President Yoweri Museveni has paid tribute to the deceased president of Tanzania, John Pombe Magufuli.
Magufuli succumbed to heart complications at the age of 61 on Wednesday at a hospital in Dar es salaam, the country’s Vice President announced.
In his eulogy posted on twitter, Museveni has described the late Magufuli as “a great son of Africa.”
He adds that Magufuli was a pragmatic leader who believed in and worked for the economic empowerment of East Africans.
“We join Tanzania in mourning the passing of a great son of Africa. May his soul Rest In Peace,” reads Museveni’s tweet.
Magufuli had not been seen in public for more than two weeks something that caused commotion among the Tanzanian community.
Opposition politician Tundu Liso revealed last week that he (Magufuli) had contracted Covid-19, but this was kept out of the public.
