Rights body pokes holes in civic polls

Irregularities that prevailed in countrywide local government elections have yielded calls for minister in the Prime Minister’s Office responsible for Regional Administration, Local Government, Ms Hawa Ghasia, to be accoutable.

TheCitizen

Habari Zinazoendana

11 years ago

Daily News

21 Aug

Human rights body trumps civil rights, governance knowledge

Human rights body trumps civil rights, governance knowledge
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THERE is an urgent need to formulate and lay down principles and guidelines to further strengthen the criminal justice system in the country with regard to arrest, police custody and pre-trial detention to ensure compliance with International standards.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

26 Oct

Concern as CCM, Chadema poke holes in Sunday polls

There were delayed delivery of ballot papers and boxes as well as opening times

 

10 years ago

Run Held Peacefully Across Dar

22 Dec

Civic polls re

Civic polls re-run held peacefully across Dar
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LOCAL government election re-runs in those centres where the previous voting was marred with irregularities in Dar es Salaam Region were conducted peacefully amid tight security on Sunday. There were, however, some reports of scuffles errupting at ...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

17 Dec

MY TAKE ON THIS: Why did we neglect the civic polls?

>There is no denying that the local government elections held across the country on Sunday were a mess. We heard and saw widespread logistical hitches and other irregularities which lead to the postponement of the voting in many stations.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

21 Dec

The civic polls are gone, what lesson is there?

Democracy – that much cherished value or political state that many countries struggle hard to achieve and maintain – comes at a cost. It seems we, in Tanzania, have not yet realised this fact.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

06 Dec

Expert: Take civic debate beyond polls

Forty days after the General Election, media stakeholders have proposed the continuation of the debate on democratic elections since the exercise ‘is an ending process’.

 

11 years ago

Daily News

24 Jan

Bomani wants civic polls postponed

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Bomani wants civic polls postponed
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RETIRED Judge Mark Bomani has advised the government to postpone the local government elections which are due this year until the new constitution is in place. Speaking with journalists in Dar es salaam on Thursday Judge Bomani said that he thinks ...

 

10 years ago

Daily News

15 Dec

Peace, calm as civic polls take off

Peace, calm as civic polls take off
Daily News
PEACE and harmony mostly prevailed during the civic elections that were held countrywide on Sunday but with some reports of flaws caused by delay of voting materials and mplacement of voters' names, which forced some centres to postpone the exerce.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

07 Jan

POLLS: Chaos as civic leaders sworn

>Pandemonium rocked the Kinondoni municipality local leaders swearing event yesterday as a mob attempted to block some from taking the oath.

 

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