THE GUARDIAN | 1st May 13
The Parliamentary Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources yesterday warned that the elephant population in the country would be extinct in the next seven years.
The committee’s chairman James Lembeli (Kahama-CCM) made this warning in the National Assembly yesterday when presenting views on the tabled budget estimates for the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism for the 2013/2014 financial year.
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THE GUARDIAN | 1st May 13
The government will direct the Tanzania Coffee Research Institute (TaCRI) to conduct research on areas that have embarked on coffee farming in the country to ensure high yields.
Minister for Agriculture, Food and Cooperatives, Chirstopher Chiza, revealed this in Parliament yesterday.
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THE GUARDIAN | 6th Apr 13
Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda yesterday issued details of the National Population and Housing Census at regional level conducted last year in which it was revealed that Dar es Salaam region ranked first in population growth with over 4.
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THE GUARDIAN | 6th Apr 13
An activist organization based in the United States have teamed up to enhance household food security in the country and promote the Coalition of Advancement of Women in Agriculture in Tanzania (CAWAT).
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THE GUARDIAN | 25th Jul 12
Legislators have quizzed the government over wells drilled in districts, saying that they were running dry during summer.
They also question the quality of contractors selected to implement the projects.
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THE GUARDIAN | 26th May 12
President Jakaya Kikwete has urged regional commissioners, district commissioners and regional administrative secretaries to make sure that they supervise progress of science and technology in their areas, as progress of science is the foundation of development.
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THE GUARDIAN | 17th Mar 12
Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Chadema) has suspended its campaigns in Arumeru district following the death of a close relative of the party’s candidate, Joshua Nassari.
Information gathered here yesterday showed that Elisha Nassari was an uncle to Joshua Nassari, who is contending for the Arumeru East by-election on the opposition Chadema ticket.
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THE GUARDIAN | 10th Mar 12
Chama cha Demokrasua na Maendeleo (Chadema) is today expected to flag off its campaigns for the Arumeru East by-election, pledging to run its rallies in a very peaceful manner.
Chama cha Mapinduzi is on Monday expected to launch its campaigns for the same by-election and former president Bennjamin Mkapa is expected to grace the event.
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THE GUARDIAN | 21st Jan 12
Deputy Secretary General of the Civic United Front (CUF, Zanzibar) Jussa Ismail Jussa has urged Registrar of Political Parties John Tendwa not to interfere in the party's internal affairs, especially when it enforces its constitutional mandate, including expelling some of its errant members.
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THE GUARDIAN | 20th Jan 12
The Civic United Front (CUF) has said that it did not join the government of national unity (GNU) in order to make empty talk as some critics have been claiming, but rather to fight corrupt leaders so that people's development could be achieved.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 18th Dec 11
Civic United Front (CUF) secretary general Seif Shariff Hamad has said he is not ready to argue with party leaders who oppose his leadership saying party activities are conducted in accordance with constitutional procedures.
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THE GUARDIAN | 17th Dec 11
Wawi lawmaker Hamad Rashid Mohamed has said if plots to fire him from the Civic United Front (CUF) succeed, he will go to court or set up another party.
Hamad, who is involved in a tag-of-war with the Civic United Front’s secretary general, Seif Sharif Hamad said he does not contemplate to join another party.
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THE GUARDIAN | 3rd Dec 11
The opposition NCCR-Mageuzi party has expressed dismay over President Jakaya Kikwete’s quick decision to sign the controversial Constitution Review Bill into law, noting that the move clearly shows that the head of state has ignored public outcry on the matter.
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THE GUARDIAN | 4th Oct 11
Chama Cha Mapinduzi has retained Igunga constituency after its candidate, Dr Dalali Kafumu, emerged winner. He scooped 26,428 votes equal 50.56 percent of the 53,672 votes cast in Sunday’s bye-election.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 2nd Oct 11
The nearly 170,000 strong electorate of Igunga, a normally quiet constituency that recently grabbed newspaper headlines and prime electronic media air time due to campaigns featuring overzealous political party salesmanship, insult-mongering, mafia-like tactics, and helicopter showmanship, are today casting their ballots to elect their legislator.
