Civic polls campaign flags off countrywide

DAR ES SALAAM: POLITICAL parties in the country have launched campaigns ahead of the local government elections slated for November 27 this year, providing candidates an opportunity to present their policies to the public.

Campaigns kicked off on Wednesday in regions including Dar es Salaam, Morogoro, Kigoma, Mbeya and Mwanza. Ruling party CCM Secretary General, Ambassador Dr Emmanuel Nchimbi, launched the party’s campaign at Furahisha Grounds in Mwanza with a call for integrity and commitment from all party candidates.

Dr Nchimbi urged candidates to avoid corruption and injustice, emphasizing the importance of serving citizens with dedication and sincerity.

Highlighting CCM’s 47-year legacy, he noted the party’s proven capability to govern and deliver development, pointing to progress and national unity as evidence. “CCM has been fulfilling its responsibilities and is currently in the second phase of iberation.

This is why Tanzanians continue to trust CCM,” he said.

He further called on candidates to protect the party’s reputation and uphold the trust and respect it commands among citizens.

Speaking at the launch in Temeke District, Dar es Salaam on Wednesday, the ruling party CCM’s Secretary for Ideology, Publicity and Training and a member of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party, Amos Makalla, urged political parties to engage openly in the political process and present their policies.

Mr Makalla encouraged parties to conduct competitive yet respectful campaigns, free from insults and hatred. CCM welcomes public evaluation of candidates based on their policies and arguments, enabling the electorate to choose those who truly prioritise development, Mr Makalla stated.

He also emphasised the importance of the local government, explaining that the leaders elected will impact the citizens’ livelihoods up to the next elections.

As CCM launched its campaigns in Mbeya, other parties, including the Chama Cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA) party, Civic United Front (CUF) and ACT-Wazalendo, are set to launch their campaigns today in the same region.

Chadema’s Morogoro branch, led by its chairman Jackson Malisa, announced that each electoral district will launch campaigns to promote their candidates.

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“We do not have a regional campaign launch, instead, each electoral district will conduct campaigns in every street, neighbourhood and village where we have our candidates,” said Mr Malisa.

In Morogoro Urban, each branch chairman of the partyinitiated house to house campaigns in neighbourhoods with candidates, promoting party policies and soliciting votes.

CUF in Morogoro, through its Chairman Rashid Athuman, stated they will launch their campaigns today and subsequently move to the streets where their candidates are positioned.

Furthermore, CCM National Executive Committee member Christopher Gachuma, while launching campaigns in Kasulu District, Kigoma Region on behalf of the Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said that the party will not use force to promote its candidates for local government leadership, as the government’s efforts to bring development to the people are evident.

Mr Gachuma said that projects initiated by the government in line with CCM’s 2020-2025 election manifesto have impacted the lives of ordinary citizens, improving social services.