“It's very sad that Tanzania is a poor football country. If elected, I promise to put this country on the world football map. I will make sure we produce our own Okochas, El Hadji Dioufs and Zinedine Zidanes here.” IfsWorldCountryPoorProduceFootballPromiseMapsI PromiseVery SadTanzaniaZidane Author:Jakaya Kikwete
“I don't think they (the Chinese) have better friends in Africa than us. But when we compare to how much money we get, if we succeed, if the MCA is funded by the US Congress for Tanzania, it's going to be $700 Million. It's going to be huge, it may be a total of all the Chinese have been giving us all these years.” IfsThinkingGivingYearsMayHas BeensMillionsHugeSucceedCongressChineseCompareTanzania Author:Jakaya Kikwete
“Tanzania is standing by the people of Zimbabwe including President Mugabe... Mugabe is there, he is president, he has been elected. If Tanzania had simply said, stupid, you're hopeless, a murderer, a violator of basic human rights; does that remove Mugabe from office? It doesn't.” PeopleIfsHumansDoeHas BeensSaidPresidentRightsStupidOfficeStandingIncludingHuman RightsRemoveHopelessMurdererZimbabweTanzaniaBasic Human RightsSimply SaidMugabe Author:Jakaya Kikwete