Last stand: Chadema’s high stakes bet on Tundu Lissu
Chadema Chairperson Tundu Lissu shows his ink-marked finger after casting his vote during the party's election held in Dar es Salaam on January 21, 2025. PHOTO | COURTESY
Tanzania’s political landscape has just witnessed a seismic shift. The election of Tundu Lissu as Chadema’s chairman, triumphing over veteran leader Freeman Mbowe, isn’t merely a changing of the guard—it’s a rebirth.
For years, Tanzania’s largest opposition party grappled with internal fractures, defections of outspoken figures such as Peter Msigwa, and the rise of factions. These divisions left Chadema weakened, stumbling in its response to the nation’s political turbulence. But today, as Lissu steps into the spotlight, there’s a palpable sense of hope: the storm clouds of discord may finally be clearing.
