Fears Tanzania on cusp of Gen Z uprising after Kikwete turned President Suluhu into a ‘lapdog’ to muzzle Christians, retain Muslim hegemony

Fears Tanzania on cusp of Gen Z uprising after Kikwete turned President Suluhu into a ‘lapdog’ to muzzle Christians, retain Muslim hegemony

It is remembered that in 2005 as Mkapa served his last term, he was forced to deport Kikwete from New York after he went missing from the president’s delegation, only to be fished out of a Harlem brothel as Mkapa’s delegation waited for him to sign funding agreements with the World Bank and International Monetary (IMF). As is custom, such financial commitment are signed by finance and foreign affairs ministers.

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Suluhu on the cross: Chronology of how Tanzania President Hassan’s critics are abducted, ‘disappeared’ or assassinated  

Suluhu on the cross: Chronology of how Tanzania President Hassan’s critics are abducted, ‘disappeared’ or assassinated  

Rights groups Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch recently accused the government of being behind arrests, abuse and forced disappearances. The authorities have denied the allegations.

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Election puzzle: Tanzania President Hassan, predecessor Kikwete face strong resistance for promoting Islamic hegemony

Election puzzle: Tanzania President Hassan, predecessor Kikwete face strong resistance for promoting Islamic hegemony

Catholics have publicly criticised Samia’s totalitarian rule are currently fasting and praying in protest. The Catholics are also unhappy with assassination attempt of Joseph Kitima, one of their most vocal clergymen in Tanzania.

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Wolf in sheepskin: Tanzania’s October General Election will test coexistence of Tanganyika and Zanzibar

Wolf in sheepskin: Tanzania’s October General Election will test coexistence of Tanganyika and Zanzibar

Like CHADEMA, ACT has been pushing for constitutional reforms ahead of the October polls, which President Suluhu Hassan has vehemently resisted. In addition, the opposition questions the independence of the Tanzania’s National Electoral Commission, which is picked solely by the sitting president.

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