Zanzibar’s First Lady, Mariam Mwinyi, pays her last respects to Dr Magufuli. Zanzibar residents stand by at a common point yesterday, eagerly waiting to have a glimpse of the motorcade with the hearse carrying the casket bearing the body of former president Dr John Pombe Joseph Magufuli. Photos: Zanzibar State House Zanzibar President Dr Hussein Ali Mwinyi speaks at the sombre occasion at Zanzibar’s Amaan Stadium. Behind him (R) is Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa, chairman of the national funeral committee. Members of Tanzania People’s Defence Forces carry the casket bearing Dr Magufuli’s body shortly after it was flown into Zanzibar’s Abeid Amani Karume International Airport yesterday from Dodoma city, where the national funeral was held on Monday. Zanzibar residents stand by the roadside, waiting to view the casket bearing the body of the former president – as the motorcade drove by. Members of the Zanzibar government Special Forces salute as the motorcade heads into Amaan Stadium. People from all walks of life attended the solemn occasion at Zanzibar’s Amaan Stadium. The motorcade moves slowly inside Zanzibar’s Amaan Stadium, the official venue for the paying of last respects.
