EDITORIAL: Let consensus be the focus

>With all CCM legislators and Zanzibar House of Representatives members being delegates to the Constituent Assembly (CA) by virtue of their designations, the party has a massive majority in Dodoma

>Is politics a dirty game by its very nature? Our answer is a categorical “No.” In a truly civilised society, politics is a good thing, for it is through it that a state can be properly governed.

According to the National Examination Council (NECTA), of the 40,753 who sat their A-Levels last May, 38,853 passed, which is equivalent to 98.87 per cent.

With the General Election approaching fast, the national focus is not only on political parties and the candidates, but also on the conduct of the key bodies overseeing this vital national exercise.

It has been a roller-coaster week watching our favourite teams slug it out at the 2015 Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup in Ethiopia.

Let us learn to build consensus
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The African Union Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) has called for Tanzanian Special Constituent Assembly members to use consensus in the on-going constitution deliberations. The call was issued yesterday in Dar es Salaam by the APRM Tanzania ...
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JK, TCD reach consensus
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President Kikwete engaged in talks in Dodoma yesterday with leaders of political parties under the umbrella of the TCD on ways to end standoff over the running of the Constituent Assembly. President Jakaya Kikwete and Tanzania Center for Democracy ...
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The year 2014 has special significance in the sense that after 53 years of independence at last Tanzanians are anticipating to make a new Constitution, which is people-centred.