NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION THE REPORT OF THE NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION ON THE 2015 PRESIDENTIAL, PARLIAMENTARY AND COUNCILLORS ELECTIONS

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1 UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA UNITED NATIONAL REPUBLIC ELECTORAL OF COMMISSION TANZANIA NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION THE REPORT OF THE NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION ON THE THE REPORT OF THE NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION ON THE 2015 PRESIDENTIAL, PARLIAMENTARY AND LORS 2015 PRESIDENTIAL, PARLIAMENTARY AND LORS ELECTIONS ELECTIONS Posta House, Telephone: Posta House, Telephone: Ghana Street, Fax: Ghana street, Fax: P.O. O. Box , Wbsite: Website: Dar Es Es Salaam, Uchaguzi@nec.go.tz uchaguzi@nec.go.tz Tanzania. a

2 Posta House, 7 Ghana Street, P. O. Box , Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. National Electoral Commission, 2016 ISBN Printed by the Government Printer, Dar Es Salaam - Tanzania All rights reserved. No part of this Report may be reproduced, distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior permission of the National Electoral Commission. b

3 TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES... VII i LIST OF ATTACHMENTS...iii 1X LIST OF FIGURES... iv X LIST OF MAPS... XI v LIST OF CHARTS... XII vi ABBREVIATIONS... XIII vii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT...x XVI FOREWORD... xxi EXECUTIVE SUMMARY... xxii CHAPTER ONE... 1 INTRODUCTION The United Republic of Tanzania Political System in Tanzania The Electoral Systems in Tanzania The Electoral Cycle in Tanzania The National Electoral Commission Organization Structure of the National Electoral Commission Vision and Mission Vision Mission The Functions of the National Electoral Commission CHAPTER TWO ELECTION PREPARATIONS Cost for Voters Registration and the General Election Cost for Updating the Permanent National Voters Register Procurement of Equipment and Materials for Updating the PNVR Operating Cost for the 2015 General Election Procurement of Materials for the 2015 General Election Printing of Election Documents The Development Partners Contribution The General Election Timetable i

4 2.3 Amendments of Laws and other Election Documents The Electoral Laws The Electoral Regulations The Electoral Code of Conduct Guidelines for Election Officials and Election Stakeholders The Constituencies Criteria for Demarcation of Constituencies Procedures for the Demarcation of Constituencies The New Constituencies The Re-named Constituencies Announcement of Electoral Wards Distribution of Election Equipment and Materials Election Officials Commission Officials Appointment of Election Officials at Regional, Constituencies, Wards and Polling Station levels Training of Registration and Election Officials Training of Commission Officials at Headquarters Training of Officials at Regional, Council, Constituency, Ward and Polling Station Levels Voters Education Provision of Voters Education in 2015 General Election Co-ordination of Institutions providing Voters Education CHAPTER THREE REGISTRATION OF VOTERS AND UPDATING OF THE PERMANENT NATIONAL VOTERS REGISTER Permanent National Voters Register (PNVR) Technology applied in Voters Registration Receipt of BVR Kits Pilot Registration of Voters Outcomes of the Pilot Registration of Voters Measures Taken Voters Registration ii

5 3.4 Display of the Provisional Voters Register Outcome of the Provisional Voters Register Display Printing of the Permanent National Voters Register and Voters List Achievements in Updating the Permanent Voters Register CHAPTER FOUR NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES AND ELECTION CAMPAIGNS Nomination of Candidates Nomination of Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates Objection against Nomination of Presidential Candidates Nomination for Parliamentary Election Objection against the Nomination of Parliamentary Candidates Appeal to the National Electoral Commission The Unopposed Parliamentary Candidate Nomination of Candidates for Councillors Election Objection against the Nomination of Candidates for Councilors Election Appeals against the Nomination of Candidates for Councilors Election Unopposed Candidates for Councilors Seats Candidate Management System Election Campaigns Campaign Timetable The Co-ordination of Presidential Election Campaigns The Co-ordination of Parliamentary and Councillors Election Campaigns Matters to be taken into account During Campaigns The Elections Expenses Act No. 6 of Electoral Code of Conduct for Presidential, Parliamentary and Councillors Elections for The Electoral Code of Conduct Committees Monitoring the Implementation of Electoral Code of Conduct Committees iii

6 CHAPTER FIVE VOTING AND VOTE COUNTING The Election Day Polling Stations The Notice of Election Identification of Polling Stations Commission s Directives During the Voting process The Polling Agents Security at the Polling Stations Statement by the NEC Chairman to the Voters The Voting Procedures Postponement of Election in some Constituencies and Wards Nomination and Election Dates for Constituencies in which Election was postponed Counting of Votes CHAPTER SIX ADDITION OF VOTES AND DECLARATION OF ELECTION RESULTS Addition of Votes The Process of Votes Addition The Results Management System RMS Declaration of Election Results Presidential Election Results Parliamentary Election Results Councillors Election Results Nomination of Women Parliamentary and Councillors Special Seats Nomination of Women Parliamentary Special Seats Distribution of Parliamentary Women Special Seats The Nomination of Councillors Women Special Seats Distribution of Councillors Women Special Seats Parliamentary and Councillors Election Petitions CHAPTER SEVEN INVOLVEMENT OF ELECTION STAKEHOLDERS Involvement of Election Stakeholders iv

7 The Stakeholders Involved The Government Political Parties Civil Society Organizations The Media Religious Institutions Special Groups in the Society Security Organs The Development Partners Election Observers CHAPTER EIGHT ELECTION OBSERVERS Observation of Elections Election Observers Committee Invitation to Observers Registration and Accreditation of Observers Extension of Observation Period The Observers Briefing Meetings Observers Recommendations CHAPTER NINE GENERAL ELECTION POST EVALUATION Election Evaluation Areas of Evaluation Data Collection Methodology Criteria for selecting Areas for Evaluation Preliminary Evaluation Results CHAPTER TEN ACHIEVEMENTS AND CHALLENGES Achievements Challenges Challenges During the Updating of the PNVR Challenges During General Election CHAPTER ELEVEN v

8 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS Conclusion Recommendations vi

9 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Members of the National Electoral Commission... 7 Table 2: Funds Allocation from the Government Table 3: The General Election Timetable Table 4: New Constituencies resulting from the increase in numbers of Councils Table 5: New Constituencies resulting from Population Quota Table 6: Constituencies merged by NEC in Tanzania Zanzibar Table 7: The List of Re-named Constituencies Table 8: Distribution of Election Equipment and Materials per Zone Table 9: Number of Polling Station Officials Table 10: Schedule for Receiving BVR Kits Table 11: Total number of Voters registered during the pilot registration Table 12: Schedule for the Display of the Provisional Register Table 13: Number of Registered against Estimated Voters Table 14: Names of Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates Table 15: Number of Nominated Candidates for Parliamentary Election by Party and Gender Table 16: Number of Appeals in the Nomination for Parliamentary Election Table 17: Candidates for Councillors Election by Gender and Political Party Table 18: Number of Appeals in the Nomination for Councillors Election Table 19: Nullified and Re-instated Candidates Table 20: The Summary of Objections and Appeals Table 21: The Electoral Code of Conduct Committees Table 22: Constituencies in which Parliamentary Election was postponed Table 23: Wards in which Councillors Election was postponed Table 24: Nomination and Election dates for Constituencies in which Election was postponed Table 25: Presidential Election Results Table 26: Parliamentary Election Results per Political Party Table 27: Councillors Election Results per Political Party vii

10 Table 28: Total number of Parliamentary Women Special Seats per Political Party Table 29: Distribution of Councillors Women Special Seats per Political Party. 79 Table 30: Type of respondents and Number of Respondents Table 31: Distribution of Respondents by Age viii

11 LIST OF ATTACHMENTS Annex 1: List of Registered Political Parties Annex 2: List of Election Constituencies Annex 3: List of Unopposed Councillors Annex 4: Message by the Chairman of the National Electoral Commission Regarding The Voting Day Annex 5: List of Members of Parliament and their Constituencies Annex 6: Members of Parliament for Women Special Seats ix

12 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: The Electoral Cycle... 6 Figure 2: The Organization Structure of NEC... 9 Figure 3: Biometric Voters Registration Kit x

13 LIST OF MAPS Map 1: Map of the United Republic of Tanzania... 2 Map 2: Total number of Constituencies at Regional level Map 3: Percentage of Registered Voters per Region Map 4: Councils where Post Election Evaluation was Conducted xi

14 LIST OF CHARTS Chart 1: Parliamentary Candidates for each Party Chart 2: Parliamentary Candidates by Gender Chart 3: Percentage of Candidates for Councillors Election for each Political Party Chart 4: Percentage of Candidates for Councillors Election by Gender Chart 5: Presidential Election Results for each Political Party Chart 6: Parliamentary Election Results per Political Party Chart 7: Councillors Election Results per Political Party Chart 8: Parliamentary Women Special Seats per Political Party Chart 9: Councillors Women Special Seats per Political Party Chart 10: Respondents Awareness of Voters Education Chart 11: Respondents Awareness of Voters Education xii

15 ABBREVIATIONS ACT-Wazalendo Alliance for Change and Transparency- Wazalendo ADA TADEA African Democratic Alliance - Tanzania Democratic Alliance ADC AFP ANC APPT Maendeleo ARO ASP BVR CCK CCM CHADEMA CHAUMMA CHAUSTA CMS CSO CUF DEP DP FGD GIS GN GPS ICT Alliance for Democratic Change Alliance for Tanzanian Farmers Party African National Congress African Progressive Party of Tanzania-Maendeleo Assistant Returning Officer Afro-Shirazi Party Biometric Voters Registration Chama Cha Kijamii Chama Cha Mapinduzi Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo Chama cha Ukombozi wa Umma Chama cha Haki na Ustawi Tanzania Candidates Management System Civil Society Organizations Civic United Front Democratic Empowerment Project Democratic Party Focus Group Discussion Geographical Information System Government Notice Global Positioning System Information and Communication Technology xiii

16 JNICC NLD NRA OMR OMS PNVR REC RMS RO SADC SMS TANU TBC TCDA TLP TLS TOT TPA TPDF TV UDP UNDP UPDP URT UTP Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre National League for Democracy National Reconstruction Alliance Optical Mark Recognition Observers Management System Permanent National Voters Register Regional Election Coordinator Results Management System Returning Officer Southern African Development Community Short Message Service Tanganyika African National Union Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation Tanganyika Centre for Development and Advocacy Tanzania Labour Party Tanganyika Law Society Training of Trainers Tanzania Ports Authority Tanzania People s Defence Force Television United Democratic Party United Nations Development Programme United People s Democratic Party United Republic of Tanzania United Tanganyika Party xiv

17 USSD ZEC ZNP ZPPP Unstructured Supplementary Service Data Zanzibar Electoral Commission Zanzibar Nationalist Party Zanzibar and Pemba People s Party xv

18 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT In terms of the provisions of the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, 1977, Article 74 (7) the National Electoral Commission is an autonomous Department. However, in conducting and supervising the 2015 General Election, the Commission collaborated with the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania, the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar as well as other Election Stakeholders from within and outside Tanzania. The Commission believes that, to a large extent its collaboration with these stakeholders contributed to the great success achieved. In this light, the Commission expresses sincere appreciation to the Fourth Phase Government leaders who were in office during the 2015 General Election. These leaders assisted the Commission in various ways during the whole electoral process. The leaders were H.E. Dr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete the former President of the Republic of Tanzania, H.E. Dr. Mohamed Gharib Bilal, the former Vice President, H.E. Dr. Ali Mohamed Shein, President of Zanzibar and Chairman of the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar and Hon. Mizengo Pinda, the former Prime Minister of the United Republic of Tanzania. Furthermore, the Commission wishes to extend its sincere appreciation to the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania and the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar for availing the Commission with human and financial resources during the 2015 General Election. The successful achievement of the Commission during the 2015 General Election was also due to the diligence and efficiency of the officials of the Commissions and the effective support of the various stakeholders such as Political Parties, the Election Candidates, Civil Society Organisations, Development Partners, the Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC), Tanzania People s Defence Force (TPDF), the Tanzania Police Force and other Security Organs. Furthermore, the Commission also wishes to thank the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the News Media and the various Domestic and International Election Observers for their co-operation during the 2015 General Election. Last, but not least, the Commission extends its profound appreciation to the Voters and Tanzanians in general for their participation in the election and cooperation which ultimately accounted for the successful and peaceful 2015 General Election in Tanzania. The existing peaceful atmosphere in the country was evident throughout the registration of Voters, campaign meetings, voting process and declaration of election results. x xvi

