealed that there was an increase in cases in Liberia and Uganda. He said mpox cases were still on an upward trend.
“The situation is not yet under control.”
Source: allafrica.com