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THE GUARDIAN | 1st Oct 11
President Jakaya Kikwete yesterday assured residents of Igunga District and the entire nation that the government will do the most it can to ensure a peaceful by-election in the constituency tomorrow.
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THE GUARDIAN | 1st Oct 11
Three political parties participating in tomorrow’s Igunga by-election have expressed confidence that they will perform well despite failure to update the voters’ register.
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THE GUARDIAN | 27th Sep 11
The Registrar of Political Parties John Tendwa has criticised the National Electoral Commission (NEC) for not taking measures on political parties causing chaos during campaigns ahead of Sunday’s by-election in Igunga constituency.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 25th Sep 11
Events unfolding in the by-election campaigns in Igunga are painting gloomy image to the future of multiparty democracy in Tanzania, thanks to the chaotic and cheap politics shown by the top three political parties led by the ruling party(CCM).
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THE GUARDIAN | 17th Sep 11
Igunga residents have been urged to maintain peace and tranquillity in the run-up to a bye-election in the constituency early next month.
The call was made by National Electoral Commission (NEC) director Rajab Kiravu when addressing political party leaders in Dar es Salaam.
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THE GUARDIAN | 16th Sep 11
Kenya`s Prime Minister Raila Odinga yesterday called onpolitical parties in East Africa to amalgamate and come up with strong political parties which can ably push their countries’ development agendas and region's at large.
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THE GUARDIAN | 2nd Aug 11
Two sitting Members of Parliament, both prominent members of the ruling CCM and former cabinet ministers, have been given until next month to relinquish their positions in the party or risk being shown the door.
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THE GUARDIAN | 31st Jul 11
The ruling party’s Central Committee is meeting in Dodoma today at the time when a power crisis, the recent resignation of Rostam Aziz, and the Kikwete succession politics have conspired to form a consistently intensifying heat-wave that is tearing through Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM).
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THE GUARDIAN | 19th Jul 11
Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Chadema) has written letters to its current leaders, including deputy mayor and municipal leaders in Arusha, demanding them to resign from the posts they obtained contrary to party regulations.
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THE GUARDIAN | 22nd Jun 11
Tanzania Labour Party (TLP) national chairman Augustine Mrema said yesterday that he had no plan to step down as chairman of the opposition party despite mounting pressure from a section of party members.
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THE GUARDIAN | 30th May 11
First Lady Salma Kikwete has called on ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM)’s Women Wing (UWT) to stand firm and condemn slanderous remarks uttered by leaders of opposition parties against CCM.
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THE GUARDIAN | 4th May 11
Chama Cha Mapinduzi Youth Wing (UVCCM) secretary general Martine Shigela has said recent changes in UVCCM are meant to strengthen its financial base and make it own its resources.
A statement availed to journalists in Dar es Salaam yesterday on his behalf by UVCCM central committee chairman Hussein Bashe said, CCM needed to make changes in its leadership.
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THE GUARDIAN | 12th Apr 11
Chama Cha Mapinduzi has removed Andrew Chenge and Rostam Aziz from its Central Committee and appointed Wilson Chiremeji Mukama its new Secretary General, marking a major revamp of the ruling party.
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THE GUARDIAN | 12th Apr 11
The government has said that it will work on legislators’ recommendations to review laws that established electoral commissions in both Tanzania mainland and Zanzibar in order to do away with conflicts between the two bodies.
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THE GUARDIAN | 11th Apr 11
CCM national Chairman Jakaya Kikwete has appealed to the party’s National Executive Committee to endorse decisions of the Central Committee which saw some of its members and the party’s secretariat resigning their positions.
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THE GUARDIAN | 11th Apr 11
The resignation of CCM’s secretariat has drawn mixed reactions with some politicians, academicians and ordinary people commending the move while others said it was a mere “political gimmick”.
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THE GUARDIAN | 30th Mar 11
A Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) youth wing (UVCCM) National Executive Council member Mrisho Gambo has been removed from his post as member of the UVCCM executive council in Arusha District over allegations of sabotaging his party during last year's election campaigns.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 27th Feb 11
Zanzibar President, Dr Ali Mohamed Shein yesterday dismissed as wrong and misleading public perceptions that the national unity government signifies unification of the ruling party and the Civic United Front (CUF).