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23 FOREWORD The Commission conducted and supervised the 2015 General Election relating to the Presidential, Parliamentary and Councillors Elections held on 25 th October, This was the fifth General Election under the Democratic Multi-Party System. The Report narrates in detail the updating process of the Permanent National Voters Register (PNVR) and the Presidential, Parliamentary and Councilors Elections. The Report also sets out the achievements and challenges encountered during the Election process. Finally, the Report outlines recommendations for improvements for future Elections. The Report is divided into eleven (11) Chapters, namely:- 1. Introduction. 2. Election Preparations. 3. Updating of the Permanent National Voters Register. 4. Nomination of Candidates and Election Campaigns. 5. Voting and Vote Counting. 6. Addition of Votes and Declaration of Election Results. 7. Involvement of Elections Stakeholders. 8. Election Observers. 9. General Election Post Evaluation. 10. Achievements and Challenges 11. Conclusion and Recommendations It is the Commission s hope that, this Report will meet the expectations of various readers from inside and outside the Country. The Commission believes that, Election Stakeholders, Researchers and other readers will also benefit from this Report. xxi

24 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report covers the 2015 Presidential and Parliamentary General Election of the United Republic of Tanzania (URT) and the Councillors Election for Mainland Tanzania, which was held on 25 th October, The report is divided into 11 Chapters. Chapter One, gives a brief description of the history of the United Republic of Tanzania as well as its administrative boundaries. This Chapter also gives an account of the Election System, Election Cycle, Mandate and Role of the National Electoral Commission. It also explains the Organization Structure of the Commission and the functions of its various units. This organisational blueprint underlines the Commission s implememtation of its mandate of running and managing Election processes. Chapter Two, narrates about the Commission s preparations for 2015 General Election. The preparations included, the cost for Updating of Permanent National Voters Register was Tanzanian Shillings (TShs) 260,865,285, and TShs 273,634,130, for Operationalizing General Election activities. The Government of URT contributed 99.72% of the cost reffered to the foregoing and the Development Partners through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) contributed TShs 1,523,886, (0.28%). The Chapter also, narrates the Comission s activities leading up to the preparation of the General Election Calendar, Electoral Laws, Regulations and Election Code of Conduct. Furthermore, this Chapter gives an account of the process stereed by NEC leading up to the the establishment of 25 new Constituencies. Given the change, the total number of Constituencies increased from 239 to 264. Furthermore, the Chapter elaborates the involvement of Election Officials in the entire General Election process and how the Voters Education Programme were implemented. Chapter Three, deals at length with the process of Registration and Updating of the PNVR, a process that was conducted under the aegis of NEC. The Chapter also, elaborates the usage of Biometric Voters Registration (BVR) technology during the Registration and Updating of PNVR and challenges encountered during the process. Chapter Four, elaborates the Candidates Nomination process and Election campaigns. The 21 st August, 2015 was set as the date fo the commencement of the Nomination of persons for various positions for 2015 General Election. Eleven nominees applied to contest for the Presidential Seat. However, only 8 nominees qualified to contest the Presidential Election. Furthermore, a total of 1,237 persons xxii

25 were nominated to contest for Parliamentary Seats. In addition, 10,152 persons were nominated to contest for the Councillors Seats. This Chapter sets out the date fixed for the kick off of the Election campaigns and how campaigns were conducted throughout the country. The Chapter gives an account that the campaigns were conducted in a peaceful and harmonious manner. The campaigns started on 22 nd August, 2015 and ended on 24 th October, It is also shown that NEC did not receive any objection on Nominations of Candidates from the Registrar of Political Parties as provided for in Election Expenses Act No. 6 of Election Ethics is another important aspect explained in this Chapter. The Chapter further explains that during the 2015 General Election, the Stakeholders adhered to the Elections Code of Conduct. Chapter Five, deals with the process of Casting and Counting of Votes. The Commission designated 25 th of October, 2015 as the Election Day. In addition to the Laws governing the Election process, the Commission also issued Policy Directives for effective facilitation of the Voting Process. Chapter Six, relates to Tallying of Votes and Announcement of Presidential and Parliamentary Election Results for the United Republic of Tanzania and Councillors Election Results for Mainland Tanzania. Furthermore this Chapter explains the use of the Results Management System (RMS) in the Tallying of Election Results. It further explains the process of obtaining Parliamentary and Councillors Women Special Seats. Chapter Seven, elaborates the involvement of Stakeholders in the various stages of the General Election. These include the dispensation of Voter Education, and sensitization regarding Security during the entire period of Election. It also explains the involvement of Stakeholders includeding their direct participation in different Election Committees responsible for supervising the Election process. Chapter Eight, deals with the involvement of Domestic and International Election Observers. The Commission invited Election Observers and accredited 124 Domestic and 34 International Observers to participate in the Observation of the 2015 General Election. Chapter Nine, concerns the Post-Election Evaluation of the 2015 General Elections. The Commission conducted a Post-Election Evaluation in 22 Regions in the URT in order to assess how the Process of the Election was conducted. Chapter Ten, gives an account of the achievements and highlights the challenges encountered in the process of conducting the 2015 General Election. Chapter Eleven, gives a conclusion and makes recommendations for future Elections. xxiii

26 CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 The United Republic of Tanzania The United Republic of Tanzania is composed of the former Republic of Tanganyika and the People s Republic of Zanzibar which united on the 26 th April, Tanganyika got its independence from the British Colonial rule on the 9 th December, Zanzibar got independence from the British Colonial rule on 10 th December, 1963, whereas it attained the majority rule from the Sultanate administration through the 12 th January, 1964 Revolution and became the Peoples Republic of Zanzibar. Tanzania is located between latitudes 0 0 and 12 0 South of the Equator, and between longitudes 25 0 and 45 0 East of Greenwich Meridian. It is bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the North; Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia to the West; Mozambique and Malawi to the South; and by the Indian Ocean to the East. Tanzania has a total area of 945,203 Square kilometres. It hosts Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa s highest mountain and part of the Great Lakes of Victoria, Tanganyika and Nyasa. The country has many tourist attractions including Game Reserves, National Parks, vast coast lines with beaches, mountains and the Great Rift Valley. Tanzania has various resources including, minerals, natural gas, forests, livestock and marine life. These resources are the key to the country s economy. According to the Population and Housing Census of 2012, Tanzania had a population of about 44.9 million, out of which Tanzania Zanzibar recorded a population of 1.3 million and Mainland Tanzania had a population of 43.6 million. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) projections estimated the population for 2015 as 48.7 million, of which Mainland Tanzania was estimated to have 47.3 million people and Tanzania Zanzibar 1.4 million people. Tanzania s population is diverse, composed of several ethnic, linguistic and cultural groups. It has approximately 120 tribes, mostly of Bantu origin. There are also non- Bantu tribes such as the Sandawe, Chaga, Masai, Hadzabe, Barbaig in Mainland Tanzania; and Watumbatu, Wamakunduchi and Wapemba in Tanzania Zanzibar. In spite of the presence of many tribes, Swahili is a unifying language for all Tanzanians and it is spoken throughout the country. Administratively, the United Republic of Tanzania is divided into 30 Regions of which Mainland Tanzania has 25 Regions, 133 Districts, 181 Councils, 3,953 Wards, 4,037 Mitaa and 12,545 Villages. Tanzania Zanzibar has 5 Regions, 11 Districts and 361 Shehia. The main State organs are the Executive, the Legislature and the Judiciary. 1

27 Map 1: Map of the United Republic of Tanzania 2

28 1.2 Political System in Tanzania Tanzania is a democratic Country which adheres to Multi-Party Democracy. Multi- Partism existed before independence and briefly thereafter. In Tanganyika (Mainland Tanzania), there were 3 main Political Parties including Tanganyika African National Union (TANU), United Tanganyika Party (UTP) and African National Congress (ANC) which participated in the General Elections before independence. On the other hand, Tanzania Zanzibar also had 4 Political Parties which are Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP), Zanzibar and Pemba People s Party (ZPPP), UMMA Party and Zanzibar Nationalist Party (ZNP), which participated in the General Elections conducted in the Isles before In 1965, the Multi-Party System was officially abolished. Tanzania decided to follow a Single-Party System, where, Mainland Tanzania remained with one Political Party which was TANU and Tanzania Zanzibar remained with ASP. In 1977, TANU and ASP united to form one Political Party, namely Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM). In 1992, Multi-Partism was re-introduced in Tanzania. Since its re-introduction, five General Elections have been conducted. The elections were conducted in 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010 and 2015, where various Political Parties participated in those Elections. The registration of Political Parties in Tanzania is governed by the Political Parties Act, Cap The Act creates the office of the Registrar of Political Parties which has the mandate of registering; monitoring and evaluating the performance and conduct of all Political Parties in Tanzania. In the 2015 General Election, 22 fully registered Political Parties participated as shown in Annex The Electoral Systems in Tanzania Article 21 of the Constitution of The United Republic of Tanzania, 1977, articulates the right of every Citizen to take part in matters pertaining to the governance of the country, either by electing or being elected. Every Tanzanian aged 18 years and above, has the right to vote and elect the leaders of his or her own choice. However, in order for a person to be elected for Councillors and Parliamentary posts, he/she must be 21 years old and for Presidential Post, not less than 40 years. In Tanzania the applicable electoral system is First-Past-the-Post, whereby a candidate who obtains a higher number of valid votes compared to any other Candidate is declared as the Winner. This is in accordance with Sections 35 F (8) and 80(1) of the National Elections Act, Cap 343. However, Proportional Representation is used to obtain Members of Parliament and Councillors Women Special Seats. 3

29 Article 66 (1) of the Constitution of The United Republic of Tanzania, 1977, provides 6 categories of Members of Parliament. Apart from Elected Members of Parliament and Women Special Seats, there are also five members elected by the Zanzibar House of Representatives from among its members, the Attorney General, the Speaker of the National Assembly (if he/she is not elected from amongst the elected members of the Parliament) and not more than ten members appointed by the President. Councillors Women Special Seats are obtained depending on the proportional number of Wards won by each Political Party in any given Council. This is in accordance with Section 35 of the Local Government (District Authorities) Act, Cap. 287 and Section 19 of the Local Government (Urban Authorities) Act, Cap The Electoral Cycle in Tanzania The Presidential, Parliamentary and Councillors Elections are conducted every 5 years. This is as provided by Article 65 of the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania of As it is in other countries, Tanzania manages the Election Process that is in conformity with the Electoral Cycle which divides the Election activities into three phases. The Election phases are Pre-Election, During Election and Post-Election. Therefore, the Commission has effectively implemented the Election Process by adhering to the Election Phases as follows: (a) Pre - Election Activities implemented during the Pre-Election Phase include the following: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) Budgeting; Review and Demarcation of Constituency boundaries; Registration of Voters; Purchase of Election Equipment and Materials; Preparation of Election Calendar and Action Plan; Amendment of Electoral Laws and Guidelines for Election Officials and Stakeholders; Provision of Voters Education; and Accreditation of Election Observers. 4

30 (b) During Election During this phase, NEC implemented the following activities: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) (ix) (c) Nomination of Candidates; Co-ordination of Election Campaigns; Overseeing performance of the Election Ethical Committees; Training of Election Officials; Printing and distribution of Ballot Papers; Distribution of Election Equipment and Materials; Casting of Votes; Counting of Votes; and Declaration of Election Results. The Post-Election Phase During this Phase, NEC implements the following activities: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) (ix) (x) Post-Election Evaluation; Dealing with Election Petitions; Preparation of General Election Report; Amendment of Electoral Laws; Review and Updating of Voters Register; Review and Updating of Election Systems; Review and Updating NEC organisation Structure; Performance (Financial and Value for Money) Audits of the General Election processes ; Review NEC Strategic Plan; and Preparation of Action Plan for the next General Election. 5

