Ex-minister of Zanzibar questioned in light of lack of alcohol

Tanzania’s ruling CCM party has asked the former Zanzibar tourism minister why he quit his job when there wasn’t enough alcohol on the islands.

Simai Mohamed Said went to a meeting with the party’s ethics committee on Tuesday, but he didn’t say why they wanted to talk to him.

“It’s okay to go to the party’s office, and I’m not the one who speaks at the meetings. You can talk to the chairperson or the secretary general of the committee,” said Mr. Said to reporters right after the meeting.

He quit his job as the tourism minister two weeks ago because he didn’t like the working conditions.

He quit because there isn’t enough alcohol in Tanzania, which is bad for tourism. Tanzania is a popular place for people to visit in Africa.

Beer prices have almost doubled because the supply chain got messed up when importers suddenly changed.

Before he quit his job, Mr. Said said that the Zanzibar Liquor Control Board (ZLCB) was not managing the liquor industry well.

Zanzibar’s President Hussein Mwinyi said that Mr Said had a conflict of interest when he was the minister.

Reports connect one of Mr. Said’s family members to a company that brings alcohol into the country, but the company’s permission to do so was not renewed.

There is not enough alcohol because a lot of tourists are coming to the Tanzanian islands.