Tanzania opposition cries foul over ‘skewed’ polls process

Tanzania's main opposition party CHADEMA chairman Freeman Mbowe and opposition leader and former presidential candidate Tundu Lissu wave to their supporters at the Buliaga grounds in Temeke district of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on January 25, 2023.

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Tanzanian opposition parties are raising the alarm over the conduct of the upcoming local elections, citing flaws in registration of voters and supervision of the entire exercise.

The parties say the process was tactically organised to suppress their candidates in favour of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) contestants.