31 Figure 1: The Electoral Cycle 1.5 The National Electoral Commission The National Electoral Commission (NEC) was established on 13 th January, 1993, following the re-introduction of Multi-Party System in According to Article 74(1) of the Constitution of The United Republic of Tanzania, 1977, the Commission is headed by a Chairperson, and consists of Members who are all appointed by the President of the United Republic of Tanzania. The first Chairperson of the Commission was the late Hon. Justice (Rtd.) Lewis M. Makame, who chaired the Commission from 13 th January, 1993 to 14 th June, 2011.The current Chairperson, Hon. Justice (Rtd.) Damian Z. Lubuva has been serving the Commission from 19 th December, 2011 to date. The Commission is mandated to coordinate and supervise the Presidential and Parliamentary Elections of United Republic of Tanzania and Councillors Elections in Mainland Tanzania. The Commission is an autonomous department. This is in accordance with Article 74(7) of the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, Article 74(11) of the Constitution provides that, in discharging its functions, the Commission shall not be obliged to comply with orders or directives of any person or any Government department or the views of any Political Party. Furthermore, no court shall have 6

32 powers to inquire into anything done by the Commission in the discharge of its functions in view of Article 74(12) of the Constitution Organization Structure of the National Electoral Commission The National Electoral Commission comprises of 7 members who are appointed by the President. The Chairperson and Vice Chairperson must be appointed from persons who are Judges of the High Court or Court of Appeal of Tanzania or persons qualified to be appointed as a Judge of the High Court or Justice of the Court of Appeal. During appointment, the President takes into account the principle that, where the Chairperson hails from one part of the Union, the Vice-Chairperson shall be a person who hails from the other part of the Union. This is in accordance with Article 74 (1) and (2) of the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania of 1977 and Section 4(1) of the National Elections Act, Cap 343. Furthermore, one member of the Commission is appointed from amongst the members of the Tanganyika Law Society (TLS). The remaining four members are appointed from amongst persons possessing adequate experience in the conduct or supervision of Parliamentary elections or such other qualifications as the President of the United Republic of Tanzania may consider necessary for the effective discharge of the functions of the Commission. Currently, NEC has seven members as illustrated in Table 1. Table 1: Members of the National Electoral Commission No. Name Position 1 Hon. Justice (Rtd.) Damian Z. Lubuva Chairperson 2 Hon. Chief Justice (Rtd. Zanzibar) Hamid M. Hamid Vice Chairperson 3 Hon. Prof. Amon E. Chaligha Member 4 Hon. Mchanga H. Mjaka Member 5 Hon. Judge (Rtd.) John J. Mkwawa Member 6 Hon. Judge (Rtd.) Mary H.C.S Longway Member 7 Hon. Asina A. Omari Member The tenure of Members of the Commission is five years. However, the President can re-appoint the Commissioners to serve for further terms. In carrying out its functions, the Commission is assisted by a Secretariat which is headed by the Director of Elections who is the Chief Executive Officer and the Secretary to the Commission. Currently, the Director of Elections is Mr. Kailima R. Kombwey. 7

33 NEC has five departments and four Units headed by Deputy Secretaries and Departmental Directors as follows: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) (ix) Department of Administration and Human Resources Management; Department of Planning; Department of Permanent National Voters Register; Department of Election Management; Department of Voters Education and Information; Finance and Accounts Unit; Internal Audit Unit; Legal Services Unit; and Procurement Management and Logistics Unit. (Refer NEC Organization Structure in Figure 2) 8

34 Figure 2: The Organization Structure of NEC NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION CHAIRMAN OFFICE OF DIRECTOR OF ELECTIONS AND SECRETARY TO THE COMMISSION DIRECTOR OF ELECTIONS AND SECRETARY INTERNAL AUDIT UNIT CHIEF INTERNAL AUDIT LEGAL SERVICES UNIT DIRECTOR PLANNING DIVISION DIRECTOR PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT AND LOGISTICS UNIT DIRECTOR ADMINISTRATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT DIVISION DIRECTOR FINANCE AND ACCOUNTS UNIT CHIEF ACCOUNTANT ELECTION MANAGEMENT DIVISION DEPUTY SECRETARY NATIONAL VOTERS REGISTRATION DIVISION DEPUTY SECRETARY VOTER EDUCATION AND PUBLIC INFORMATION DIVISION DEPUTY SECRETARY ELECTION ZONES PRINCIPAL ELECTION OFFICER VOTERS SYSTEM DEV. AND ADMINISTRATION SECTION PRINCIPAL COMP. SYSTEM ANALYST PUBLIC INFORMATION PRINCIPAL ELECTION OFFICER VOTERS DATABASE MANAGEMENT AND GIS SECTION PRINCIPAL COMP. SYSTEM ANALYST VOTER EDUCATION PRINCIPAL EDUCATION OFFICER 9

35 1.5.2 Vision and Mission In carrying out its mandate and functions, NEC is guided by set Vision and Mission geared towards effective and efficient implementation of its Strategic Objectives and Targets Vision To be an independent Electoral Management Body delivering free, fair and credible elections in the United Republic of Tanzania Mission To supervise and co-ordinate the conduct of Presidential and Parliamentary Elections in the United Republic of Tanzania; Councillors Elections in Mainland Tanzania and perform any other mandated functions in collaboration with all Stakeholders to contribute to the democracy, good governance and sustainable socio-economic development The Functions of the National Electoral Commission According to Article 74 (6) and 78 of the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania of 1977, the functions of NEC are:- (i) To supervise and co-ordinate the registration of Voters in Presidential and Parliamentary elections in the United Republic; (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) To supervise and co-ordinate the conduct of the Presidential and Parliamentary Elections; To review the boundaries and demarcate the United Republic into various areas for the purposes of Parliamentary Elections; To supervise and co-ordinate the registration of Voters and the conduct of the Election of Councillors; and To perform any other functions in accordance with a law enacted by Parliament. Other functions of the Commission in accordance with the National Elections Act, Cap 343, and the Local Authorities (Elections) Act, Cap 292, are as follows:- (i) (ii) Provision of voters education, co-ordination and supervision of institutions and other Stakeholders dealing with provision of Voters Education; and Nominate and announce Members of Women Parliamentary Special Seats and Councillors for Women Special Seats. 10

36 CHAPTER TWO ELECTION PREPARATIONS 2.1 Cost for Voters Registration and the General Election The Commission spent the sum of Tshs. 534,499,415, for updating the Permanent National Voters Register (PNVR) and cordination, supervision and conduct of 2015 General Election. The Commission also spent Tshs. 1,523,886, from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), as part of Development Partners contribution for the 2015 General Election. The allocation of fund from the Government is as shown in Table 2. Table 2: Funds Allocation from the Goverment No. Activity Funds Requested (Tsh.) Funds Disbursed (Tsh.) 1. Updating of PNVR 330,290,786, ,865,285, General Election 273,648,993, ,634,130, TOTAL 603,939,779, ,499,415, Cost for Updating the Permanent National Voters Register The Commission received a total of Tshs. 260,865,285, for updating the PNVR out of the requested budget of Tshs. 330,290,786, The funds were used to procure BVR Kits, training of Registration Officials and carrying out the registration activity Procurement of Equipment and Materials for Updating the PNVR The process of procuring equipment and materials for updating of the PNVR was conducted by the Commission in accordance with the Public Procurement Act No.7 of 2011 and its Regulations of Other equipment and materials were procured by Development Partners through the UNDP. Equipment and materials procured for updating the PNVR included; 8,000 BVR Kits, various publications and forms used in updating of the PNVR, software, stationery, packing boxes, T-shirts, polo caps, bags, printers, GIS Hardware, GPS Handsets, servers and toners. The UNDP through the Democratic Empowerment Project (DEP) supported the Commission by supplying various equipment and Materials for updating the 11

37 PNVR and upgrading of Application Systems such as the Warehouse Management System as well as Publication of brochures for Voters Education Operating Cost for the 2015 General Election The Commission estimated to spend Tshs. 273,648,993,370.00, for the 2015 General Election. The budget included cost of; printing of Sample Ballot Papers and Ballot Papers, training of Election Officials, logistics, Electoral Officials remuneration, preparation of polling stations, Voters Education Programs, printing and procurement of election materials, Post Election Evaluation, preparation and printing of the 2015 General Election report and Election Petitions. The Budget also included funds for setting up the National Results Centre for receiving and declaring of the Presidential results. As of October, 2015, a total sum of Tshs. 273,634,130, equivalent to 99.99% of the requested funds were already disbursed Procurement of Materials for the 2015 General Election The Commission verified equipment and materials prior to the 2015 General Election so as to identify actual needs of equipment and materials in all Councils. The verification involved Election equipment and materials which were used in the 2010 General Election such as Ballot Boxes, emergency lanterns and rubber stamps. The verification indicated that, there were shortages of some equipment and materials. After the assessment and verification, the Commission procured equipment and materials for the Election in accordance with the Public Procurement Act of 2011 and its 2013 Regulations. The equipment and materials procured included polling booths tamper proof envelopes, indelible ink, emergency lanterns and batteries, observers bags, T-shirts, polo caps and ballot boxes. 12

38 Verification of Election materials received in the Commission s Warehouse for 2015 General Election Printing of Election Documents The Commission published various Election documents used in the 2015 General Election. The published documents were the PNVR, voters list, multiple forms, legal documents, sample ballot papers, ballot papers, tactile ballot folders, results forms, posters, billboards for voters education, guiding banners, posters for Polling Stations and stickers The Development Partners Contribution The Development Partners, contributed Tshs. 1,523,886, through UNDP to facilitate the process of updating the PNVR, renovation of Data Processing Centre, publication of the Election Code of Conduct, Guidelines for Election Observers, outreach programs and the production of Voters Registration awareness posters for Dar es Salaam Region. Furthermore, the UNDP provided some equipment and materials for election activities. The Commission received 7 projectors to facilitate training programs for Election Officials, 6 computers for the Elections Information Centre, 171 computers and printers for the registration of Candidates, tallying centre and 13 13

39 the declaration of results in all Councils. Moreover, UNDP facilitated the Commission in providing materials and equipment for the National Results Centre, Call Centre and Observers registration centre. The Director of Elections, Mr. Kailima Ramadhani Kombwey (left), and the UNDP Country Director, Ms.Awa Dabo, cutting a ribbon to mark the launch of the Call Centre 2.2 The General Election Timetable The Commission prepared a Timetable for the General Election focusing on the nomination day as provided under Section 37 (1) (a) of the National Elections Act, Cap 343. The legislation requires the Commission to appoint the Nomination Day not less than 5 days and not more than 25 days, after the dissolution of the Parliament. According to Article 65 of the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, the Parliament was officially dissolved on 15 th August, Following the dissolution of the Parliament and as provided under section 37 (1) (a) of the National Elections Act, Cap. 343, timetable for the 2015 General Election as is shown in Table 3. 14

40 Table 3: The 2015 General Election Timetable No. Event Date 1. Nomination Day (Presidential, Parliamentary and Councillors) 21 st August, Election Campaigns 22 nd August to - 24 th October, Election Day 25 th October, 2015 The General Election timetable was published in the Government Notice No.327 and gazetted on 14 th August, A copy of the Timetable was circulated to various Media to ensure all Election Stakeholders are made aware, so that they could fully participate in the process. 2.3 Amendments of Laws and other Election Documents The Post-Election Assessment which was conducted after the 2010 General Election revealed the need to review the Electoral Laws, Regulations, Electoral Code of Conduct and Guidelines for Election Officials and Election Stakeholders The Electoral Laws In the course of improving the existing Electoral Laws, the Commission recommended the amendment in the following areas:- (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) (ix) Election Day should not fall on any day of worship and should be officially declared as a Public Holiday; Repeal of the provision which allows house to house campaigning; Political Parties should appoint Agents from their respective Wards or Constituencies; Press should be allowed into Polling Stations; Setting a specific time for declaring Election Results; A person who is capable of depositing security for costs in an Election Petition should be allowed to do so without an application to the Court; Striking out the Election Petitions where the Petitioner fails to pay security for costs; Extension of time for the hearing of the Parliamentary Election Petitions in the High Court; and To amend the provision which requires the Commission to postpone Elections in the event of death of the Running Mate. 15

