Is Mbowe still unbowed on Katiba or building bridges with Samia regime?
Tanzania President Samia Suluhu, right, and the chairman of Chadema Party Freeman Mbowe at State House, Dar es Salaam on March 4, 2022 after prosecutors dropped terrorism charges against him. PHOTO | AFP
The release of Tanzania’s main opposition party leader, Freeman Mbowe and three co-accused on March 4 intensified the calls for a new constitution which is believed to vest excessive powers in the presidency.
Katiba Mpya, Swahili for “new constitution” has been a trending hashtag on Tanzania social media timelines and a refrain for opposition parties, activists and even religious leaders in all parts of the country.
