In our briefing today:
ACT Wazalendo Endorses Luhaga Mpina as Presidential Candidate for 2025 Election;
Tanzania’s Ex-Speaker Job Ndugai Dies at 65;
Tanzania Directs Police to Patrol Internet As the General Election Nears;
Defending Democracy: Conversations in Santiago, Chile
The move signals a significant tightening of state control over the digital space ahead of Tanzania’s October 28, 2025 elections—raising concerns over a potential crackdown on dissent and further erosion of civic freedoms.
Democracy is not just something that happens every five years at the ballot box or in distant capitals.
Born on January 21, 1963, Ndugai served as Speaker of the National Assembly from November 2015 until his resignation on January 6, 2022.
Amedai kuwa kwa sasa dhana ya ‘No Reforms, No Election’ ya CHADEMA imekosa uhalisia kwani haiwezekani kuzuia uchaguzi ambao upo kikatiba na chama hiko hakina mkakati wowote wa kutekeleza hilo.
In our briefing today:
Dozens of CCM Lawmakers and Deputy Ministers Fall in Party Primaries;
CCM Dissident Luhaga Mpina Joins ACT-Wazalendo After Exclusion in Party Primaries;
Tanzania’s DCEA charges seven in drug import case.
The primaries, which took place on Monday, August 4, allowed delegates at the ward and constituency levels to vote in opinion polls aimed at selecting CCM candidates for parliamentary, representative, and local council positions ahead of the upcoming general election.
Katika wabunge walioangukia pua katika mchakato huo wa kura za maoni, wapo wabunge wakongwe waliokaa bungeni kwa zaidi ya miaka 20, lakini pia wapo wabunge ambao wamehudumu kwa kipindi cha muhula mmoja tu. Lakini kubwa zaidi ni zaidi ya Naibu Mawaziri saba wameangushwa na kuachwa mbali kwa kura kwenye majimbo yao.
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.”
In our briefing today:
Tanzania Takes the Lead as SADC Marks 20 Years of Anti-Corruption Cooperation;
Tanzania’s CCM Wraps Up Parliamentary and Councillor Primaries Amid Reports of Irregularities in Some Areas:
High Court Orders Witness Protection in Treason Case Against CHADEMA Leader Tundu Lissu:
Growing Calls for Equal Political Representation of People with Disabilities in Zanzibar’s House