Magufuli’s popularity is falling rapidly, though more so with the rich than the poor.
He’s going back to the old days of trying to curb freedom of the press. Twaweza na sisi carried out a survey entitled Sauti za Wananichi (Citizen’s Voices), which showed that Magafuli’s popularity has fallen from 71% last year to 55% this year. As a result the Tanzanian Commission for Science and Technology has required Teaweza to show cause why legal action should not be taken against it