Samia now presses democracy button 23 *Wants education to be skills oriented PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan yesterday indicated that she will make major changes aimed at expanding democratic space, improving diplomatic relations and sacking lax government officials. In her maiden address to the National Assembly, the president said she is expecting to meet leaders of political parties for discussions on how to make the country’s democracy vibrant again, underlining that democracy is a key component of development. “We’ll review laws, policies and regulations to make the private sector vibrant so that investors can smoothly start new ventures,” she said, nodding to MPs to do their work freely in law making, representing their constituents and conducting oversight of the government.