According to Benotman, this was not a decision of the formal shura council of al Qaeda, because it is currently impossible to gather them in one place, but was rather the decision of six to eight leaders of al Qaeda in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border area. Al-Adel was already one of the top leaders of the group.
Akizungumza Dar es Salaam jana Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa Ewura, Haruna Masebu, alisema bei hizo hazihusishi kodi na kwamba Tanesco walitaka umeme upande kwa asilimia 155 lakini, baada ya mamlaka hiyo kuchambua maoni ya wadau, iliamua upande kwa asilimia 40.29 ili maisha yasizidi kuwa magumu.