41 However, in view of the ongoing Constitutional Review Process the proposed amendments were not effected The Electoral Regulations In order to ensure that, the 2015 General Election was successfully conducted, the following amendments were made in the 2010 Regulations:- (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) Provisions of regulations for registration of Election Observers and including the provision which requires observers to submit their observation report within three months after the announcement of General Election Results; Observers Guidelines were recognized as part of the Electoral Regulations; Political Parties were required to submit Introduction Letters of their Candidates to Nomination Authorities; The Commission was required to specify a Nomination date; and The Election Expenses Act, was recognized within the Electoral regulations. The amendments above included opinions from Election Stakeholders and Political Parties in particular. The amendments of 2010, Electoral Regulations resulted into their revocation and the publication of the 2015 Electoral Regulations, in the Government Notice No. 307 published on 31 st July, The Electoral Code of Conduct According to Section 124A of the National Elections Act, Cap. 343 and Section 125 of the Local Authorities (Elections) Act, Cap. 292, the Commission, in collaboration with the Government and Political Parties amended the Electoral Code of Conduct of Following such amendments, the newly enacted Electoral Code of Conduct of 2015 was signed on 27 th July, 2015 by all Stakeholders. These included all 22 Political Parties with permanent Registration, the Commission and the Government. The 2015 Electoral Code of Conduct was published in Government Notice No.294 of 2015.The amendment regarding the 2010 Electoral Code of Conduct were made in relations to the following:- (i) To extend the application of the Electoral Code of Conduct to By- Elections; 16

42 (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) To regulate the use of Public Addressing Systems before and after completion of the campaigns; To add a clause that prohibits Political Parties and their Candidates from using abusive language that may endanger peace or use of any kind of discrimination relating to gender and disability in campaign meetings; To prohibit all Political Parties from using signs or uniforms relating to their Political Parties in campaign meetings of other Political Parties; To direct Political Parties and Candidates to make sure that, their Political Agents take oath 7 days before the Election day; To add a clause requiring the Government to ensure that the needs and security of special groups in the society such as elderly and expectant women are met; (vii) To include District Commissioners in the list of Government Officials who are supposed to comply with the Electoral Code of Conduct; (viii) To ensure that, the Commission prepares and timely distributes equipment and materials to all Polling Stations, including equipment and materials used by special groups; and (ix) To hold Returning Officers and Assistant Returning Officers accountable to the Commission for their Electoral offences committed during Election Guidelines for Election Officials and Election Stakeholders The Commission prepared Guidelines for Election Officials and Election Stakeholders at various levels to enable them effectively manage the Electoral process effectively. The Guidelines are as follows:- (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) Guideline for Returning Officers; Guideline for Presiding Officers; Guideline for Direction Clerks; Guideline for Political Parties and Candidates; Guideline for Political Parties Agents; Code of Conduct for Voters Education; (vii) Guideline for Voters Education; and (viii) Guideline for Election Observers; 17

43 2.4 The Constituencies Under the provisions of Article 75(4) of the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania of 1977, the Commission has the authority to review and demarcate the boundaries of Constituencies in the United Republic of Tanzania. For the 2015 General Election, the Commission reviewed and demarcated 25 new Constituencies leading to a total of 264 Constituencies, out of which 214 were for Mainland Tanzania and 50 constituencies were for Tanzania Zanzibar. The total number of Constituencies in Tanzania at Regional level is as shown in Annex 2 and Map 2. Map 2: Total number of Constituencies at Regional level Criteria for Demarcation of Constituencies In exercising its powers to demarcate Constituencies, the Commission set the criteria to be used in reviewing and demarcating Constituencies. The set criteria is as provided in the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania of 1977, which are; the Population Quota, availability of means of Communication 18

44 and Geographical conditions of the area intended for demarcation into Constituencies. In 2010 the Commission conducted a study in Southern African Countries and came up with additional criteria for the demarcation of Constituency boundaries more efficiently. After the study and consultation with various Stakeholders, in addition to the criteria set out in the law, the Commission incorporated other criteria as shown in Third Schedule of the Presidential and Parliamentary Elections Regulations of The criteria include the following: - (i) Population Quota; (ii) Economic status of the Constituency; (iii) The size of the Constituency; (iv) Administrative Boundaries; (v) A Constituency not to cut across two Districts/Councils; (vi) A Ward not to cut across two Constituencies; (vii) The existing Pattern of Human Settlements; (viii) Union Environment; (ix) The capacity of Parliamentary Building to accommodate members of Parliament; and (x) Number of Special Seats for Women in the National Assembly. However, the Commission used only three criteria to demarcate new Constituencies in the 2015 Elections, considering Article 75(1) of the Constitution of the United of Republic of Tanzania of These were:- (i) (ii) (iii) Population Quota; the Commission reviewed and demarcated the Constituencies which had more than 400,000 people; The capacity of Parliamentary Building to accommodate Members of Parliament; and Administrative Boundaries; Procedures for the Demarcation of Constituencies The Commission sent out notices requiring the applications for the demarcation of Constituencies to be submitted between April 28 th, 2015 and May 30 th, In the notice, the Commission set out the procedures to be followed by all Councils in submitting the applications for reviewing and demarcating Constituencies. The procedures are as follows: - 19

45 (i) Applications/Recommendations for reviewing the Boundaries and demarcating the Constituencies should be submitted to the District Executive Director for discussion at formal meetings of the relevant Council; (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) District Executive Directors to submit their applications to the Regional Administrative Secretary; Regional Administrative Secretary to submit the application to the Regional Consultative Committee ( RCC); The application to be submitted to the National Electoral Commission after having been approved by the RCC; The application be reviewed by the Commission; All Constituencies that met criteria to be visited by the Commission for verification; and (vii) The Commission to duly announce and publish the new Constituencies The New Constituencies A total of 37 Councils submitted applications for review and demarcation of 42 Election Constituencies. The Commission visited the Councils to verify all reviewed Constituencies which met the set criteria and met with Stakeholders to get their opinion regarding their respective Constituencies. The Commission agreed to demarcate some of the respective Constituencies. In view of the provision of Article 75 (1) of the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania of 1977, and by Considering the set criteria of: Population Quota, Administrative Boundaries and Parliament building capacity to accommodate Members of Parliament, the Commission established only 25 new Constituencies, where by: - (i) (ii) Nineteen Constituencies were established as a result of increase in the number of Councils (changes in Administrative Boundaries), as shown in Table 4; and Six Constituencies were established as a result of Population Quota, as shown in Table 5. 20

46 Table 4: New Constituencies resulting from the increased Councils No. Council Demarcated Constituency New Constituency 1. Handeni Town Council Handeni Handeni Urban 2. Nanyamba Town Council Mtwara Rural Nanyamba 3. Makambako Town Council Njombe North Makambako 4. Butiama District Council Musoma Rural Butiama 5. Tarime Town Council Tarime Tarime Urban 6. Tunduma Town Council Mbozi Tunduma 7. Nsimbo District Council Mpanda Rural Nsimbo 8. Mpimbwe District Council Mlele Kavuu 9. Geita Town Council Geita Geita Urban 10. Mafinga Town Council Mufindi North Mafinga Urban 11. Kahama Town Council Kahama Kahama Urban 12. Mbinga Town Council Mbinga East Mbinga Urban 13. Nzega Town Council Nzega Nzega Urban 14. Kondoa Town Council Kondoa Kondoa Urban 15. Newala Town Council Newala Newala Urban 16. Mbulu Town Council Mbulu Mbulu Urban 17. Bunda Town Council Bunda Bunda Urban 18. Masasi District Council Lulindi Ndanda 19. Madaba District Council Peramiho Madaba Table 5: New Constituencies resulting from Population Quota No. Council Demarcated Constituency New Constituency 1. Temeke Municipal Council Temeke Mbagala 2. Mbozi District Council Mbozi West Vwawa 3. Igunga District Council Igunga Manonga 4. Kinondoni Municipal Council Kinondoni/Ubungo Kibamba 5. Kilombero District Council Kilombero Mlimba 6. Tabora District Council (Uyui) Tabora North Ulyankulu 21

47 In Tanzania Zanzibar, the Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC) increased the number of Constituencies from 50 to 54 for the 2015 Zanzibar General Election. Notwithstanding the aforegoing, NEC retained the existing 50 Constituencies. This is due to the fact that the provisions of Article 98 (1) (b) of the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania requires that, any Law relating to any of the matters specified in List Two of the Second Schedule to the Constitution shall be passed only if it is supported by the votes of not less than two-thirds of all members of Parliament from Mainland Tanzania and not less than two-thirds of all members of Parliament from Tanzania Zanzibar. Change in Constituencies in Zanzibar, falls under this requirement. By the time ZEC initiated the process of demarcation and increase the Constituencies in Tanzania Zanzibar to 54, the Parliament of the United Republic of Tanzania was winding up its business and consequently dissolved. Therefore, it was not possible for NEC to effect Constitutional changes to accommodate a further increase of Constituencies in Zanzibar. As a result, NEC retained the 50 Constituencies by merging the four (4) Constituencies increased by ZEC as shown in Table 6. Table 6: Constituencies merged by NEC in Tanzania Zanzibar No. Merged Constituencies Name of the 1. Mtoni and Bububu Bububu 2. Mtopepo and Mwera Mwera 3. Kiembesamaki and Chukwani Chukwani 4. Pangawe and Kijitoupele Kijitoupele Constituency The Re-named Constituencies Apart from the Constituencies which applied for reviewing and demarcating, the Commission also received applications for 13 Constituencies to be re-named. The renamed Constituencies are as shown in Table 7. 22

48 Table 7: The List of Re-named Constituencies No. Council Previous Name New Name 1. Busokelo District Council Rungwe East Busokelo 2. Rungwe District Council Rungwe West Rungwe 3. Kaliua District Council Urambo West Kaliua 4. Wanging ombe District Council Njombe West Wanging ombe 5. Urambo District Council Urambo East Urambo 6. Njombe District Council Njombe South Lupembe 7. Bariadi District Council Bariadi East Itilima 8. Bariadi Town Council Bariadi West Bariadi 9. Kondoa District Council Kondoa North Kondoa 10. Chemba District Council Kondoa South Chemba 11. Singida District Council Singida East Ikungi 12. Ushetu District Council Kahama Ushetu 13. Nyasa District Council Mbinga West Nyasa 2.5 Announcement of Electoral Wards After completing the process of demarcating the Constituencies and receiving reports about changes made in the administrative boundaries, particularly the newly established Wards in Mainland Tanzania, the Commission prepared a Notice indicating the Constituencies and Wards for the 2015 General Election for publication. The Constituencies and Wards for 2015 General Election were officially declared and published on the Government Gazette No.295 of 23 rd July, A total of 264 Constituencies and 3,957 Wards were declared. However, it was later discovered that 4 new Wards of Kishapu District Council had not nominated Candidates for its Councillors Election; this was related with changes of administrative boundaries. In addition, there were duplicate names of 7 Wards in different Councils. As a result, the number of Wards that participated on the 2015 General Election was 3,946 instead of 3,957 Wards that were published in the Government Gazette. 2.6 Distribution of Election Equipment and Materials The process of supplying and distributing election equipment and materials to the Constituencies was done early so as to provide the Registration Officials with enough time to verify the election equipment and materials and enable them to report or overcome with the shortages, if any. Equipment and materials used for Voters 23

49 registration were received at different phases while the process of registration was proceeding in the respective regions. The supply and distribution of equipment and materials used for Election process was based on requirements and the distance from Commission s headquarters in Dar es Salaam. Therefore, priority was given to far outlying Councils from Dar es Salaam. Nevertheless, by 23 rd October, 2015 all Councils had received all Election equipment and materials. The distribution of Election equipment and materials is as shown in Table 8. Table 8: Distribution of Election Equipment and Materials per Zone No. Zone Region 1. Lake Mwanza, Mara, Kagera, Simiyu, Geita and Shinyanga 2. North Tanga, Kilimanjaro, Arusha and Manyara 3. Central Dodoma, Singida, Tabora and Kigoma 4. South Mtwara and Lindi 5. Southen Highland Iringa, Njombe, Ruvuma, Mbeya, Katavi and Rukwa 6. Coastal Dar Es Salaam, Coast and Morogoro 7. Zanzibar Unguja and Pemba 2.7 Election Officials In the process of conducting the 2015 General Election, the Commission engaged various Officials during the process of updating the PNVR and the Election. These Officials were categorised into two main groups namely Commission Officials at NEC Headquarters and other Officials in Regions, Councils, Constituencies, Wards and Polling Stations Commission Officials At the time of the 2015 General Election, NEC had 143 Permanent Employees. Due to the shortage of human resources, 68 members of staff were seconded to the Commission from various Government Departments and 869 part time workers were contracted in order to facilitate the 2015 General Election Appointment of Election Officials at Regional, Constituencies, Wards and Polling Station levels. According to Sections 7 (1) (2) and 8 (1) of the National Elections Act, Cap. 343, and Section 9 (1) and 9 (2) of Local Authorities (Elections) Act, Cap. 292, the Commission appointed different Officials at different levels of Regions, Councils, Constituencies, Wards and Polling Stations. The appointed officials were as follows:- 24

