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.
In our briefing today:
President Samia Announces Dozens of New Appointments at Regional and District Levels as Some Ousted Officials Prepare for General Election Primaries;
President Mwinyi Postpones Dissolution of Zanzibar House of Representatives to August 13;
Two Senior Tanzanian Police Officers Convicted of Murder, Face Death Penalty;
What Does the 2025/26 Budget Mean for Climate Action in Tanzania?
The reshuffle comes as several outgoing officials are expected to enter the ruling party’s primaries in hopes of securing nominations for the upcoming general election
This special National Congress is set to take place approximately four months after another special congress held on January 18–19, 2025, during which President Samia Suluhu Hassan was nominated as the CCM presidential candidate for United Republic of Tanzania, and Hussein Mwinyi was nominated as the party’s presidential candidate for Zanzibar, ahead of the general elections scheduled for October 2025.
Defying crackdowns and historical setbacks, the opposition party bets on electoral participation—but can it turn mobilisation into meaningful change?
In our briefing: President Hussein Mwinyi weighs in on geopolitical shifts at Commonwealth Trade and Investment Summit;
President Samia in Angola for a three-day state visit;
Second Gemstone auction to be held in Arusha;
Stakeholders call for policy reform to protect human rights defenders
Samia was selected as CCM candidate following a special resolution by CCM congress
Zanzibar’s First Vice President considers himself most qualified to “save Zanzibar from its current rot.”
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