So we’ve taken our daughters and stood with them on the shores of West Africa, in those doors of no return, mindful that their ancestors were both slaves and slave owners. We’ve stood with them in that small cell on Robben Island where Madiba showed the world that, no matter the nature of his physical confinement, he alone was the master of his fate. (Applause.) For us, for our children, Africa and its people teach us a powerful lesson — that we must uphold the inherent dignity of every human being.
Mheshimiwa Spika; Nchi yetu iko salama, mipaka iko salama kwa sababu Jeshi la Ulinzi la Wananchi wa Tanzania limeendelea kutimiza ipasavyo jukumu lake la kulinda uhuru na mipaka ya nchi yetu. Katika kipindi hiki tumewekeza sana katika kuliimarisha Jeshi letu kwa vifaa na zana za kisasa za kivita na mafunzo. Tumeimarisha Kamandi za Nchi Kavu, Anga na Majini. Utayari kivita wa jeshi letu ni mzuri tena wa hali ya juu. Weledi na nidhamu ya Wanajeshi wetu ni ya hali ya juu. Tumeboresha maslahi na makazi ya wanajeshi kwa kujenga nyumba mpya za kuishi.