50 (i) Regional Elections Coordinators (REC) One Regional Elections Coordinator for each Region in Mainland Tanzania; and one Regional Election Coordinator for two Regions in Pemba and another one for three Regions in Unguja. In total, 27 Regional Elections Coordinators were appointed. Regional Elections Coordinators were responsible for coordinating all activities relating to logistics, training and election procedures in their respective Regions. (ii) Returning Officers within the Councils One Returning Officer for each Council in 179 Councils of Mainland Tanzania and 10 Returning Officers for Tanzania Zanzibar were appointed. A total of 189 Returning Officers participated in the 2015 General Election. The responsibilities of Returning Officers were to coordinate all Election procedures such as Election funds, equipment, training and co-ordination of the Polls in their respective Councils. (iii) Assistant Returning Officers at Constituency Levels Three Assistant Returning Officers in each Council in Mainland Tanzania and two Assistant Returning Officers for each Constituency in Tanzania Zanzibar. In the 2015 General Election, there were 642 Assistant Returning Officers for Mainland Tanzania and 100 Assistant Returning Officers for Tanzania Zanzibar. In total, 742 Assistant Returning Officers participated in the 2015 General Election. (iv) Election Officers In the 2015 General Election, the Commission engaged Election Officers from Councils in Mainland Tanzania. Officially, the Commission started to engage the Election Officers in all Councils in Tanzania for 2010 General Election. The main responsibility of Election Officers was to assist the Returning Officers in supervising and coordinating all activities related to Elections. A total of 179 Election Officers in Mainland Tanzania were appointed and participated in the General Election. (v) Assistant Returning Officers at Wards Level Two Assistant Returning Officers at Ward level for each of the 3,946 Wards in the country who in collaboration with their respective Assistant Returning Officers at Constituency level had the responsibility of supervising Elections in their respective Wards. (vi) Polling Station Officials During the 2015 General Election, NEC had 65,105 Polling Stations of which 63,525 were in Mainland Tanzania and 1,580 were in Tanzania Zanzibar. Each Polling 25

51 Station had 5 Officials appointed by Returning Officers to manage Election activities at the Polling Station. The number of Polling Stations Officials was:- a) Presiding Officer One in each Polling Station. b) Polling Assistant Two in each Polling Station. c) Direction Clerk One in each Polling Station. d) Security Guard One in each Polling Station. e) Reserve Polling Assistant Two in each Ward. f) Reserve Direction Clerk Two in each Ward. A total of 341,309 Polling Station Officials were appointed. The number of Polling Station Officials is as shown in Table 9. Table 9: Number of Polling Station Officials No. Category Number of Officials 1. Presiding Officers 65, Polling Assistant 130, Direction Clerks 65, Security guards 65, Reserve Polling Assistant 7, Reserve Direction Clerk 7,892 Total 341, Training of Registration and Election Officials The Commission conducted training for all Officials involved in the process of updating the PNVR and the General Election. The objective was to build capacity in the Management of Elections. The training was conducted in the following categories; (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) Officials at the Commission Headquarters; Registration Officials; Election Officials at Regional level; and Election Officials at Council level. Registration Officials and Election Officials at Constituency level were responsible for training the Officials at Ward level and Polling Station. 26

52 2.8.1 Training of Commission Officials at Headquarters The Commission conducted training for its Headquarter Officials with the objective of capacity building for training Registration Officials and Election Officials at Council level (Training of Trainers - TOT). During updating of the PNVR, the training involved filling of Voters registration forms and the use of BVR kits in the registration of Voters. The training also covered; nomination of candidates, voting procedures, counting of votes, tallying of votes, the Candidate Management System, the Result Management System, and declaration of results, which were conducted during preparation of the General Election Training of Officials at Regional, Council, Constituency, Ward and Polling Station Levels. (i) Training of Officials at Regional, Council and Constituency Levels During the updating of the PNVR, the trainers from NEC trained Regional Registration Coordinators, Registration Officers, Assistant Registration Officers and Information Technology (IT) Officers within the Councils. The trainers also conducted training for the Regional Election Coordinators, Returning Officers, Assistant Returning Officers and Council s Election Officers during the preparation of the Election process. (ii) Training for Assistant Ward Registration and Returning Officers Training for the Assistant Registration Officers at Ward level, was conducted by Registration Officers assisted by Assistant Registration Officers at Council level during updating of the PNVR. In addition, during preparation of the General Election, the Assistant Returning Officers at Ward Level were trained by Returning Officers in collaboration with Assistant Returning Officers within the Constituency. Training was conducted at Council level in Mainland Tanzania. (iii) Training of Election Officials at Polling Station Levels During the updating of the PNVR, Assistant Registration Officer at Ward level conducted training to Voters Registration Officers at Registration Station level and BVR Kit Operators. Another category of Officials who were trained during preparation of General Election includes; Presiding Officers, Polling Assistant and Direction Clerks. The 27

53 training was conducted and coordinated by Assistant Returning Officer at Ward and Constituency level. 2.9 Voters Education Section 4C of the National Electoins Act, Cap. 343, vests NEC with the responsibility of providing and Coordinating Voters Education. Voters Education is essential to enable members of the public to exercise their Constitutional rights to vote Provision of Voters Education in 2015 General Election In the 2015 General Election, the Commission provided Voters Education so as to motivate Voters to participate effectively throughout Election process. Before providing education, the Commission made all possible preparations to facilitate the provision of Voters Education.This also involved the making of a Voters Education Strategy. This Strategy was a key tool that enabled the Commission to achieve its responsibility of providing Voters Education nationwide. It also sets out procedures that enabled the Commission to coordinate all Institutions that provided Voters Education. Other preparations included making of Guidelines and Values for the Institutions that sought to provide Voters Education. Institutions which applied were granted permission to provide Voters Education were required to comply with those Values. The Voters Education was provided in various ways so as to carter for voters of all categories Country wide including Rural areas. Voters Education was provided during the process of updating PNVR and the General Election by the following methods:- (i) Meetings With Election Stakeholders The Commission prepared and conducted different meetings with Election Stakeholders. These meetings involved: Religious Leaders, Political Parties, Media Owners and News Editors, Women, Youth and Persons with Disability. The main objective of the meetings was to educate and provide awareness on the Election procedures. Such meetings took place between the Registration of Voters and the General Election period. 28

54 A section of Participants from amongst the Persons With Disability following topics presented in one of the Election Stakeholders Meeting. (ii) Radio and Television Programs The Commission produced and participated in various radio and television programs. The programs focused on educating Voters on various Electoral Laws, creating awareness for voters to register in the PNVR, the Election Code of Conduct, the Nomination and objection against Nomination of Candidates, Election Campaigns, Voting Procedures, Vote Counting, Vote Tallying and declaration of Results. The programs included:- a) Tuambie, Kura yangu and Jambo Tanzania on TBC 1; b) Morning Trumpet and Funguka on Azam TV; c) Tufunge Safari on Channel Ten; d) Temino and Power breakfast on Clouds FM Radio; e) Majadiliano ya Uchaguzi on Micheweni FM; f) Kipindi cha Uchaguzi on ZBC; g) Kikaangoni on EATV; h) Malumbano ya Hoja, Mtiti wa Uchaguzi and Dakika 45 on ITV; i) Tuongee asubuhi on Star TV; j) Straight Talk Africa on Voice of America; and k) Focus on Africa on BBC. 29

55 (iii) Publications and Articles According to Regulation 5(1) of the Presidential and Parliamentary Election of 2015, the Commission prepared Publications for Educating the Public such as; Maswali yaulizwayo mara kwa mara, Wagombea na Vyama vya Siasa, Uchaguzi Huru ni kielelezo cha Demokrasia. Apart from these, different articles such as; Wanawake na Uchaguzi.were prepared and published in various newspapers. (iv) Website and Social Media The Commission used its Website; Social media (Facebook, Twitter and HulkShare) and MyRadioStream.com to raise awareness to the Stakeholders on Voters Education. (v) Billboards, Banners and Posters The Commission prepared awareness materials that were displayed on billboards, Banners and Posters which were distributed in various parts of the Country for the purpose of providing Voters Education and encouraging Voters to participate in the 2015 General Election. Billboards in major Cities were prepared for the purpose of raising awareness. (vi) Call Centre The Commission set up a Call Centre for the purpose of providing information to Voters concerning the General Election. Through the Call Centre the Commission received questions and provided clarifications on issues related to the 2015 General Election.The Centre was launched on 12 th October, 2015 and a tall free number was availed to the public in order for the Citizens to be given clarification on Election matters. At the time of closing the Centre on 30 th October, 2015, a total of 78,911 calls from different voters were received and worked on. (vii) Radio, Television and Newspaper Advertisements The Commission prepared jingles and TV spots which were transmitted in 10 Television Stations and 47 Community Radio Programmes. In addition, advertisements were put in various newspapers to ensure every Citizen gets the right information enabling them to vote Co-ordination of Institutions providing Voters Education The Commission invited Civil Society Organizations to submit applications in order to provide Voters Education in various parts of the Country. This was in accordance with Section 4C of National Elections Act, Cap After receiving the Applications, the Commission scrutinised them in order to satisfy itself whether they met the requirements. Out of 451 applications only 447 met the 30

56 set criteria and were accordingly accredited. The accredited Institutions were obliged to adhere to the Guidelines and Ethics for providing Voters Education. 31

57 CHAPTER THREE UPDATING OF THE PERMANENT NATIONAL VOTERS REGISTER 3.1 Permanent National Voters Register (PNVR) The PNVR was established in 2004, in accordance with Article 5(3) (a) of the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania of The PNVR was used for the first time in the 2005 General Election. Section 15(5) of the National Elections Act, Cap. 343, requires the Commission to update the PNVR twice between two consecutive General Elections. After the 2010 General Election and before the 2015 General Election, the Commission updated the PNVR once and not twice as required by the Law. This was due to untimely availability of funds for procurement of Registration equipment and materials Technology Applied in Voters Registration During the establishment of the PNVR, the Commission applied Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) technology to register Voters. This technology involved recording and correction of Voters information by using special forms whereby Voters information were imported into the Database by scanning the forms. The Commission decided to abandon the OMR due to technological shortfalls, amongst them were:- (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) Inability to identify Voters who were registered more than once; Inability to update information of Voters who have shifted from one Polling District to another; The procedures used increased the chance of loss of voters information before being processed in the Database, as it required the Registration forms to be transferred from Registration Centre to the Commission Headquarters for processing; and The possibility of producing fake Voters Identity Cards. For the purpose of overcoming the aforementioned shortfalls so as to attain a credible Voters Register, the Commission decided to adopt the Biometric Voters Registration (BVR) technology. The technology captures Voters biological features such as fingerprints, facial recognition and signatures and stores them into the Database. The most important part of this technology is to uniquely identify each Voter by using his/her biological features captured. Biometric Voters Registration kit is as shown in Figure 3. 32

58 Figure 3: Biometric Voters Registration Kit Receipt of BVR Kits The Commission received 8,000 BVR Kits in different phases as shown in Table 10. Table 10: Schedule for Receiving BVR Kits No. Information Date Received Number of BVR Kits 1. BVR Kits for Training 22 nd October, BVR Kits for Pilot 9 th December, Phase 1 12 th April, Phase 2 17 th April, , Phase 3 25 th April, , Phase 4 3 rd May, , Phase 5 20 th May, , Phase 6 29 th May ,570 Total 8,000 33

