Mr Pinda said there was no need for Rwanda to react in such a manner if it felt the suggestion was not in its best interests. In his supplementary question, Mr Mbowe said it seemed that Rwanda had lobbied Uganda and Kenya, which were siding with it at Tanzania’s expense. “Politics is lobbying…our partners are doing things which were supposed to involve all EAC states like the use of our ports, but they have not been inviting Tanzania to such events,” he said.
“Wapo pia viongozi wakubwa ndani ya Baraza la Wawakilishi, wengine wamestaafu, hawautaki Muungano. Tume inawafahamu wanaotaka Tume ya Katiba iwe na ajenda ya kuvunja Muungano. Muungano huu, ulimfukuza Aboud Jumbe madarakani, kiongozi mkubwa tu, mi nawaambia mambo mengine siri. Jumbe alitoka kwenye mkutano wa CCM, kaja pale nje akakuta gari lake lingine siyo la Makamu. Leo, (anamtaja kiongozi huyo) anasema tulifanya makosa kuungana, anajiunga na Jumbe, anaanza kufanana na Uamsho,” alisema Butiku.