
Zanzibar Sets October 29 Election Date, Keeps Disputed Two-Tier Voting System Despite Opposition Outcry
Zanzibar’s retention of early voting deals a blow to opposition demands for electoral reform.

Zanzibar’s retention of early voting deals a blow to opposition demands for electoral reform.

According to the 2022 Population and Housing Census, Zanzibar has a population of 1,889,773, of which 215,434 about 11.4 percent are people with disabilities. Yet out of the 76 seats in the House of Representatives, only three are currently held by individuals with disabilities.

Maridhiano hayakuwa tu makubaliano ya viongozi wawili, bali Azimio la Kitaifa, lililotokana na matumaini na matarajio halali ya Wazanzibari kuona mustakabali wa amani, haki, na mshikamano.

Maridhiano was never meant to be a one-time fix, but a continuous process — a culture of political maturity, mutual respect, and shared responsibility.
The central agenda is to negotiate fair and sustainable criteria for allocating tuna fishing quotas vital to food security, livelihoods, and economic development across the region.

Katika kikao cha kusikilizwa kwa shtaka hilo, watuhumiwa wote walikana mashitaka dhidi yao.

According to a previous announcement made on June 22, 2025, by the Office of the President of Zanzibar, it was expected that the House would be dissolved on June 23, 2025.

During his UK visit, Othman met with representatives of British think tanks to discuss Zanzibar and Tanzania’s political landscape ahead of the October elections.

Hii ni wizara mama ambayo Serikali ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar imekuwa ikijinasibu nayo kuwa ina fursa nyingi watakazozitumia kuwanufaisha Wazanzibari.

Pamoja na bajeti hii kuainisha mipango yenye tija bado ya uhaba wa walimu, kiwango kidogo cha fedha za bajeti kinachotolewa na urejeshaji hafifu wa mikopo vitaendelea kukwamisha upatikanaji wa elimu bora.
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