Salif Keita fears for albinos as poll campaigns hot up

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Fears Persist That Violence Against Albinos in Tanzania Will Grow
New York Times
The boy was just a year old when five men with machetes snatched him from his home. Two days later, the police found his body with the arms and legs lopped off. The reason for the atrocity? The baby's pale skin marked him as an albino, and, where he lived ...
Lake Zone leaders act to end albino attacksDaily News
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Political parties have reportedly breached the election ethics with impunity as the electoral body seems unable to enforce the code of ethics agreed by all parties. Analysts say lack of action will create chaos that could risk disrupting the poll.

The violence that erupted in Tarime District on Thursday resulting into the death of one person and leaving five other people injured must concern everybody who wishes for a peaceful Tanzania at this time of election campaign.

Chadema resorts to choppers in poll campaigns
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Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Chadema), the country's leading opposition political party, will from next week start using helicopters in its campaigns for the October 25 General Election. The move is among its strategies to reach out to people in ...

At least 22.7 million Tanzanians are expected to vote tomorrow in an election that will determine the nation’s leadership for the coming five years.

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Govt touts peaceful civic poll campaigns
Daily News
POLITICAL parties have been implored to refrain from uncivilized campaigns which can lead to breach of the peace as the country inches towards the holding of civic elections slated for December 14, th year. The call was made in the wake of recent reports ...

It is now two weeks into the campaign trail with ruling CCM and their bitter rivals from opposition coalition Ukawa waging a neck to neck battle to win the hearts and minds of Tanzanians, however one thing remains constant and it is that both sides are short of explanations on how the will execute their campaign promises if they are elected.

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CUF Wraps Up Presidential Poll Campaigns in Pemba
AllAfrica.com
Zanzibar — THE Civic United Front (CUF) presidential candidate for Zanzibar, Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad, has wound up his campaign on Pemba Islands with call upon the electorate here to vote for him so that he can end poverty. He said during a public ...
Unity government rivals vie for power in ZanzibarDeutsche Welle

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