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Drama at St Gaspar’s: the full story of the 725m/-
Of all the dramatic developments last weekend, as CCM gathered in Dodoma to select their presidential candidate, one thing in particular stood out. Mid-morning on the day after Lowassa’s name was cut...
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Winners and losers, and one decision pending: cartoons on Magufuli, UKAWA and...
Since CCM announced it’s nomination of John Pombe Magufuli as the party’s presidential candidate, the cartoonists have been busy. I have gathered a selection here, grouped by theme. 1. John Magufuli...
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Lowassa joins Chadema and UKAWA, but what happens next?
The Citizen, 20/07/15 So finally it has happened. After being unceremoniously dumped out of the race for the CCM presidential nomination, followed by more than two weeks of will-they-won’t-they...
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Magufuli vs Lowassa – the online evidence
Nipashe, 31/7/15 The two main contenders for the presidency in Tanzania’s forthcoming elections are now known. CCM chose John Magufuli as their nominee in mid July, after which Edward Lowassa switched...
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Lowassa’s move to Chadema / Ukawa, in the cartoonists’ eyes
It’s been a busy few weeks in Tanzanian politicians – not least for the cartoonists. Here’s what I have gathered since my last collection, again grouped by theme: 1. The waiting game – will he, won’t...
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Parliamentary candidates for #Tz2015 – CCM, UKAWA and ACT-Wazalendo –...
Find out who is running for parliament in each constituency of mainland Tanzania, using the tool below. The lists for Zanzibar are still very incomplete, so I have left this out. This is based on the...
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Discussing Tanzania’s elections – my presentation to the APPG-Tz and the...
I was lucky enough to be invited to speak last week in the Houses of Parliament, about Tanzania’s forthcoming elections. The meeting was organised by the UK parliament’s All Party Parliamentary Group...
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UchaguziTz.co.tz for election-related data and resources
I am delighted to be able to share with you a new site that I have developed for the elections in Tanzania next month: UchaguziTz.co.tz. It is intended primarily to encourage people to think about...
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Where will the election be close? Mwananchi’s analysis, mapped
Mwananchi 26/9/15, via millardayo.com Mwananchi newspaper has published an excellent analysis of the “34 constituencies” where the competition is close for the upcoming elections in Tanzania. In fact,...
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Collected reactions to Twaweza / Sauti za Wananchi opinion poll findings
Two weeks ago, my colleagues and I at Twaweza launched our latest political opinion poll for Tanzania – including the perhaps surprising headline finding that at the start of the campaign period, CCM...
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Electricity: the elections summed up in a single issue? Let’s hope not
Mwananchi, 7/10/15 Watching the election campaign this week got me thinking: can the whole election be summed up by the way the parties and candidates are addressing the problem of electricity? Here...
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94% of polling stations opened on time – CEMOT
Initial data from the Coalition of Election Monitoring and Observation in Tanzania (CEMOT), collected from 6,444 observers between 7 and 9am on polling day, report that 94% of polling stations opened...
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Election Day Report No.2 from CEMOT #TanzaniaDecides @uchaguziwetu15
More data from the CEMOT team (of which I am part). These figures come from reports of 6,579 observers out of 9,000 (73%), collected up to 12 noon on polling day. The data are preliminary figures, and...
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Election Day Report No.3 (6pm) from CEMOT #TanzaniaDecides @uchaguziwetu15
UPDATE 11.30PM 25/10/15 The data presented in this post has been updated with a data from a much larger number of polling stations. The new data is presented in another CEMOT brief, and is available in...
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Election Day Report No.4 (9.30pm) from CEMOT #TanzaniaDecides @uchaguziwetu15
These figures come from reports of observers in 5,770 polling stations, collected up to 7.30pm on polling day. The data are preliminary figures, and may be subject to later changes as more observers...
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Election Day Brief No.5 (10am 26/10) from CEMOT #TanzaniaDecides @uchaguziwetu15
These figures come from reports of observers in 5,325 polling stations, collected up to 9.30am on the day after polling day. The data are preliminary figures, and may be subject to later changes as...
View ArticleTanzania Presidential election results, as announced by the National...
As announced by the National Electoral Commission (NEC), earlier today (October 29, 2015): It should be noted that these results are not accepted by the leading opposition candidate, Edward Lowassa of...
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Uhuru na Kazi – Independence and Work
It’s Tanzanian Independence Day, with a difference. President Magufuli has cancelled the usual official celebrations, to save money and focus on a national clean-up exercise instead. From various...
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Has Tanzania passed “peak freedom”? Or is the latest Freedom House rating a...
Tanzania’s freedom rating has dropped. The latest annual report by Freedom House on political rights and civil liberties around the world showed that Tanzania’s score dropped from 3.0 to 3.5. It’s may...
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Corruption and freedom – is there a correlation?
The charts I have shared recently – last week on the Corruption Perceptions Index and this week on the Freedom House Freedom Rating – got me thinking: is there a correlation between corruption and...
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