Agency to probe ballot papers tender

Thirty three residents of Mbagala in Dar es Salaam yesterday appeared in Kisutu Resident Magistrate’s Court with four counts, including setting on fire boxes containing ballot papers.

Visually handicapped people yesterday were assured of taking part fully in the General Election after the National Electoral Commission (NEC) responded to their demand of making ‘tactile ballot’ papers available at polling centres on October 25.

>The civic polls in many constituencies in Kilimanjaro Region were a mess due to poor mismanagement, leading to deferral of the exercise in some areas.

33 in court for torching ballot papers
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A group of 33 residents of Mbagala in Dar es Salaam appeared before the Kisutu Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday to answer charges on four counts including setting fire on 11 ballot boxes on Tuesday. The prosecution led by State Attorney Joseph ...

Some polling officers in Bagamoyo constituency have been forced to give demonstrations before commencing with voting after realising that some voters are not aware of procedures.

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>The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) has launched an investigation into how the second-phase of purchase process of biometric voter registration (BVR) equipment was conducted, The Citizen has learnt.

>After bidding to the lowest, ENOC Africa, a Tanzanian oil company, has won a tender to import fuel under the Petroleum Bulk Procurement System (BPS) for October this year.

Mwananchi Communications Limited (MCL)’s newspapers have been identified as best newspapers, which have so far exhibited a higher degree of objectivity in reporting ongoing general election campaigns in the country. Mwananchi Communications Limited publishes The Citizen, Mwananchi and Mwanaspoti newspapers.