2015 elections: CCM loses key local authorities to opposition

While Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) has continued to control the central government, the ruling party has lost its power in local authorities, including the key economic city and town councils in the country.

TheCitizen

Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

TheCitizen

31 Dec

Local polls unearth CCM, opposition weaknesses

It is an accepted assertion that the ruling party’s grip on rural voters is loosening. There is also a belief that the opposition is gaining support among rural populations. For CCM’s loss is opposition’s gain, so goes the saying.

 

10 years ago

Thomson Reuters Foundation

27 Oct

Tanzania opposition sign unity deal ahead of 2015 elections

Tanzania opposition sign unity deal ahead of 2015 elections
Thomson Reuters Foundation
DAR ES SALAAM, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Four main opposition parties in Tanzania have agreed to work together in key 2015 elections to try to end 50 years of dominance by the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party, officials said on Monday. The four parties ...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

26 Oct

Do we really need local authorities in Tanzania?

Our current Constitution of 1977 in Chapter Eight (Articles 145&146) creates public authorities commonly known as local government authorities. The main object of having these authorities is to transfer part of the central government powers to the people at all levels; that is to say in each region, district, urban area and village.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

10 Apr

Local authorities seek autonomy in revenue

>The Association of Local Authorities of Tanzania (Alat) wants to be given more autonomy that will enable local councils countrywide to collect more revenue.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

06 Nov

Food suppliers to sue local authorities

The association of suppliers of food and other items to government institutions here has threatened to sue district councils for not paying them accumulated debts for about seven years.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

14 Apr

Include local authorities in new Katiba: call

>The Association of Local Authorities of Tanzania (Alat) has prepared proposals in a bid to press for inclusion of devolution in the new Constitution.

 

10 years ago

Daily News

11 Apr

Local govt authorities told to go electronic

Local govt authorities told to go electronic
Daily News
LOCAL government authorities countrywide have been advised to adopt the electronic revenue collection system, to boost returns and control the habitual carbon-paper cheats. Opening the 31st Annual Meeting of the Association of Local Authorities in ...

 

10 years ago

Daily News

30 Jun

Local governments' decisions 'valued by higher authorities'

Local governments' decisions 'valued by higher authorities'
Daily News
THE government has insisted that it would not interfere with the legal decisions made by local governments in various development agenda. This was said in the National Assembly here yesterday by the Deputy Minister of State, Prime Minister's Office ...

 

10 years ago

Daily News

12 Jun

Help fund schools, Kombani urges local authorities

Help fund schools, Kombani urges local authorities
Daily News
MINISTER of State in President's Office (Public Service Management) Celina Kombani has urged local authorities countrywide to allocate three per cent of their annual revenues to boost education funds in their respective areas. Ms Kombani noted that since ...

 

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