Elsewhere, January Makamba, who also happens to be the Deputy Minister for Science and Technology, blogging at Taifa Letu, argued that it is not Tanzania, and in extension Africa, that needs the US. 
Kwingineko, January Makamba, ambaye pia ni Naibu Waziri wa Sayansi na Teknolojia, akitoa maoni yake katika blogu ya Taifa Letu, alisema kuwa, siyo Tanzania, na pia Afrika yote, inayoihitaji Amerika.