Kenyan Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula and former Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa, representing the African Union, also attended the talks.

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Benjamin Mkapa, Tanzania's president, last week dismissed the idea that Zimbabwe's problems might have something to do with bad governance.

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This policy continued under Benjamin Mkapa, who was elected president in 1995.

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At the city's Jangwani grounds on Saturday, President Benjamin Mkapa took up the theme of tackling corruption, and defended his government's record.

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Under Ali Hassan Mwinyi (1985-1995) and Benjamin Mkapa (1995-2005), the country edged away from socialism and its economy started to grow again.

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Kenya's key tourist trade has been in trouble recently because of security concerns, the economic damage from which was highlighted in late June by the President of neighbouring Tanzania, Benjamin Mkapa.

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