The President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan, is expected to address Parliament today, Friday, June 27, 2025, and officially conclude the proceedings of the 12th Parliament of the United Republic of Tanzania in the capital city, Dodoma.
According to a statement from the State House issued yesterday, President Samia was travelling to Dodoma from Dar es Salaam. Her arrival comes just one day after she returned from an official visit to Mozambique, where she had been invited as the guest of honor during the country’s Independence Day celebrations.
The 12th Parliament was inaugurated on November 13, 2020, by the fifth-phase President, the late John Pombe Joseph Magufuli. President Samia first addressed this Parliament on April 22, 2021, after being sworn in as President of Tanzania on March 19, 2021, following the death of President Magufuli.
The conclusion of Parliament today will mark the beginning of a new phase leading up to the general election for the President of the United Republic, Members of Parliament, and Councilors in mainland Tanzania, scheduled to take place in October 2025.
Key issues expected to be addressed by President Samia include the implementation of the 2020–2025 CCM Election Manifesto, progress on government priorities as outlined in her inaugural and subsequent speeches, and matters related to the upcoming general election.
On Monday, June 23, 2025, in a surprising move on the Zanzibar side, President Dr. Hussein Mwinyi, who was expected to dissolve the House of Representatives, postponed the exercise to August 13, 2025. He cited the need to allow for ongoing election preparations. This delay has caused the date for the dissolution of the House of Representatives to differ from the month of June, as had been the case during the 2015 and 2020 election years.
