Tanzania's National Electoral Commission (NEC) has cleared a record 15 candidates to vie for the presidency in the October 28 General Election. Lissu 'under microscope'AdvertisementWhile other candidates’ were cleared relatively swiftly, some within a few minutes, Mr Lissu’s forms were put under the microscope. Political party leaders and political analysts earlier this month voiced divergent views on the number of aspirants this year. “We know that some of the so- called presidential are unable to raise Sh100,000 for parliamentary nomi- nation forms, let alone Sh1 million for presidential forms. Chadema deputy secretary general (Tanzania Mainland) Benson Kigaila echoed Mr Kabwe’s sentiments, saying he saw CCM’s hand in the record turnout of candidates.

Source: Daily Nation August 27, 2020 04:18 UTC