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THE GUARDIAN | 11th Feb 11
Speaker Anne Makinda yesterday gave Arusha Urban MP Godbless Lema (Chadema) five days to substantiate charges that the Prime Minister lied to parliament when explaining the recent killings in Arusha.
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THE GUARDIAN | 9th Feb 11
Drama ensued in the National Assembly in Dodoma yesterday with a walkout by furious Chadema MPs, this time over plans to make drastic changes to the composition of the opposition camp in the House.
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THE GUARDIAN | 1st Feb 11
CHADEMA has no plans of teaming up with Civic United Front in a parliamentary opposition camp, Secretary General Dr Wilbroad Slaa has stressed.
Addressing a press conference in Dar es Salaam yesterday, Dr Slaa said CUF has already formed a unity government CCM in Zanzibar, noting that working with it will not strengthen the opposition in parliament but rather weaken it.
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THE GUARDIAN | 28th Jan 11
Some CUF supporters from three Mtwara districts of Mtwara Urban, Newala and Tandahimba have contributed more than 12,066,468/- to challenge in court the victory of incumbent Mtwara Urban lawmaker Asneni Murji.
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THE GUARDIAN | 27th Jan 11
The Chadema Youth Council in Tanga urban District has announced plans to organise a demonstration to press the regional government here to take action against irresponsible medical staff in public health centres in the region, including Bombo Regional Hospital.
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THE GUARDIAN | 26th Jan 11
The Civic United Front (CUF ) has said it has written to the main opposition party in parliament, Chama Cha Democrasia na Maendeleo (Chadema), asking it to dissolve the current opposition camp in parliament and form a new team comprising members from all opposition parties represented in the House.
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THE GUARDIAN | 21st Jan 11
A prominent Civic United Front member Prof Abdallah Safari has left the party, accusing it of lacking true democracy and direction in its policies.
Prof Safari who joined the party in the 90’s told a press conference in Dar es Salaam yesterday that he was quitting after noting serious policy contradictions within it.
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THE GUARDIAN | 14th Jan 11
With only three weeks left before the Registrar of Political Parties closes his books on election expenses returns, he has rejected some of the declarations for containing grossly exaggerated figures.
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THE GUARDIAN | 25th Dec 10
The Civic United Front (CUF) in collaboration with civil societies has prepared a draft constitution, offering it as an input in drawing up the basic law.
Speaking to journalists in Dar es Salaam yesterday CUF chairman Prof Ibrahim Lipumba said they expect to submit the draft to the Minister for Constitutional Affairs and Justice, Celina Kombani next Tuesday.
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THE GUARDIAN | 21st Dec 10
The government has been advised to facilitate constitutional amendments to provide a basis for formation of a government of national unity (GNU) on Tanzania mainland after the 2015 general election.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 19th Dec 10
The cry for a need of a new Constitution in the United Republic of Tanzania has picked up the steam. Important and respected personalities in the legal field and beyond have added voice to the demand for a new Constitution.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 5th Dec 10
No doubt Prof Kulikoyela Kahigi is familiar to individuals who have studied Kiswahili, especially at college or university. He is an expert in the subject which he taught at the University of Dar es Salaam for several years.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 21st Nov 10
There is currently a nationwide debate over Chadema MPs’ decision to walk out of the Parliamentary chamber last Thursday evening when President Jakaya Kikwete was inaugurating the 10th Parliament.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 21st Nov 10
Under normal circumstances most people would fail to answer how a person could be a student and a politician rolled into one, especially when the student is an elected Member of Parliament in a poor country like Tanzania.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 21st Nov 10
Lindi Urban Member of Parliament Salum Baruany has finally reached his destination after a considerable long trek. Seven times within only a decade, imagine the short period, he was a political detainee.
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THE GUARDIAN | 20th Nov 10
University students in Dodoma have called on CCM youthful members of parliament to fight corruption vigorously in their various roles, especially as representatives in the top law-making body.
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THE GUARDIAN | 17th Nov 10
Chama Cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Chadema) secretary general Dr Willbrod Slaa will today have an exclusive interview with EATV on its 5 Connect programme.
