His appointment comes amid huge debate on ethnicity and tribalism in the country following Thursday's tribal remark by former Vice President and CORD Leader, Kalonzo Musyoka, who rattled a Kikuyu journalist refusing to answer his question because he is a Jubilee sympathizer by virtue of his last name, a remark that has drawn varied reactions across the political and ethnic divide.
Pamoja na hizo, hoja nyingine zilizokubaliwa ni za uvuvi katika ukanda wa uchumi na bahari kuu, Uwezo wa Zanzibar kukopa ndani na nje ya nchi ambapo makubaliano yaliafikiwa kwamba wizara zinazoshughulikia masuala ya fedha SMT na SMZ ziandae utaratibu na muongozo.