Lissu bid for Mbowe’s job is an acid test for Chadema
Tanzania's main opposition party CHADEMA chairman Freeman Mbowe and opposition leader and former presidential candidate Tundu Lissu at the Buliaga grounds in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on January 25, 2023.
Tanzania's firebrand opposition leader Tundu Lissu has confirmed his intention to challenge long-time incumbent Freeman Mbowe for the Chadema party chairmanship position in upcoming party elections.
Lissu's decision to announce his bid, which had been the talk of town for several days, is likely to have far-reaching implications for the main opposition party as it tries to bounce back from last month's local government elections losses, where the ruling CCM party secured a massive, but contentious victory.
