How Tanzania can fix its ‘flawed’ electoral system

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An electoral clerk sorts ballots during a past general election  PHOTO | FILE

Dar es Salaam. Tanzania’s electoral laws, which are meant to guide democratic processes, have come under increasing scrutiny.

While the Presidential, Parliamentary and Councillors Elections Act; the Political Parties Affairs Act and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Act enacted in March this year are meant to ensure free and fair elections, some political parties, especially those in the Opposition, have been claiming that the laws have gaps that compromise transparency, fairness and inclusivity.