Samia took Tanzania’s opposition on a roller-coaster ride in 2023
Chadema Chairman Freeman Mbowe (L) and President Samia Suluhu at state house in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania during their second face-to-face meeting on March 4, 2022. PHOTO | AFP
For the hopes of Tanzania’s long-suffering political opposition, 2023 can be gauged on a simple scale, from a refreshing high in January to depressing low by December.
And the open conclusion is that, despite encouraging signs from the powers-that-be from early on in the year, little progress has been made in terms of the kind of democratic reforms that the opposition has been pining for ahead of the next election cycle in 2024.
