BEST TWEETS: What Would Magufuli Do

John Pombe Magufuli. | image source: AFP

Barely a month in office and John Pombe Magufuli is the most talked about president in the history of the East African office.

Magufuli has earned many admirers in and outside Tanzania with the measures he has put in measure to reduce government expenditure as well as to instill discipline and work ethic in government officials.

His leadership style and motto, Hapa Kazi Tu, has inspired a social media craze about and as a result his name, and #WhatWould MagufuliDo, has been trending for days.

#WhatWouldMagufuliDo pays tribute, with humour, to the cost-cutting measures he has put in place in Tanzania and Twitter uses have been sending tweets about how they save money if they were Magufuli.

The following are some of the best tweets from that trending topic.

As was heading to Serena for breakfast, something crossed his mind and wondered

— Atemah Gor. (@Mtendawema)

I wanted to buy a cake for my wedding then I asked myself; ?

— Jásön (@awesomesiqness)

I was about to go get me a new toothpaste, but then I asked myself, ...

— Wateba 2.1 (@iWateba)

I wanted to take this baby to the garage then I thought

— DJ EYNIE (@Evabulence)

I had really saved to buy my car headlamp, then asked me i decided to Do it

— Alex The Blogger™ (@Moseax)

I wanted to buy a car alarm then asked myself

— Immanuel Mugendi (@epimmanuel)

always wanted an expensive wedding, riding in the best limo, then i thought to myself

— Verified (@njiiru)

Wanted to take a taxi home but after thinking

— It's Gitz Bruh! (@iGitz_)

wanted to go to an expensive hotel with a good jacuzzi, then i thought

— Verified (@njiiru)

My side mirror was stolen in traffic today, but instead of buying another one, I asked myself

— Philip Maina (@kimutaimaina)

Me and my boys wanted to use the gym at Serena but then we asked ourselves,

— Allan Ssenyonga (@ssojo81)