The main topic to be discussed during the programme is whether the capacity of young people could be measured on the basis of the way they are brought up or the environment in which they grow.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 14th Nov 10
Having a lady as Speaker of Parliament for the first time in Tanzania’s history – and a pioneer, indeed, in taking charge of one of the three hitherto male-dominated pillars of State – is a positive ‘coup’ of sorts, for which the ruling party, CCM, would deserve credit for facilitating.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 14th Nov 10
The decision not to include Civic United Front (CUF) legislators in Opposition camp line up resulted from CUF MPs’ refusal “to build the side together,” deputy leader of the Opposition camp in Parliament Kabwe Zuberi Zitto (pictured) has said
The absence of CUF MPs was noticed on Thursday when the posts of the leader of the opposition, his deputy and chief whip were all taken by Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Chadema) candidates.
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THE GUARDIAN | 13th Nov 10
The government has been advised to work on public concerns about the independence of the National Electoral Commission (NEC) by making it answerable to the people through the National Assembly.
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THE GUARDIAN | 10th Nov 10
CCM has scooped 65 special seats in the new parliament, according to the National Electoral Commission (NEC) allocations in Dar es Salaam yesterday.
Chama Cha Demokrasia Na Maendeleo (Chadema) got 23 seats while the Civic United Front (CUF) got 10 seats.
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THE GUARDIAN | 6th Nov 10
CCM presidential candidate Jakaya Kikwete was yesterday declared winner of Sunday’s election, after securing 5,276, 827 votes, equivalent to 61.17 of the total 8,626,283 ballots cast.
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THE GUARDIAN | 6th Nov 10
Opposition parties yesterday described the low voter turnout in the just ended general election as shocking, calling for a review of the process to address the root causes.
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THE GUARDIAN | 6th Nov 10
President-elect Jakaya Kikwete said yesterday that the results of this year’s general election posed the biggest challenge to the ruling party in the country.
Speaking shortly after being declared the winner of the presidential polls by the National Electoral Commission (NEC) in Dar es Salaam, Kikwete said the outcome of the election would require his party to review its political strategies for future elections.
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THE GUARDIAN | 6th Nov 10
The Interim Election Observation team of the Tanganyika Law Society has called for a review of the country’s Constitution and the electoral laws in advance of the 2015 General Election.
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THE GUARDIAN | 6th Nov 10
Opposition parties in Morogoro Region have increased the number of its civic seats from 15 in 2005 to 18 in the just-ended general election.
Opposition parties which participated in this year’s general election in the region were Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Chadema), Tanzania Labour Party (TLP) and the Civic United Front (CUF).
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THE GUARDIAN | 6th Nov 10
Ludewa constituency in Iringa Region had a poor turnout of registered voters in the just ended general election, it has been observed.
Although there were a total of 60,976 eligible voters, only half of the electorate participated in the voting exercise.
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THE GUARDIAN | 6th Nov 10
Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Chadema) in Mwanza Region has said the National Electoral Commission (NEC) is to blame for election-related violence reported on Monday following delays in releasing results for Nyamagana and Ilemela constituencies.
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THE GUARDIAN | 2nd Nov 10
Several prominent CCM candidates contesting for parliamentary seats have lost the race. Early election results reaching this paper yesterday showed that Home Affairs minister Lawrence Masha and Minister responsible for Environment in the Vice president’s Office Dr Batilda Burian have lost their parliamentary seats.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 31st Oct 10
About 19 million Tanzanians will cast their votes today to elect their president, legislators and councillors in an election already marred by fear of rigging and doubts on the authenticity of the total eligible number of voters registered by the National Electoral Commission.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 31st Oct 10
Tanzanian voters are today flocking to the polling stations to cast ballots to elect the President, Members of Parliament and Councillors amid public feelings of a tight race between CCM presidential candidate Jakaya Kikwete and major opponent Chadema’s Dr Willibrod Slaa.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 31st Oct 10
By way of sermons delivered by religious leaders in the houses of worship, messages in musical songs, and counsel imparted by elders unto young people, the tongue is cited as one of the loosest parts of the human body, but which is potentially the deadliest.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 31st Oct 10
The Father of the Nation, the late Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere, had always stood quite upfront to campaign for a presidential candidate of the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU), for whose formation in 1954 he was instrumental.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 31st Oct 10
Jakaya Kikwete
CCM: Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete was born on October 7, 1950 in Msoga village, Coast Region.
