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Nairobi (AFP) – Tanzanian Authorities said Thursday they had ordered a local advocacy group. We have made it happen in Swahili (1965) The survey of about 1,200 people revealed that their freedoms had diminished since Magufuli took office in 2015 as a corruption-fighting "man of the people."
A 2016 survey by Twaweza – for which they did not draw criticism – Magufuli's popularity rating at 96 percent. Their latest research said this had dropped to 55 percent, the lowest recorded rating for a president in the country's history.
Amos Nungu confirmed the contents (19659006) "You are hereby required to show cause, why should not this issue be taken into account by your organization? authority, "read the letter dated July 9.
Nungu accused Twaweza of violating" research procedures "and slammed the NGO for publicizing the letter.
Twaweza director Aidan Eyakuze denied leaking the letter and said his organization was" working on our response ", which is due Monday.
Ado Shaibu, Spokesman for the Opposition Alliance for Change and Transparency, accused the government of trying to muzzle Twaweza.
" Opposition parties and the ruling party have often been affected by the problem. I think this time Costech wrote to Twaweza because of the poll was not recommended for government, "he told a press conference Thursday.
Since coming to power, Magufuli has been criticized by rights groups and civil society organizations over his authoritarian leadership style.
Detractors say he has clamped down on opposition and freedom of expression.
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