Fresh battle as Lissu lays out plan to block elections in Tanzania without law reforms

Tundu Lissu, the new leader of Tanzania’s main opposition party Chadema, on Wednesday formally set the ball rolling for a fresh battle against the establishment, insisting that “proper” reforms of the country’s electoral system are a must, even if it means postponing this year’s general election slated for October.

In his first national address since being elected chairman of Chadema in January, Lissu said there was no point in the party allowing itself to be “led to the slaughterhouse” yet again by ruling party CCM.