
Tanzania’s Elites Gather at CCM Fundraiser, Sh 86.3 Billion Raised Ahead of the Polls
The event raised a total of TSh 86.3 billion, of which TSh 56 billion was collected in cash, while TSh 30 billion was pledged.

The event raised a total of TSh 86.3 billion, of which TSh 56 billion was collected in cash, while TSh 30 billion was pledged.

This brings the total number of political parties approved by INEC to contest the 2025 presidential election to 11 as of Tuesday.

BAVICHA asserts that the movement would not be slowed by current restrictions, calling on members to maintain their pursuit of democratic reforms.

Polisi wameeleza kuwa tayari wameweka mikakati ya kujiandaa na uchaguzi na kuhakikisha serikali inaingia madarakani bila kikwazo chochote

Umasikini na ufukara ulioenea nchi nzima, ukipoka wananchi utu na heshima zao, unatwambia kitu kimoja tu: CCM haiwezi kutatua tatizo ililolisababisha.

It is important to recognise that history will remember Polepole not as a reformer, but as one of the architects of Tanzania’s democratic decline.

It has instructed all members who received invitations to participate in election planning activities to abstain from participation.

The lineup includes CCM’s Samia Suluhu Hassan, making her debut as a principal presidential candidate, alongside contenders from NRA, AAFP, NLD, Chama Makini and United Peoples’ Democratic Party (UPDP).

Party response comes amid debate spearheaded by party dissenters

Wagombea waliokabidhiwa fomu ni pamoja na Hassan Kisabya Almas wa chama cha National Reconstruction Alliance (NRA) aliyefika pamoja na mgombea mwenza Hamis Ali Hassan.Wagombea wengine waliokabidhiwa fomu ni Kunje Ngombare Mwiru wa chama cha Alliance for Africa Farmers Party (AAFP), aliyefika pamoja na mgombea mwenza Chumu Abdallah Juma.