The sister to Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli is in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
Monica Joseph Magufuli is admitted at Bugando Hospital, Mwanza, where she is recuperating in what is reported to be a heart problem.
President Magufuli visited her yesterday, August 18, and stated that he was grateful to the level of care she was getting from the doctors at the hospital.
“Nguvu zenu zinahitajika lakini nguvu za mwenyezi mungu ni muhimu sana katika kuokoa maisha yetu. ninashukuru mungu aendelee kuwalinda, kuwajalia, tuko pamoja na nyinyi katika huduma kubwa mnazozitoa za upendo kwa watu wenye matatizo.
“Endeleeni hivo msikate tamaa, kazi ni ngumu lakini nina uhakika chini ya usimamizi wake nguviu yake mwenyezi mungu mtafanya makubwa katika kuokoa roho zao.
“Tuanendelea kuwaombea wagonjwa wote ili waweze kupona kwa haraka lakini kwa niaba ya familia ya marehemu Joseph Magufuli napenda kuwashukuru sana kwa kuendelea kuhudumia dada yangu.
“Tuendelee kumwomba mungu mpaka mungu mwenyewe akiamua sisi binadamu huwa tuko na njia ya kudeal, lakini muendelee kutoa huduma kwa wagonjwa wote,” said Magufuli.
Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Dkt. John Pombe Magufuli akimjulia hali Dada yake Monica Joseph Magufuli ambaye amelazwa katika Chumba cha Uangalizi Maalum (ICU) katika hospitali ya Bugando mkoani Mwanza. pic.twitter.com/3x226ZBhMc
— Gerson Msigwa (@MsigwaGerson) August 18, 2018
After taking office, Magufuli immediately began to impose measures to curb government spending, such as barring unnecessary foreign travel by government officials, using cheaper vehicles and board rooms for transport and meetings respectively, shrinking the delegation for a tour of the Commonwealth from 50 people to 4, dropping its sponsorship of a World AIDS Day exhibition in favour of purchasing AIDS medication, and discouraging lavish events and parties by public institutions (such as cutting the budget of a state dinner inaugurating the new parliament session). Magufuli reduced his own salary from US$15,000 to US$4,000 per-month.
Most notably, Magufuli also suspended the country’s Independence Day festivities for 2015, in favour of a national cleanup campaign to help reduce the spread of cholera. Magufuli personally participated in the cleanup efforts, having stated that it was “so shameful that we are spending huge amounts of money to celebrate 54 years of independence when our people are dying of cholera”. The cost savings were to be invested towards improving hospitals and sanitation in the country.
On 10 December 2015, more than a month after taking office, Magufuli announced his cabinet. Its size was reduced from 30 ministries to 19 to help reduce costs