While the Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC) maintains that the process is a logistical necessity, ACT-Wazalendo has raised serious concerns about its potential for fraud.
In our briefing today:
CCM and ACT-Wazalendo Conclude Zanzibar Election Campaigns;
Tanzania Police Urge Citizens to Turn Out and Vote, Assure Maximum Security; Beyond Fortresses:
Charting a New Path for Conservation in Tanzania;
Bank of Tanzania Injects USD 15 Million into Interbank Foreign Exchange Market.
The two parties, which are partners in the Government of National Unity, have run intense campaigns featuring a close contest between incumbent President Dr. Hussein Mwinyi of CCM and Othman Masoud Othman, the First Vice President and ACT-Wazalendo’s presidential candidate.
In our briefing today:
Tanzanian Opposition Candidate Faces Fresh Legal Challenge Despite Court Victory;
Tanzania’s Frail Opposition: State Suppression or Self-Inflicted Wounds?;
Mwinyi and Othman Gloves Off for Zanzibar President;
Netflix Series Beauty and the Bester Reveals Tanzania Police Found It Easy to Arrest Thabo Bester and Dr. Nandipha After a Failed South African Manhunt.
The widespread practice has sparked significant internal party dissent and public protests from members who feel the democratic process has been disregarded.
Zanzibar’s retention of early voting deals a blow to opposition demands for electoral reform.
In our briefing today:
Six Collect Nomination Forms for Tanzania’s 2025 Presidential Election;
Eight More Expected; Tanzania Bids Farewell to Former Speaker of Parliament Job Ndugai: ‘He Believed in Parliamentary Democracy’;
CHADEMA Warns Members Against 2025 Election Participation, Upholds ‘No Reforms, No Election’ Stance;
Tanzania’s Ruling CCM Says Nomination Process of the Presidential Candidate Adhered to Party Constitution and Regulations.
Party response comes amid debate spearheaded by party dissenters
Hii itakuwa ni mara ya kwanza kwa Rais Samia, aliyeingia madarakani hapo Machi 19, 2021, kushiriki kwenye kinyang’anyiro cha Urais kama mgombea kwani mara zote alizoshiriki – alifanya hivyo akiwa mgombea mwenza wa hayati Rais Magufuli.
In our briefing today:
All Eyes on Dodoma as President Samia Gives Historic Address to Parliament Today;
Parliament Approves Tanzania’s Accession to the Agreement for the Establishment of the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC);
From Scaling Up to Integrating Tech-Centric Interventions in Tanzania’s Schools.