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Tanzania's Samia scraps ban on political rallies, opposition ponders her game plan

Tanzania opposition party leaders, including Freeman Mbowe and Zitto Kabwe, at State House Dar es Salaam when they held a meeting with President Samia Suluhu Hassan on January 3, 2023. PHOTO | IKULU

By  Bob Karashani

Reporter in Dar es Salaam

Nation Media Group

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu this week may have, with one swing, paved the way for what is shaping up as a busy, intriguing year of politics.

She scrapped a seven-year ban on political rallies imposed by her predecessor John Magufuli, as part of the reconciliation efforts she launched in 2022.

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