Dodoma/Zanzibar. Prime Minister of the United Republic of Tanzania, Mwigulu Nchemba, together with ministers from the Zanzibar Revolutionary Government, has moved to calm rising tensions following heated exchanges over alleged discrimination between Zanzibaris and mainland Tanzanians.
The debate, which has unfolded in both the Parliament of Tanzania and the Zanzibar House of Representatives, has raised concern among lawmakers who warned that such remarks could strain the Union and weaken national unity.
The controversy intensified after Acting Zanzibar Minister for Health Saada Mkuya Salum questioned the use of Zanzibar’s health card system by non Zanzibaris seeking treatment in the islands.
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