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Today we have a guest columnist in the person of my friend, H. E. The Rt. Hon. Raila Odinga of Kenya
By Raila Odinga
I FIRST met Dr. Magufuli at an international conference on infrastructure in Durban, South Africa, some time in 2003. I had just assumed office as (Kenyan) Minister for Roads, Public Works and Housing in the National Rainbow Coalition, NARC, government of President Mwai Kibaki.
By that time, Dr. Magufuli had held a similar portfolio for some time in Tanzania. At the ministry, I discovered that I had inherited a bigger problem than I had imagined. The ministry was mired in massive corruption. Contractors were demanding pay – and getting paid – for works they had not done, or those done way below specifications.