Jakaya Kikwete Quotes

• If somebody gives you his money, definitely he will be interested in knowing how you spend the money.

  Jakaya Kikwete

  Knowing, Giving, Ifs

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• Those who expect radical changes in policy and direction are mistaken and lost. The government of the fourth republic will build on what was undertaken by previous governments and will continue with all good things.

  Jakaya Kikwete

  Government, Republic, Radical Change

  "Tanzania's New President Sworn in". news.bbc.co.uk. December 21, 2005.

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• Roads are the blood vessels of the economy.

  Jakaya Kikwete

  Blood, Blood Vessels, Economy

  Daily News, April 4, 2011.

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• The presidency is not an office job. If I only sit in the office in Dar es Salaam I'm not running the country.

  Jakaya Kikwete

  Jobs, Office Jobs, Office

  Financial Times Interview, October 04, 2007.

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• It's very sad that Tanzania is a poor football country. If elected, I promise to put this country on the world football map. I will make sure we produce our own Okochas, El Hadji Dioufs and Zinedine Zidanes here.

  Jakaya Kikwete

  Football, Country, Zidane

  "A Political Football". news.bbc.co.uk. September 13, 2005.

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• I don't think they (the Chinese) have better friends in Africa than us. But when we compare to how much money we get, if we succeed, if the MCA is funded by the US Congress for Tanzania, it's going to be $700 Million. It's going to be huge, it may be a total of all the Chinese have been giving us all these years.

  Jakaya Kikwete

  Thinking, Years, Giving

  Interview with William Wallis and Tom Burgis, www.ft.com. November 06, 2007.

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• Justice has to be done, justice must be seen to be done, what the AU is simply saying is that what is critical, what is the priority, is peace. That is priority number one now.

  Jakaya Kikwete

  Numbers, Justice, Priorities

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• We cannot continue to mourn about our country being poor while our minerals are lying untapped and with harvesting at Lake Natron, we will not be the first to do so, because our neighbours, Kenya, are doing the same on the other side of the lake.

  Jakaya Kikwete

  Country, Lying, Lakes

  Daily News, April 1, 2011.

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• Africa needs access to markets.

  Jakaya Kikwete

  Needs, Access

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• There are no demands - undue demands... There are many questions we get? Why China? Why now and the answer is why not?... There is no any hidden agenda in our cooperation with China, it is a relationship based on mutual understanding and equality; they understand our situation.

  Jakaya Kikwete

  Understanding, Why Not, Agendas

  During President Hu Jintao's visit to Tanzania, February 16, 2009.

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• My government is going to deal with all forms of corruption. White-collar corruption will be high on the list and we are going to plug all gaps that are being used by corrupt leaders (and) business people.

  Jakaya Kikwete

  Government, White, People

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• There were times when there were riots in Africa, demonstrations against the IMF because of the policy advice they were giving, the conditionalities they were imposing, and the difficulties that arose out of the implementation of those conditionalities.

  Jakaya Kikwete

  Giving, Advice, Imf

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• Tanzania is standing by the people of Zimbabwe including President Mugabe... Mugabe is there, he is president, he has been elected. If Tanzania had simply said, stupid, you're hopeless, a murderer, a violator of basic human rights; does that remove Mugabe from office? It doesn't.

  Jakaya Kikwete

  Stupid, Zimbabwe, Rights

  Interview with Financial Times, April 10, 2007.

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