59 BVR Kits used for updating the PNVR stored at the NEC S Warehouse 3.2 Pilot Registration of Voters Before the commencement of Voters registration, the Commission decided to conduct Pilot Voters Registration by using the BVR Technology to determine its effectiveness and shortfalls, if any. In this exercise 250 BVR Kits were used. The exercise was carried out in the following three Regions:- (i) (ii) (iii) Dar es Salaam Region In Kinondoni Municipal Council where Bunju and Mbweni Wards were involved. The exercise started from 16 th to 22 nd December, 2014, where 90 BVR Kits were used; Morogoro Region - In Kilombero District Council where Ifakara, Katindiuka, Lipangalala, Mlabani and Viwanja Sitini Wards were involved. The exercise started from 15 th to 21 st December, 2014, where 80 BVR Kits were used; and Katavi Region - In Mlele District Council where Ikuba, Usevya and Kibaoni wards were involved. The exercise started from 17 th to 23 rd December, 2014, where 80 BVR Kits were used Outcomes of the Pilot Registration of Voters During the Pilot Registration, the Commission estimated to register 42,706 Voters. The Commission managed to register a total of 45,521 Voters, which was an increase of 2,815 Voters from the expected target as indicted in Table

60 Table 11: Total number of Voters registered during the pilot registration No. Council Estimated Voters Registered Voters Percentage 1. Kinondoni Municipal 14,312 15, Mlele District 11,104 11, Kilombero District 17,290 19, Total 42,706 45, As a result of the Pilot Registration, the Commission identified the following shortfalls:- (i) (ii) (iii) Some BVR Kits were unable to function properly due to insufficient solar energy; Some BVR Kits failed to work properly in some areas with high temperatures for example in Dar es Salaam; and Due to lack of experience and knowledge, some BVR Kits Operators were slow at the beginning of the exercise Measures Taken In overcoming challenges encountered during the Pilot Registration, the Commission decided to take the following measures:- (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) Provision of more training to the BVR Kit Operators on operation and maintenance of the Kits; Upgrade the Registration system software to indicate the total number of registered Voters per day. This depicted the performance of BVR Kit Operators and assisted in the Co-ordination of the registration of Voters daily; Re-integration of BVR Kits items performance was controlled at a single point in a Laptop; Redesigning of the BVR Kit to be able to operate properly in areas with high temperature; and To provide Generators to cover power shortages. 3.3 Voters Registration The Commission commenced the updating of PNVR from all Regions by phases from 23 rd February to 4 th August, Updating of the PNVR started 35

61 immediately after receiving 250 BVR Kits. The exercise commenced in Makambako Town Council in Njombe Region. The updating of the PNVR was done by registering all eligible Voters including those who were previously registered. Furthermore, those who were expected to attain 18 years of age on the day of Election were also registered. A NEC Official Capturing the finger prints of the Former President H.E. Dr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete (left) while registering as a Voter at Msoga Village, Bagamoyo District, Coast Region. 3.4 Display of the Provisional Voters Register. The Commission displayed the Provisional Voters Register for 5 days at Ward level in accordance with Section 22(2) of the National Elections Act, Cap Voters were required to inspect correctness of their particulars in the Register and Registration Officers corrected where it was deemed necessary. All the corrections were done in a manner prescribed by the Commission. The display also enabled Voters to object the retention in the Register the names of any person on the ground that such person had no qualification to be registered. In simplifying the process of Voters information verification, the Commission facilitated the process by introducing alternative means of verification. In the first alternative, the voter was required to dial USSD code *152*00# and follow instructions thereafter. Alternatively, Voters were required to use a link in the Commission s Website to verify their information. 36

62 The schedule for the Display of the Provisional Register took into account Regions which had already completed the Registration of Voters. The Display process started from 7 th to 19 th of August, The Schedule is shown in Table 12. Table 12: Schedule for the Display of the Provisional Register No. Regions Date 1. Njombe, Lindi, Mtwara, Iringa, Ruvuma, Katavi, Rukwa, Mbeya, Dodoma, Singida, Tabora, Kigoma, Kagera, Simiyu, Shinyanga, Geita, Mwanza, Mara, Manyara, Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Tanga and Morogoro 2. Coast 3 Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar From 7 th to 11 th August, 2015 From 12 th to 16 th August, 2015 From 15 th to 19 th August, Outcome of the Provisional Voters Register Display After display of the Provisional Voters Register the following defects were revealed:- (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) Some of the Registered Voters were not qualified to be registered; The presence of errors in the names of some registered Voters; The Registration records of some Voters were found in different Wards/Councils other than those in which the Voters were registered. This happened due to the boundary Delimitation changes done after the Registration; and Some voters were found to have registered more than once. During the updating of the PNVR, the Commission estimated to register 23,491,471 Voters. However, the Commission registered 22,658,247 Voters, equivalent to 94.8% of the estimation. In Tanzania Zanzibar, the Zanzibar Electoral Commission registered 503,193 voters which make the total of 37

63 registered Voters to be 23,161,440 which is equivalent to 96.9% of the estimates as shown in the Table 13 and Map 3. Table 13: Number of Registered against Estimated Voters No Region Estimated Voters to be registered 2015 Actual Voters registered, 2015 Percentage (%) 1. Arusha 948,737 1,002, Dar Es Salaam 2,936,938 2,802, Dodoma 1,099,326 1,064, Geita 812, , Iringa 528, , Kagera 1,221,396 1,046, Katavi 275, , Kigoma 1,036, , Kilimanjaro 980, , Lindi 522, , Manyara 748, , Mara 838, , Mbeya 1,481,373 1,391, Morogoro 1,268,837 1,256, Mtwara 777, , Mwanza 1,407,751 1,442, Njombe 396, , Coast 648, , Rukwa 476, , Ruvuma 787, , Shinyanga 766, , Simiyu 718, , Singida 702, , Tabora 1,128,175 1,092,

64 No Region Estimated Voters to be registered 2015 Actual Voters registered, 2015 Percentage (%) 25. Tanga 1,082,294 1,002, North Pemba 41,955 11, North Unguja 42,483 9, South Pemba 37,772 9, South Unguja 24,773 5, Urban West 163,262 13, Sub Total 23,901,471 22,658, Total number of Voters registered by ZEC 503,193 Grand Total 23,161,

65 Map 3: Percentages of Registered Voters per Region 40

66 3.4.2 Printing of the Permanent National Voters Register and Voters List After the completion of the Display of Provisional Register and the corrections of Voters records, the updated PNVR together with Voters List for every Polling Station were printed. The printing of both Voters Register and Voters List was done after the creation of Polling Stations and allocation of Voters into Polling Station whereby each Polling Station had a maximum of 500 Voters. The PNVR was printed on 14 th October, The Commission printed a single copy of Voters Register and two copies of Voters List. The first copy of Voters List was displayed at the Polling Stations eight days before the Election Day as required by the Elections Act. The second copy of Voters List was given to Direction Clerks on the day of Election. Political Parties were provided with a soft copy of the PNVR. 3.5 Achievements in Updating the Permanent Voters Register Despite various challenges which the Commission encountered in the Registration process such as insufficient number of BVR kits, large number of Voters and time constraints in Voters registration, the Commission successfully completed the exercise within a short period. 41

67 CHAPTER FOUR NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES AND ELECTION CAMPAIGNS 4.1 Nomination of Candidates The National Electoral Commission announced 21 st August 2015 to be the Nomination Day for the 2015 General Election. All Candidates nominated by their Political Parties to vie for various posts were required to submit their Nomination Forms to the Commission s Offices Countrywide before 4.00 P.M. 4.2 Nomination of Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates In accordance with Section 30 of the National Elections Act, Cap. 343, Nomination of Candidates for the Presidential and Vice Presidential posts was conducted by the Commission. Presidential Nomination Forms No. 8A and the Elections Code of Conduct Form No. 10 were issued from 1 st 21 st August, 2015 by the Commission. A total of 11 Presidential Candidates were issued with Nomination Forms. These nominees were from the following Political Parties:- (i) (ii) Alliance for Change and Transparency (ACT Wazalendo); Alliance for Democratic Change (ADC); (iii) African Democratic Alliance Tanzania Democratic Alliance (ADA TADEA); (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) (ix) (x) (xi) Chama Cha Kijamii (CCK); Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM); Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA); Chama cha Ukombozi wa Umma (CHAUMMA; Democratic Party (DP); National Reconstruction Alliance (NRA); Tanzania Labour Party (TLP); and United People s Democratic Party (UPDP). 42

68 NEC Chairman, Hon. Justice (Rtd.) Damian Z. Lubuva (Right), receiving nomination forms from CCM Presidential Candidate Dr. John Pombe Joseph Magufuli. Seated is NEC s Vice-Chairman Chief Justice (Rtd. Z) Hamid M. Hamid. NEC Chairman, Hon. Justice (Rtd) Damian Z. Lubuva (Right), receiving nomination forms from ACT- Wazalendo Presidential Candidate Ms. Anna Elisha Mghwira. On her right is her running mate Mr. Mussa Yussuf and far left is the Head of Elections Management Department (NEC), Ms. Clothilde F. Komba 43

69 NEC Chairman, Hon. Justice (Rtd.) Damian Z. Lubuva (Right), receiving nomination forms from CHADEMA s Presidential Candidate Mr. Edward Ngoyai Lowasa. Centre is NEC s Vice-Chairman Chief Justice (Rtd. Z) Hamid M. Hamid. Nomination Forms were submitted at NEC s Headquarters on 21st August 2015, from 7:30 a.m up to 4:00 p.m. However, NEC granted an opportunity for Nominees to have their Nomination Forms verified by the Director of Elections three days prior to Nomination Day. The main purpose was to scrutinize and verify the forms to see whether they have complied with the criteria provided by the law before Official Submission on the Nomination Day. On the Nomination Day, only 8 Candidates out of 11 were able to submit their forms to the Commission within the required time. These Nominees were from the following Political Parties: ACT-Wazalendo, CCM, ADC, CHADEMA, CHAUMMA, NRA, TLP and UPDP. After verification of each Candidate s forms and upon being satisfied that a Candidate qualified to be nominated as per the requirement of Article 39(1) of the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania of 1977, the NEC Chairman officially certified the Candidate as Nominated. Nominees from two Political Parties namely, CCK and ADA - TADEA did not submit their forms. The DP Nominee submitted his forms past the deadline and was therefore disqualified. The list of Presidential Candidates is as shown in Table

70 Table 14: Names of Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates No. Name of the Candidate Gender Political Party 1. Anna Elisha Mghwira F Running Mate: Hamad Mussa Yussuf M ACT-Wazalendo 2. Chief Lutalosa Yemba M Running Mate: Said Miraj Abdallah 3. Dkt. John Pombe Joseph Magufuli M Running Mate: Samia Suluhu Hassan 4. Edward Ngoyai Lowassa M Running Mate: Duni Juma Haji 5. Hashim Rungwe Spunda M Vice President: Issa Abas Hussein M 6. Lyimo Macmillan Elifatio M Running Mate: Hussein Juma Salum M 7. Kasambala Janken Malik M Running Mate: Simai Abdulrahman Abdul M 8. Dovutwa Fahmi Nassoro M Running Mate: Hamadi Mohamed Ibrahim M M F M ADC CCM CHADEMA CHAUMMA TLP NRA UPDP Objection against Nomination of Presidential Candidates Section 40 (1) of the National Elections Act, Cap. 343, provides the right to object against the Nomination of a Candidate who is nominated to vie for a Presidential seat within 24 hours after nomination. However, no objection was lodged against any Presidential Candidate. 4.3 Nomination for Parliamentary Election In accordance with Section 38 of the National Elections Act, Cap. 343, Nomination for Parliamentary Election is conducted at Constituency level. In the 2015 General Election, Candidates Nomination Forms No. 8B and Elections Code of Conduct Form 45

71 No. 10 for Parliamentary Election were issued by Returning Officers from 8 th to 21 st August In the 2015 General Election, a total of 1,209 candidates were nominated to vie for Parliamentary Seats. Amongst them, 976 were men equivalent to 81% and 233 were women equivalent to 19% of all Candidates as indicated in Table 15, Chart 1 and Chart 2. No. Table 15: Number of Nominated Candidates for Parliamentary Political Party Election by Party and Gender. Nominated Candidates Percentage as per Number of Parliamentary seats No. By Gender 1. ACT-Wazalendo ADA TADEA ADC AFP APPT Maendeleo CCK CCM CHADEMA CHAUMMA CHAUSTA CUF DEMOKRASIA MAKINI DP JAHAZI ASILIA NCCR-Mageuzi NLD NRA SAU TLP UDP UMD UPDP Total 1, M F 46

