President John Magufuli shut down the internet, blocking citizens from various regions from communicating with the outside world. The system enabled sending of video clips, SMS, audio and still photos depicting the situation in the “landlocked” country. Widespread irregularitiesThe Chadema party flag bearer tweeted: “Voting reports indicate widespread irregularities in form of preventing our polling agents from accessing polling stations. There were reports of violence directed at some polling agents even before the voting started, which we could not independently verify. He claimed some voters who had voted in advance on Tuesday were allowed to vote again.

Source: Standard Digital October 29, 2020 05:26 UTC