An emerging split among Tanzania’s main opposition parties over the continued incarceration of Chadema leader Freeman Mbowe appears to have dampened hopes of cooperation, as they explore a joint drive for a new national constitution and independent electoral commission.
A conference on multiparty democracy in Tanzania in Dodoma on December 15-17 came up with resolutions towards speeding up these and other burning issues in 2022, including legislation on equal rights for all political parties and removal of police restrictions to political rallies.