72 Chart 1: Parliamentary Candidates for each Party Chart 2: Parliamentary Candidates by Gender 47

73 4.3.1 Objection against the Nomination of Parliamentary Candidates Section 40 (1) of the National Elections Act, Cap. 343, provides for an opportunity to file an Objection against the Nomination of Candidates for Parliamentary Election. A total of 158 Objections for Nomination of Candidates for Parliamentary Election were received, heard and decided upon by the Returning Officers Appeal to the National Electoral Commission Section 40 (6) of the National Elections Act, Cap. 343, allows Candidates to appeal to the Commission objecting decision made by the Returning Officer. The Commission received 57 appeals from different Constituencies objecting decisions made by the Returning Officers. Amongst, 36 appeals lodged for the Commission to nullify Nominations while 17 appeals lodegd for Candidates to be reinstated in the list of Candidates. However, 4 appeals were not determined by the Commission because they did not meet the legal requirements to form an appeal. Numbers of the appeals received by the Commission are as shown in the Table 16. Table 16: Number of Appeals in the Nomination for Parliamentary No. Election Name of Political Party / Returning Officer Number of Appeals Received Number of Candidates deleted from the list Number of Candidates Re-instated 1. ACT-Wazalendo ADA-TADEA CCM CHADEMA CHAUMMA CUF DP NCCR-Mageuzi SAU UDP UPDP Appeals against Returning Officer Total

74 4.3.3 The Unopposed Parliamentary Candidate Section 44 of the National Elections Act, Cap. 343, provides, where only one Candidate is nominated after fullfilling all the nomination procedures, that Candidate shall by Notice in the Gazzette be declared to have been elected. Hence, there shall be no Parliamentary Election in that particular Constituency. During the 2015 General Election, Mr. Abdallah Chikota, a CCM Candidate for Nanyamba Constituency, was the only Unopposed Parliamentary Election Candidate. 4.4 Nomination of Candidates for Councillors Election The Nomination of Candidates for Councillors Election was conducted at Ward level under the Supervision and Co-ordination of Assistant Returning Officers. Nomination was conducted in 3,946 Wards, whereby 10,716 Candidates were nominated to vie for the Councillor Seats. Amongst them, 10,046 were male, equivalent to 94% of Candidates while female Candidates were 670 equivalent to 6% as referred to Table 17, Chart 3 and Chart 4. 49

75 Table 17: Candidates for Councillors Election by Gender and Political Party No. Name of Political Party Number of Candidates Nominated Percentage as per number of Councillors Seats Nominated Candidates by Gender 1. ACT- Wazalendo 1, , ADA - TADEA ADC AFP APPT - Maendeleo CCK CCM 3, , CHADEMA 3, , CHAUMMA CHAUSTA CUF 1, , DEMOKRASIA MAKINI DP JAHAZI ASILIA NCCR-Mageuzi NLD NRA SAU TLP UDP UMD UPDP Total 10,716 10, M F 50

76 Chart 3: Percentages of Candidates for Councillors Election for each Political Party Chart 4: Percentages of Candidates for Councillors Election by Gender 51

77 4.4.1 Objection against the Nomination of Candidates for Councilors Election Section 44(1) (4), (4A) and (4B) of the Councillors Elections Act, Cap 292, provides the right to object against nominated Candidates for Councillors Election whereby Objections for Councillors Election are received, heard and determined by the Assistant Returning Officers. The Assistant Returning Officers having received Objections and determined them, were required to forward the decision to the Returning Officer to certify if the Legal requirements had been adhered to. The Returning Officer has an overall mandate to uphold or reverse the decision made if found to be against the requirements of the law. During the 2015 General Election, 428 objections against the Nomination of Candidates for Councillor s Election were raised and determined at Ward level Appeals against the Nomination of Candidates for Councilors Election Section 44 (5) of the Councillors Election Act, Cap. 292, allows Candidate to appeal to the Commission regarding a decision made by the Returning Officer on the Nomination of other Candidates. The Commission received 223 appeals for Nomination of Councillors from different Wards objecting to decisions made by Returning Officers. A total of 175 appeals sought the Commission to nullify Nominations, while 45 appeals pleaded for Candidates to be reinstated in the list of Contesting Candidates. However, 3 appeals were not determined by the Commission, because they were mere complaints, hence, they did not meet the legal requirements of an appeal. Out of the 175 appeals seeking nullification, only 11 were succesful, Nevertheless, the remaining 164 Candidates continued to contest. On the other hand, out of 45 appeals seeking the re-instatement of the Candidates 39 Candidates were succesful, while 6 Candidates were rejected. Refer Table 18 and Table 19 52

78 Table 18: Number of Appeals in the Nomination for Councillors Election Number of No. Party Name/Returning Officers Appeals for each Party 1. ACT-Wazalendo ADA-TADEA 1 3. ADC 1 4. CCM CHADEMA CUF JAHAZI ASILIA 1 8. NCCR-Mageuzi 3 9. NLD Number of appeals rose against Returning 6 Officers. 11. Number of complaints received as appeals 3 Total 223 Table 19: Nullified and Re-instated Candidates No. Party name Number of Candidates Reinstated Number of Candidates deleted 1. ACT-Wazalendo ADA-TADEA ADC CCM CHADEMA CUF JAHAZI ASILIA NCCR-Mageuzi NLD 0 0 Total The summary of Objections and Appeals received for the Presidential, Parliamentary and Councilors Election in the 2015 General Election is as shown in Table

79 Table 20: The Summary of Objections and Appeals No. Post Contested Number of Posts Number of Candidates Number of Objections Number of Appeals 1. Presidential Member of Parliament 264 1, Councillor 3,946 10, Unopposed Candidates for Councilors Seats During the 2015 General Election, a total of 71 Councillors Election Candidates were unopposed. The unopposed Candidates were from CCM. Assistant Returning Officers in their respective Wards declared them winners in accordance with Section 45(2) of the Local Authorities (Councillors Election) Act, Cap 292. Names of Unopposed Candidates and their respective Wards are as shown in Annex Candidate Management System The Commission applied an electronic system to record and keep information of the Candidates. This system is known as Candidate Management System (CMS). The system was used to record, process and store particulars of Presidential, Parliamentary and Councillors Candidates at a place where Nomination was conducted. This differs from the previous system which required Nomination Forms to be taken to the Commission s Headquarters for processing. For the Presidential Election, Nomination was conducted at the NEC Headquarters while for Members of Parliament and Councillors Nomination was conducted at the respective Constituency and Ward. All the necessary accessories for implementation of this system were supplied to all Councils for Registration of the Candidates. NEC Staff were also deployed to the respective Councils to facilitate the Registration process. The Candidate Management System enabled the Commission to capture information of all Candidates within a short time. Hence, the preparation of Ballot Papers was made easy. 4.6 Election Campaigns Election Campaigns are conducted by the Candidates. However, with the consent of the respective Candidate a Political Party or Agent may also conduct Election Campaigns. Candidates, Political Parties or Agents conduct public meetings, house to house Campaigns, media, billboards and posters to articulate their policies. 54

80 4.6.1 Campaign Timetable The Campaign period begins one day after Nomination and ends one day before the Election Day. During the 2015 General Election, the Commission declared the Campaign period to commence on 22 nd August, 2015 and to end on 24 th October Pursuant to Sections of the Presidential and Parliamentary Regulations of 2015, and Sections of the Councillors (Elections) Regulations of 2015, Political Parties which had Candidates vying for various posts in the General Election, provided their tentative Campaign Timetable to the Commission for Co-ordination during the Campaign period. For the purpose of the Presidential Election, tentative Timetables were submitted to the Director of Elections. Tentative Timetables for Parliamentary Elections were submitted to the Returning Officers and those for Councillors Election were submitted to the Assistant Returning Officers The Co-ordination of Presidential Election Campaigns The Commission formed a Campaign Co-ordination Committee for Presidential Election which comprised representatives from Political Parties with candidates vying for the Presidential seat. This Committee had a duty to review the proposed timetables submitted to it, for the purposes of co-ordinating the Official timetable. The Committee met every Tuesday during the whole Campaign period. Members also met whenever the need arose. The co-ordinated timetable was distributed to the Regional Elections Coordinators, who had an obligation ensuring the timetable reaches all the Returning Officers/Assistant Returning Officers. It was also sent to the Inspector General of Police who distributed it to Regional Police Commanders in the Regions and OCDs to enable them to coordinate security matters in the Election Campaigns The Co-ordination of Parliamentary and Councillors Election Campaigns Political Parties which had Candidates submitted their proposed Campaign timetables to the Returning Officers and Assistant Returning officers in their respective Constituencies and Wards, seven days before Nomination. Political Parties which needed to alter dates and Campaign places had to inform the Returning Officer or Assistant Returning Officer who in turn convened a meeting for all contesting Parties to discuss and agree on amending the timetable to cater for the changes agreed. Upon reaching agreement, the amended timetable had to be submitted to the 55

81 District Commissioner for information and to the Officer Commanding District so as to provide security during the Campaign rallies. 4.7 Matters to be taken into account During Campaigns In order to maintain fairness between Political Parties during Elections Campaigns, Candidates were required to abide and adhere to the Elections Expenses Act No. 6 of 2010 and 2015 Electoral Code of Conduct The Elections Expenses Act No. 6 of 2010 This law intends among other things, to control excessive use of funds in Election activities. The law requires transparency in the sources of income, expenditure, contributions and it also provides ceilings on the amount of money to be spent during Elections. This is to prohibit corrupt practices within Political Parties and in Elections. The Registrar of Political Parties is responsible for the enforcement of this law. According to Section 20(1)-(4) of the Elections Expenses Act No. 6 of 2010, the Registrar of Political Parties may lodge an Objection to the Commission against any Candidate or Political Party which violated the law. However, during the 2015 General Election, the Commission did not receive any Objection from the Registrar of Political Parties Electoral Code of Conduct for Presidential, Parliamentary and Councillors Elections The Commission in consultation with Political Parties and the Government, passed the Electoral Code of Conduct for the 2015 General Election as required by Section 124A of the National Elections Act, Cap The Electoral Code of Conduct was intended to provide equal opportunities to all Political Parties during campaigns and allow Voters to attend Election campaigns The Electoral Code of Conduct Committees According to Part V of the Electoral Code of Conduct for the 2015 General Election, Committees were established at Ward, Constituency and National Level. There was also established an Appeal Commitee. The number of Established Committees is as shown in Table

82 Table 21: The Electoral Code of Conduct Committees No. Level Number of Committees 1. Appeal 1 2. National 1 3. Constituency 254* 4. Ward 3,946 *The Electoral Code of Conduct Committees at Constituency level were 254 instead of 264 because some Councils had more than one Constituency Monitoring the Implementation of Electoral Code of Conduct Committees The Commission is responsible for supervising the implementation of the Electoral Code of Conduct Committees. Such responsibility, NEC Officials monitored the implementation at Constituencies and Ward level to see how these Committees discharged their duties. In the course of monitoring the implementation of Electoral Code of Conduct Committees, the Commission discovered violations of Electoral Code of Conduct in the following areas:- (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) (ix) (x) Use of derogatory and abusive language during Campaign period; Campaigning beyond the allowed time; Violation of the Campaigns Timetables; Some Political Parties supporters conducted rallies without permission before and after Campaign meetings; Some Political Party supporters destroyed posters belonging to other Candidates; Some Government Officials interfering with some Political Parties affairs during the General Election Period; Violence against some Political Parties and their Candidates in some places; Some Political Party supporters placing posters of their Candidates over posters of other Political Party Candidates; Some Political Party supporters interfering Campaign Meetings of other Political parties; and Unsubstantiated Verbal utterances. 57

83 Due to violation of Ethics encountered, Electoral Code of Conduct Committees imposed a range of penalties such as warning, directing the Candidates/Political Parties to apologize and suspending Candidates from campaigning for a specified period. Regardless of the challenges encountered, the existence of the Code of Conduct Committees ensured peace and stability during the Campaign period. These Committees facilitated calm resolution of conflicts amongst Candidates and Political Parties. They also helped to strengthen good relationship between the Commission, Government, Political Parties and Candidates during the whole period of Election Campaigns. 58