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Msoga Primary School (1958 -1961), St. John Bosco's Lugoba Middle School (1962 – 1965), Kibaha Secondary School (1966 – 1969) and thereafter Tanga Secondary School for Advanced level secondary school education.
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THE GUARDIAN | 30th Oct 10
President Jakaya Kikwete, who is seeking re-election as a candidate of the ruling CCM, declared yesterday that it would be wrong and unfair denying people their constitutional right to vie for elective posts merely because they had cases pending in courts of law.
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THE GUARDIAN | 30th Oct 10
Ten political parties that had no representation in the last Parliament but have fielded parliamentary candidates in tomorrow’s General Election complained yesterday that they can’t afford engaging poll agents.
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THE GUARDIAN | 30th Oct 10
Police yesterday prevented Chadema presidential candidate Dr Wilbrod Slaa from addressing a campaign rally at Mwembetogwa grounds in Iringa Region, citing lack of permit.
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THE GUARDIAN | 30th Oct 10
CHADEMA secretary for Nyamagana District Zainabu Rubinza has ditched her party for the ruling party, CCM, with just one day left before the general election slated for tomorrow.
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THE GUARDIAN | 30th Oct 10
The police force in Tanga Region has said it is well prepared to tackle any kind of disorder during the general elections tomorrow.
It has also called upon eligible voters to turn out in big numbers and exercise their constitutional right to vote for their leaders peacefully.
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THE GUARDIAN | 30th Oct 10
Low turn out of voters in the ongoing US midterm elections is likely to occur this year, in Las Vegas, Nevada, as the majority voters seem to be disappointed with the unfulfilled pledges made by the governing party—Democrat.
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THE GUARDIAN | 29th Oct 10
The political atmosphere in Zanzibar has totally changed and this is reflected in the feelings of the Isles dwellers.
A survey by this paper has shown that the newly emerging political feeling is at the peak as the campaigns come to a close with supporters of former rival political parties showing more respect and love to each other.
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THE GUARDIAN | 29th Oct 10
The regional government here has said it would leave no stone unturned to prevent chaos and maintain peace in Sunday elections.
Speaking to reporters yesterday, acting Mbeya regional commissioner Daniel Ole Njoolay said the region’s defence and security committee had completed all the important preparations to ensure peace during and after the voting exercise.
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THE GUARDIAN | 29th Oct 10
Chadema presidential candidate Dr Willbrod Slaa has said the income poverty facing Lindi residents is largely contributed by the CCM government’s poor management of resources.
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THE GUARDIAN | 28th Oct 10
Opposition CUF has cancelled the demonstration planned for today to protest against what it described as, "missing names" of some voters on the notice boards at various polling stations.
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THE GUARDIAN | 27th Oct 10
Chadema presidential candidate Dr Willbroad Slaa has said Tanzania needs a modern, small and efficient military force to cope with current global developments.
Dr Slaa said there was no need of having a big military force with outdated military equipment, which could not help the country; instead it was much better to have a small and well equipped force that could operate effectively.
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THE GUARDIAN | 23rd Oct 10
Shinyanga police held opposition Chadema’s Maswa West parliamentary aspirant, John Magale Shibuda, on Thursday following the death of a presumed CCM supporter at a campaign rally.
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THE GUARDIAN | 23rd Oct 10
The government is looking for a competent contractor for a major water project designed to end critical shortage in Mlimba, Kilombero district, the CCM presidential candidate Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete has revealed
Addressing a campaign rally in Morogoro region, he said implementation would be done in the context of a broader country programme to ensure reliable supply across villages throughout Tanzania.
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THE GUARDIAN | 22nd Oct 10
Algeria has expressed satisfaction with the election process ahead of the general elections, slated for the last day of this month.
Algerian ambassador to Tanzania Djelloul Tabet said this during an interview yesterday in Dar es Salaam, where he gave his preliminary assessment of the election process, especial the campaign trails.
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THE GUARDIAN | 21st Oct 10
As Election Day nears, accusations of campaign rally sabotage by Chadema and CCM supporters and leaders in Arusha Region are on the increase.
Briefing reporters here yesterday, Chadema regional chairman Samson Mwigamba claimed for the past three weeks, CCM supporters had been invading meetings organised by his party.
