DAR ES SALAAM, Jan. 13 -- RECENTLY, President Samia made a move that may look political, but it is deeply financial in its logic: She brought Dr Philip Mpango in as senior advisor on economic affairs and projects and Kassim Majaliwa as senior advisor on social affairs.

If you think of government like a big investment fund, it is like placing two seasoned “portfolio stewards” beside the main decision-maker, one to sharpen how major economic bets are picked and delivered and the other to keep social pressures from turning into costly risks that derail the whole plan.

The timing is key because the country enters this period with strong macro stability. Inflation was about 3.6 per cent in December 2025 and the policy rate stayed...