84 5.1 The Election Day CHAPTER FIVE VOTING AND VOTE COUNTING The 25 th October, 2015 was the Election Day for Presidential and Parliamentary Elections of United Republic of Tanzania, and Councillors Election in Mainland Tanzania. the Voting exercise involved eligible Voters who were registered in the PNVR. A Voter casting his Vote during the General Election held on 25 th October, Polling Stations The Returning Officers ensured that the Polling Stations were ready for the October 2015 General Election. Preparations involved verification of the existing Polling Stations and construction of temporary Polling Stations in areas which lacked public buildings. The Election for the United Republic of Tanzania and that of the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar were conducted on the same day. In the 2015 General Elections, in Tanzania Zanzibar, NEC and ZEC shared Polling Stations. However, each Commission had its own Election Officials and equipment at each Polling Station. The total number of Polling Stations for Mainland Tanzania was 63,525 and 1,580 for Tanzania Zanzibar. Generally, each Polling Station was allocated with Voters not exceeding

85 5.1.2 The Notice of Election In the 2015 General Election, Notice of Election was issued eight days before Election Day in accordance with the requirements of section 47 (1) of the National Elections Act, Cap. 343 and Section 49 (1) of the Local Authorities (Elections) Act, Cap The Notice contained the date and time for commencement and closure of the polling exercise, the address of each Polling Station or Stations, Sample Ballot Papers, the list of names and registration numbers of Voters assigned to each Polling Stations. The Notice of Election was displayed at the Returning Officers (ROs) Office, Assistant Returning Officers (AROs) Office at the Ward level and at each Polling Station Identification of Polling Stations The Commission facilitated Voters to identify their assigned Polling Stations before the Election Day as follows: - (i) (ii) Voters were informed through the Media to visit their respective Registration Centres to identify their assigned Polling Stations and verify their names on the Voters List; and Introduction of a Voters Interaction System (VIS) which used Short Message Service (SMS) to facilitate Voters to identify their Polling Stations. Concurrently, the NEC Website was also used to help Voters to identify their assigned Polling Stations. Both systems (VIS and Website) assisted the Polling Station identification process without requring Voters to physically visit the Registration Centres. For Voters who failed to access their information, NEC also used its Call Centre to provide clarification as required Commission s Directives During the Voting process Apart from the existing laws that govern the General Election and Voting process, the Commission also issued additional policy directives bearing in mind the challenges encountered by Voters. These directives were aimed at facilitating a smooth Voting Process to ensure that peace and harmony prevailed during the Election. The directives were as follows: (i) (ii) A Voter whose Card number differs with the number in the PNVR: should be allowed to Vote; A Voter whose photograph was not clearly visible or was not visible at all in the Voters Card: should be allowed to Vote even in the situation where his/ her photograph did not appear in the PNVR; 60

86 (iii) A registered Voter who is found in a new Administrative area and the name of that area differs with the name on his/ her Voters Card: Should be allowed to Vote; (iv) A Voter whose name was listed in the Voters Roll without his/her photograph, and sent to the Polling Station to which he/she was registered: Should be allowed to Vote; (v) A Voter whose name appears in the PNVR but do not possess a Voters Card: should not be allowed to vote; and (vi) A Voter possessing Voters Card but his/her name does not appear in the PNVR: Should not be allowed to vote The Polling Agents Political Parties submitted to respective Returning Officer the list containing the names of Polling Agents and their assigned Polling Stations seven days before the Election Day. Polling Agents were responsible to safeguard the interests of their Candidates and Political Parties. However, some Political Parties did not assign Polling Agents Security at the Polling Stations Returning Officers maintained the prevalence of a conducive and safe environment for voting at the Polling Stations. In implementing this task, Returning Officers collaborated with OCD in setting security strategy and assigning security guards in Polling Stations. Consequently, on the Election Day each Polling Station had one person responsible for security Statement by the NEC Chairman to the Voters On the eve of the Election Day, the Chairman of the Commission addressed Voters through the Media urging them to turn out in big numbers and cast their Votes on the Presidential, Parliamentary and Councillors Elections. He reminded the Voters on the voting procedures at the Polling Station, the opening and closing time for the Polling Stations, Counting and Tallying of Votes and the Declaration of Election Results. He also reminded them on the Do s and Dont s at Polling Stations. The Statement by the Chairman to the Voters is attached as Annex The Voting Procedures The voting exercise took place on the 25 th October, 2015 from 7.00 a.m to 4.00 p.m. At 4:00 p.m, the Polling Station Security Officer stood behind the last person on the queue and only Voters who lined before 4:00 p.m. were allowed to vote. Every Polling Agent was given an opportunity to state whether they were satisfied or dissatisfied with the voting process at the Polling Station by filling in Form No

87 In order to avoid overcrowding and to make the Voting process easier, Voters were directed to queue in two lines; one for men and another one for women. Furthermore, priority was given to PWDs, the sick, elders, Expectant Women and women with infant children. Visually impaired Voters were provided with a Tactile Ballot Folder. Those who were unable to use the Tactile Ballot Folder were also allowed to be assisted by another person chosen by them. Likewise, for a Voter who was incapacitated with physical cause or was unable to read was allowed to ask a person of his/her own choice to assist him/her. Furthermore, the Commission gave directives to Voters to leave the Polling Stations immediately after casting their votes. 5.3 Postponement of Election in some Constituencies and Wards The Commission was compelled to postpone the Parliamentary Election in 8 Constituencies and Councillors Election in 33 Wards due to various reasons including death of some Candidates as shown in Table 22 and Table 23 respectively. Table 22: Constituencies in which Parliamentary Election was postponed No. Region Council Constituency Reason 1. Mtwara Masasi District Lulindi Various Reasons* 2. Urban West West B District Kijitoupele Various Reasons 3. Tanga Lushoto District Lushoto Death of the Candidate (CCM) 4. Morogoro Ulanga District Ulanga East Death of the Candidate (CCM) 5. Tanga Handeni Town Handeni Town Death of the Candidate (CCM) 6. Njombe Ludewa District Ludewa Death of the Candidate (CCM) 7. Arusha Arusha City Arusha Town Death of the Candidate (ACT Wazalendo) 8. Mtwara Masasi Town Masasi Town Death of the Candidate ( NLD) * Various reasons include one of the following: Insufficient election materials, defect in ballot papers 62

88 Table 23: Wards in which Councillors Election was postponed No. Council Constituency Ward Reason 1. Ngorongoro District Ngorongoro Malambo Various Reasons* Ngaresero Various Reasons 2. Korogwe Town Korogwe Town Majengo Various Reasons 3. Kilindi District Kilindi Songwe Various Reasons 4. Kwimba District Kwimba Bupamwa Various Reasons 5. Bariadi District Bariadi Matongo Various Reasons 6. Urambo District Urambo Kiloleni Various Reasons 7. Kigoma/Ujiji Municipal Kigoma Town Kagera Various Reasons 8. Nzega District Nzega Rural Mizibaziba Various Reasons Nzega Rural Tongi Various Reasons 9. Geita District Busanda Ludutwa Various Reasons 10. Rorya District Rorya Bukula Various Reasons Songwe Mwambani Various Reasons 11. Chunya District Lupa Itewe Various Reasons Lupa Mkola Various Reasons Songwe Mbuyuni Various Reasons 12. Mbarari District Mbarali Rujewa Various Reasons 13. Mbeya District Mbeya Town Uyole Various Reasons 14. Sumbawanga District Kwela Milepa Various Reasons 15. Mpanda District Mpanda Magamba Various Reasons 16. Namtumbo District Namtumbo Mkongo Gulioni Various Reasons 63

89 No. Council Constituency Ward Reason Lisimonji Various Reasons 17. Ludewa District Ludewa Mkongobaki Various Reasons 18. Madaba District Madaba Mahanje Various Reasons 19. Kinondoni Municipal Kibamba Saranga Various Reasons 20. Hai District Hai Bomang ombe Death of the Candidate (CCM) 21. Shinyanga District Solwa Bukene Death of the Candidate (CCM) 22. Mvomero District Mvomero Mvomero Death of the Canditade (CCM) 23. Dodoma Municipal Dodoma Town Ipala Death of the Candidate (CHADEMA) 24. Mkalama District Iramba East Msingi Death of the Candidate (CHADEMA) 25. Geita District Busanda Nyamwilolelwa Death of the Candidate (CCM) 26. Muleba District Muleba South Muleba Death of the Candidate (CCM) 27. Ngara District Ngara Kasulo Death of the Candidate (ACT) * Various reason include one of the following: Insufficient election materials, defect in ballot papers 5.4 Nomination and Election Dates for Constituencies in which Election was postponed The Commission specified the dates for nomination of Candidates for Parliamentary seats to the Constituencies in which Election was postponed. The dates for nomination and Election are indicated in Table

90 Table 24: Nomination and Election dates for Constituencies in which Election was postponed No. Region Council Constituency Nomination Date Election Date 1. Mtwara Masasi District Lulindi 21 Agust, th November, Urban West Urban District B Kijitoupele 21 Agust, th March, Tanga Lushoto District Lushoto 12 October, th November, Morogoro Ulanga District Ulanga East 12 October, th November, Tanga Handeni Town Handeni Town 4 November, Njombe Ludewa District Ludewa 4 November, Arusha Arusha City Arusha Town 4 November, Mtwara Masasi Town Masasi Town 4 November, th December, th December, th December, th December, Counting of Votes At the end of the Voting exercise, the Polling Stations became Counting Stations. Votes for Presidential Election were counted first, followed by Votes for Parliamentary Election and finally Votes for Councillors Election. In counting, Presiding Officers adhered to the following procedures:- (i) Inspected the seals on the ballot boxes to ascertain that they had not been tampered with and then open the Ballot Boxes; 65

91 (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) (ix) Took out all Ballot Papers contained in the Ballot Box and counted aloud each vote. For those votes which were misplaced had to be placed and counted in the relevant Ballot Box; Recorded on the Draft Pad the total number of Votes found in each Ballot Box; Unfolded each Ballot Paper, displayed for viewing by those present and announced aloud the candidate for which each vote has been cast. The Presiding Officer also displayed the Blank or Spoilt Votes. The votes which were announced, were arranged and displayed in separate lots facing upwards; Counted the Votes in each category loudly and recorded the total number of Votes obtained in each lot. The total number of votes obtained by each Candidate, Spoilt and Disputed Votes were then verified against all the total number of Votes found in the respective Ballot Box; After completing the Counting exercise, the Presiding Officer placed Votes in separate envelopes and sealed them. All Disputed Votes were placed in envelopes No. 5A, 5B and 5C. Spoilt Votes were placed in envelopes No. 6A, 6B and 6C. Furthermore the Valid Votes were also placed in envelopes Nos. 7A, 7B and 7C; Filled the Presidential Election Results in Form No. 21A, Parliamentary Election Results in form No. 21B and Councillors Election Results in Form No. 21C. The aforementioned forms were signed by the Presiding Officer and the Candidates/Counting Agents who were present at the station. However, the refusal of the Candidates/ Counting Agents to sign the forms did not nullify the results; Displayed the filled Results Forms of the Presidential, Parliamentary and Councillors Election in an open place and gave a copy of the same to the Candidates and Agents who were present; and Placed the Envelope containing the Valid, Disputed and Rejected Votes in the respective Ballot Box and sealed them. The Polling Station Envelope and all Result Forms were not kept in the Ballot Box. 66

92 Counting Agents were required to fill Form No. 16 in every stage of the Counting process to show whether they were satisfied with the process or not. After the Counting exercise was completed, the ballot boxes together with the Presidential and Parliamentary Election Results Forms were transported and handed over to the Returning Officer or the Assistant Returning Officer at the Constituency level where Vote Addition and tallying was taking place. Furthermore, the ballot boxes and Councillors Election Result Forms were transported and handed over to Assistant Returning Officers at Ward level where vote Addition and Tallying was taking place. The Polling /Party Agents and Security Officers participated in the transportation of ballot boxes and requisite Forms. 67

93 CHAPTER SIX ADDITION OF VOTES AND DECLARATION OF ELECTION RESULTS 6.1 Addition of Votes Addition of Votes commenced at all Tallying Centres after receipt of Ballot Boxes and Election Result Forms from all the Polling Stations within the Constituency. Candidates and Political Parties who participated in the General Election were notified time and venue where the Addition processes were to be conducted. Councillors votes were added at the Ward level, while Presidential and Parliamentary Votes were both added at the constituency level The Process of Votes Addition Addition of Votes for Presidential, