AIKANDE CLEMENT KWAYU, Independent researcher & Honorary Research Fellow, University of Wisconsin-Madison THE morning of Friday 24 July 2020 was a day of mixed emotions in Tanzania. Many were saddened by the news that former President Benjamin William Mkapa had passed away. But his death triggered negative emotions too. These mixed reactions reflected the conflicting legacy he left during his decade as president from 1995 to 2005. On the one hand, he has an impressive record in building state institutions. On the other, his reign was marked by killings and diminished democratic space. Mkapa’s last appearance in public happened just…