Tagged: Tanzania

Conrad Omodiagbe

Tanzania Opposition Candidates Forced Out

The main opposition leader in Tanzania, Tundu Lissu, left the country for Belgium on Tuesday. This comes after the former presidential candidate rejected the results of the October polls which he asserted had “widespread irregularities” and was a “butchery” of the country’s democratic process.  Citing threats to his life, Lissu explained that while he was […]
Farida Adamu

Tanzania Election: What Happened?

The incumbent president of Tanzania, John Magufuli of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (Revolutionary Party), has been declared the winner of the presidential elections which held on the 28th of October 2020 after securing more than 84% of the votes. His main opponent, Tundu Lissu, earned just 13% of the vote, according to the official count. Voter turnout was pegged at 50.7% with 15 million out of the 29 million registered […]
Conrad Omodiagbe

Social Media Restriction Ahead Of Tanzanian Polls

As Tanzanians prepare for a hotly contested election that will see incumbent President John Magufuli go up against 14 other presidential hopefuls, the East African state faces a tough democratic journey to the polls fraught with alleged internet shutdowns and killings of opposition.  More than 29 million people have registered to cast their ballots as […]
Conrad Omodiagbe

Campaign Season Kicks off in Tanzania

Campaign season has officially started in Tanzania ahead of the country’s October 28 general elections, with incumbent president and second term aspirant, President John Magufuli, facing a total of 14 other presidential hopefuls in the upcoming polls. The ruling party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), launched its campaign and manifesto on Saturday in Dodoma. However, it […]
Conrad Omodiagbe

Tanzania nominates Exiled Leader

The main opposition party in Tanzania, Chadema, has nominated former Member of Parliament, Tundu Lissu (who returned to the country last week after a three-year self-imposed exile) as its presidential candidate. He will run against the controversial incumbent, John Magufuli, in the country’s upcoming October 28 polls. The party made the decision on Monday after […]
Conrad Omodiagbe

Ruling Party in Tanzania backs Incumbent

Ahead of the general elections scheduled for October 2020, the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) Party in Tanzania has endorsed the candidature of controversial incumbent President John Magufuli for a second run at the country’s highest political office. The Party made and announced its decision following a National Congress held in the administrative capital of Dodoma […]
Farida Adamu

Democracy Watch: Tanzania Opposition Arrested

The Police in Tanzania has arrested Zitto Kabwe, a lawmaker and leader of a prominent opposition party during a meeting with his supporters. Prior to this arrest, a magistrate court in Tanzania found Mr Kabwe guilty of sedition, a crime he was accused of in 2018 where he asserted that 100 people had been killed in […]