Up to last Monday when Dr Mwakyembe disclosed that he was suffering from scleroderma ‑ a chronic condition that causes inflammation and thickening of the skin – knowledge or awareness of the disease was confined to a relatively small circle of doctors, medical students, patients and their relatives.
Jumatatu ya wiki, akizindua kampeni za CCM katika uchaguzi mdogo wa Arumeru Mashariki, mkoani Arusha, Mkapa aliuambia umati uliohudhuria kwamba hakuwahi kusikia kama kulikuwa na mtoto wa familia hiyo aliyekuwa akiitwa Vincent Nyerere.