Jakaya Kikwete Professions : President of the United Republic of Tanzania Born : October 7, 1950 Browse All Authors Top 26 quotes by Jakaya Kikwete If people want to get into leadership through corrupt practices, through corrupt means, I think that's detestable; we have to take action. Jakaya Kikwete think leadership action people Land ownership has never been a problem. People have access to land. The peasants cannot complain about land ownership. Jakaya Kikwete never land problem people We design our own programmes; we take leadership. Of course the donors come in to support us, to complement our efforts. Our responsibility to the donors is about accountability: about how we use that money. If somebody gives you his money, definitely he will be interested in knowing how you spend the money. Jakaya Kikwete you support money leadership The presidency is not an office job. If I only sit in the office in Dar es Salaam, I'm not running the country. I visit the country to inspect development programmes, to inspect activities, to see how things are going, how the government agenda is being implemented, what are the teething issues. Jakaya Kikwete job see government country Our government is focused on creating jobs, growth and long-term prosperity and on creating the right conditions for Canadian businesses. Jakaya Kikwete right focused growth government At independence, Tanzania had 350,000 elephants... in 1987, there were only 55,000 elephants left. Jakaya Kikwete only were independence left