Dar es Salaam, May 8 -- Last week on 1st May was ‘International Workers Day; which, at national level, was celebrated in Arusha, at the Sheikh Amri Abedi Stadium, which was, reportedly, filled to capacity.

Similar celebrations were held at the Regional and District Administrative levels, as is normally the case with all ‘Mei Mosi celebrations.  But most of us followed the Arusha events by listening to the radio, or watching television, I personally listened to the speech by the Vice President, Dr. Phillip Mpango, who represented President Samia at these celebrations.

He was responding to the requests presented earlier by the Trade Union Congress of Tanzania (TUCTA) leaders in their prepared statement, which were centere...