Mbabazi takes leave from ruling party’s secretary role

Ms Jacqueline Mbabazi, the wife of embattled Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi, has fired back at the NRM, saying the conduct of the party caucus towards her and her husband reflects repression within the ruling party.

Former Chadema secretary general defects to the ruling party CCM  The Citizen Daily

The ruling party CCM has retained its parliamentary seats in Lushoto and Ulanga constituents after its candidates defeated the opposition in Sunday’ polls.

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Tanzanian Ruling Party Candidate Takes Early Lead in Elections
Bloomberg
Tanzania's ruling party candidate took an early lead in the East African nation's presidential elections after police raided a counting center set up by the opposition to monitor the vote tally. John Magufuli, who is seeking to replace Jakaya Kikwete ...
Jonathan Urges Peaceful Election, as Tanzanians Vote TodayAllAfrica.com
Tanzanian opposition says 40 volunteers arrested after electionReuters India
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>The National Resistance Movement (NRM) is set for melodrama as former Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi insists he is still the legally recognised secretary general (SG) of the party and will report for duty come January 1.

>Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi on Saturday said the talk about his perceived presidential ambitions was “nonsense”, but stressed that nobody will stop him when he decides to stand for any elective position.

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Tanzania Opposition Party to Take Ruling Party to Court
Voice of America
Tanzania's main opposition party, Chadema, says it will file a lawsuit Monday against the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) and its presidential candidate John Magufuli after accusing them of “stealing” the party's symbols, logo and manifesto. This, the ...

Sudan Tribune
Pagan Amum rejoins ruling SPLM faction and is reinstated as secretary-general
Radio Tamazuj
Former Secretary General of the SPLM Mr Pagan Amum who arrived in Juba yesterday has been reinstated by members of the National Liberation Council (NLC) today as secretary-general and he will take an oath this evening at 5pm before the Chairman ...
S/Sudan: Former ruling party Pagan Amum arrives in Juba to meet Salva KiirStarAfrica.com
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 Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi yesterday said allegations of his strained relationship with President Museveni were a creation of “internal detractors”, and that he and the President have agreed on how to sort them.