Minister defends Magufuli’s stance on family planning

Minister of State (PO-Ralg) Selemani Jafo tries one of the two cars donated by USaid for health projects in Dar es Salaam. PHOTO | COURTESY

What you need to know:

  • The Minister of State in the President’s Office -Regional Administration and Local Government (PO-RALG) Selemani Jafo, said the president was not against family planning but what the minster termed as “family control.”
  • He was speaking in Dar es Salaam at an event in which his office was receiving two Toyota Land cruiser vehicles worth Sh219.3 million donated by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
  • The vehicles will, among other things, facilitate family planning projects.