President Samia should answer the European embassies: Tanzania is a free country, it should not be told what to do in its affairs
President Samia Suluhu Hassan of the United Republic of Tanzania has responded to the declarations of ambassadors representing various countries in the country, who wanted a quick investigation into the incidents of kidnapping and murder of people saying, Tanzania is a free country, so it should not be directed what to do about its affairs.
President Samia Suluhu Hassan of the United Republic of Tanzania has responded to the declarations of ambassadors representing various countries in the country, who wanted a quick investigation into the incidents of kidnapping and murder of people saying, Tanzania is a free country, so it should not be directed what to do about its affairs.
In her response, Samia has accused the ambassadors, saying that she does not believe what they said are instructions from the heads of their countries, and promised to slander them to the presidents of the respective countries for interfering in Tanzania.
Addressing the closing ceremony of the General Meeting of Senior Chief Officers of the Police Force and the 60th anniversary of the force yesterday in Kilimanjaro region, President Samia said: "we are not told what to do in our country; we have the Constitution, laws, guidelines, our traditions and customs that guide us what to do in our countries".
He reminded that killings happen in every country, but Tanzania has never sent its ambassadors to direct those countries what to do.
The source of the Tanzanian president's response is a joint statement by the ambassadors of 13 countries representing the European Union in the country, including the United Kingdom, condemning and demanding a quick and independent investigation into the killings.
The embassies that issued the joint statement are Belgium, England, Denmark, France, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. The United States also issued a separate statement on the events.
The ambassadors made the statement shortly after the news of the death of a cadre of the main opposition party in Tanzania, Chadema, Ali Kibao, who was taken while on public transport on September 6 and a day later was found dead.../