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THE GUARDIAN | 21st Oct 10
Chadema presidential candidate Dr Wilbroad Slaa has said that once voted the next president, he would make sure that all construction materials are sold at cheap prices to enable people build better houses.
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THE GUARDIAN | 21st Oct 10
A Chinese contractor is currently finalising a water project expected to address water shortages in some parts of the southern regions by December next year.
Speaking during a campaign rally in Lindi, CCM presidential candidate Jakaya Kikwete said the project would cost 31bn/- and work progress was impressive.
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THE GUARDIAN | 21st Oct 10
Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) yesterday refuted allegations by Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Chadema) that there was a 40-feet container containing CCM ballots impounded in Mbeya Region.
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THE GUARDIAN | 20th Oct 10
The Registrar of Political Parties has filed an objection against Tanzania Labour Party, parliamentary candidate for Mtama constituency, Isaka Ndaka Wolfgang for failing to sign and submit expense forms during the campaign.
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THE GUARDIAN | 20th Oct 10
CCM presidential candidate for Zanzibar Dr Ali Mohamed Shein has pledged to develop Pemba when elected as president on October 31, this year.
He said this while addressing a campaign rally at Kumvini grounds in Pujini Chonga constituency.
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THE GUARDIAN | 20th Oct 10
CCM presidential candidate President Jakaya Kikwete has said, if reelected in the October 31 general elections, he would supply the southern regions of Lindi and Mtwara with power from a new Msimbati gas-to-electricity project currently underway.
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THE GUARDIAN | 20th Oct 10
The National Electoral Commission (NEC) has said that it will not pay allowances to party agents appointed to monitor the electoral process on October 31, this year.
NEC commissioner Hillary Mkate said this yesterday when responding to questions from members of political parties during a pre-election preparation meeting held here.
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THE GUARDIAN | 19th Oct 10
CUF presidential candidate for Zanzibar Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad has said its former prominent member Fatma Maghimbi, who crossed over to ruling CCM last weekend, “practiced her democratic right” and hasn’t affected his party.
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THE GUARDIAN | 19th Oct 10
CCM presidential candidate on the ticket of CCM Dr Ali Mohamed Shein has promised to sell government houses to tenants, who had occupied them for a long time, as part of implementation of better housing policy to its people.
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THE GUARDIAN | 18th Oct 10
As the elections approach two prominent opposition members crossed over to the ruling party CCM. They are the former special seats CUF Member of Parliament (MP) for Chake Chake constituency, Fatma Maghimbi and Juma Athumani.
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THE GUARDIAN | 16th Oct 10
The National Electoral Commission (NEC), human rights activists and other stakeholders have condemned supporters of political parties for the wave of skirmishes at campaign rallies.
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THE GUARDIAN | 16th Oct 10
It`s a milestone: The Tanganyika Law Society, founded in 1954 as the bar association of Tanzania Mainland, has been granted official observer status in the October 31 General Elections.
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THE GUARDIAN | 16th Oct 10
Zanzibar Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) presidential candidate Dr Ali Mohmaed Shein has reiterated to maintain the existing peace and ensure economic development within a short time.
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THE GUARDIAN | 15th Oct 10
CCM presidential running mate Dr Mohamed Gharib Bilal has urged Manyara residents to measure the development brought about by the ruling party in the region within a short period before they decided, who they were going to vote for in the forthcoming general elections.
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THE GUARDIAN | 13th Oct 10
CCM presidential candidate Jakaya Kikwete has said despite financial and other challenges, the fourth phase government has made significant strides in championing development of key sectors in the last five years.
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THE GUARDIAN | 12th Oct 10
Civic United Front Zanzibar presidential candidate Seif Shariff Hamad says he is more motivated now than any other time to ensure that reported oil reserves in the territory are exploited.
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THE GUARDIAN | 12th Oct 10
The ruling CCM here has accused opposition Chadema supporters of beating up its fans in the ongoing campaigns for the forthcoming general elections stated for the 31st of this month.
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THE GUARDIAN | 12th Oct 10
CCM presidential candidate for Zanzibar Dr Ali Mohamed Shein has said that if elected his government would put more emphasis on wind power generation from strong Indian Ocean airstreams.
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