VIDEO: SA election: Will economy be key?

In the article of January 3, 2015 this author outlined some of the issues that will move and shake Tanzania’s economy this year. One of them is the general election. Now that the election is just two weeks away, it is time to elaborate the way the election can move and shake Tanzania’s economy and see how the economy will look like post October 25, 2015.

>It has been a month of promises to Tanzanians especially those who care about politics if not all. Nearly all of those, who aspire for presidency through CCM ticket, have used the past four weeks to promise Tanzania a new country.

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