Why Tanzania opposition Chadema called off rallies
Tanzania's opposition party Chadema was expected to conduct countrywide rallies beginning September 1, 2016 despite ban by police. As tensions mounted, civil society, clergy and the political parties regulator beseeched Chadema to call off the rallies and hold talks with the government. PHOTO | FILE
Tanzania’s opposition party Chadema this week called off planned nationwide defiance rallies as tensions and fear of violence mounted.
The party chairman Freeman Mbowe said they called off the rallies in response to pleas by religious leaders, the Legal and Human Rights Commission and the Mwalimu Nyerere Foundation to hold a dialogue with the government, which has banned political meetings.
