On 14 August Samia brought Palamagamba Kabudi – a close ally of Magufuli who led his government's negotiations with foreign mining firms – and William Lukuvi back into government as the Minister of Constitution and Legal Affairs and Minister in the Prime Minister's Office/Chief Whip respectively (AC Vol 58 No 15 Magufuli's law)...
Added to the bureaucratic mix is the new Government Negotiating Team headed by Palamagamba Kabudi the architect of the restrictive 2017 legislation and the recent equally restrictive revision of the Mining Regulations (AC Vol 58 No 15 Magufuli's law)...
He also drew from academics in the University of Dar es Salaam the most prominent of which is foreign minister Palamagamba Kabudi (AC Vol 58 No 22 Laying down the law)...
Fortunately for him President John Magufuli of Tanzania who never misses an opportunity to deride Kenyans for their 'tribal politics' had despatched his Foreign Minister Palamagamba Kabudi to deliver the same message something he did in perfect Swahili in a dig at Kenya's adulterated version of the language which Tanzanians frown on as much as they scorn Kenya's 'tribalism'...
The Minister for Constitutional Affairs Palamagamba Kabudi was equally clear that the split would be based on profits after tax equating to a 70% government take...
Also at the centre of things is Professor Palamagamba Kabudi...