The episodic oathing that became a feature of these times, a divide-and-rule tactic inimical to the ideals articulated by Kenyatta and his fellow Pan Africanists, was a potent symbol of how far the country had strayed from the ideals that it had entered into independence with.
Kwa hivyo, japokuwa Magufuli amechukuwa takribani nusu na robo ya wanajeshi aliowakuta kwenye kikosi chake – maana hata yeye mwenyewe alikuwa sehemu ya wanajeshi hao hao – staili yake ya kutawala imewaambukiza alioingia nao mstari wa mbele wa mapambano.