In a brief X post, Mpina wrote about his reason to join ACT-Wazalendo: “The struggle must continue. A shadow cannot be run away from.”
The decision follows closely the gazettement of the Witness Protection Rules, criticised as a strategic legal framework tailored specifically to Mr Lissu’s high-profile case.
Monday’s winners, if approved by relevant party organs, will represent CCM —which has held power for over six decades—in the upcoming October 28, 2025 general elections.
Mkurugenzi wa Uchaguzi ambaye pia ni Katibu wa Tume Huru ya Taifa ya Uchaguzi(INEC), Ramadhani Kailima amesema kuwa hakuna takwimu za wapiga kura zilizoongezeka kwenye daftari la kudumu la wapiga kura kama ilivyolinganishwa na baadhi ya watu na takwimu za makadirio ya wapiga kura kwa mujibu wa Sensa.
Tanzania’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Director of Elections, Ramadhani Kailima, has stated that there has been no increase in the number of voters in the permanent voter register compared to the population projections based on the census, contrary to claims made by some individuals.
Speaking to Azam Media on August 3, 2025, Rostam described Polepole as part of an “invasive leadership class” that infiltrated CCM post-2015 and were handed influential positions despite lacking deep knowledge of the party’s history and culture.
The internal elections were conducted by the CCM Youth Wing (UVCCM), the Parents’ Wing, and the Women’s Wing (UWT), producing 21 preliminary nominees for parliamentary seats and 8 for the Zanzibar House of Representatives.
Kikwete defended his son, Ridhiwani, arguing there was nothing unusual about him passing unopposed in the party primaries
Wakati huu ambapo Taifa linakabiliwa na changamoto za kisiasa na kiu ya mabadiliko inaongezeka, siasa za ukimya zinaweza kuwa mzigo.
For a leader of Mbowe’s legacy, silence carries weight — and consequences.