The sad part is that it seems the government was content to just let things be (possibly for as long as 10 years or longer) until something big came up, like the Pope’s arrival. 
Jambo la kusikitisha ni kuwa serikali ilikuwa imeridhika na kuachia mambo yaendelee kuwa yalivyo (pengine kwa miaka 10 au zaidi) mpaka jambo kubwa lilipotokea, kama vile ujio wa Papa.