Tanzania’s President and ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party candidate Samia Suluhu Hassan (C) reacts on stage during a rally to officially launch the party’s campaign in Dar es Salaam on August 28, 2025, ahead of the Tanzanian general election.[AFP] As Tanzanians go to the polls today, the mood across the country – from the dusty roads of Arusha to the humid coast of Dar es Salaam and the cool hills of Moshi, is one of uneasy calm. The events leading to this moment have laid bare serious questions about the country’s democracy, political legitimacy, and the fate of ordinary citizens who feel…
Author: By Robert Wanjala Kituyi
Tanzania’s President and ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party candidate Samia Suluhu Hassan (C) reacts on stage during a rally to officially launch the party’s campaign in Dar es Salaam on August 28, 2025, ahead of the Tanzanian general election.[AFP] As Tanzanians go to the polls today, the mood across the country – from the dusty roads of Arusha to the humid coast of Dar es Salaam and the cool hills of Moshi, is one of uneasy calm. The events leading to this moment have laid bare serious questions about the country’s democracy, political legitimacy, and the fate of ordinary citizens who feel…
A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo sentenced ex-President Joseph Kabila to death in absentia for “treason.” [AFP] Joseph Kabila’s sentencing two weeks ago felt like a shock to many in East Africa and beyond, though the signs were always there. Once hailed as the quiet, reluctant leader who took the reins of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after his father’s assassination in 2001, Kabila spent nearly two decades projecting calm authority while presiding over one of Africa’s most resource-rich but deeply troubled nations. Now, handed a death sentence and leaked investigative files lay bare a former president deeply enmeshed in corruption, state capture, and…
Busia Senator, Okiya Omtatah pumps a fist of defiance as he is detained with other protesters following a stand off with anti-riot police while demanding the release of those allegedly abducted by state security agencies in Nairobi on December 30, 2024. [AFP] From chaining himself at Vigilance House to blocking MPs from awarding themselves hefty perks, and now suing both President Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto’s governments for plunging the country into a Sh4.6 trillion debt, Robert Wanjala tells the story of how a man with no law degree became Kenya’s courtroom warrior and now he wants to be the…