He had just begun his second term in office. He had risen from relative obscurity in rural Chato district in abject poverty to become the fifth president of Tanzania. His second term election earned him many more critics at home and abroad. As such I know that he has served us well as party leader. The word mapinduzi means revolutionary and so CCM was founded on socialist principles that appealed to its eminent leader, Nyerere.

Source: The Star March 27, 2021 08:21 UTC