Lack of strong and visionary government is a chief suspect when it comes to why mineral-rich Tanzania is economically lagging behind Kenya and Uganda. Recently, there were some allegations that Kenya and South Africa benefit more with tanzanite than Tanzania, the only country with this mineral on the planet.
Ukweli umechakachuliwa na uongo kuchukua nafasi yake. Huduma zimechakachuliwa kiasi cha walaji wetu kulishwa uchafu na sumu badala ya huduma. Mfano mdogo ni ulanguzi wa simu ambapo taarifa za hivi karibuni zimeonyesha kuwa ni Tanzania pekee katika Afrika Mashariki kiasi cha kuwalazimisha watanzania waishio nje kupitishia simu zao nchi za jirani hasa Kenya.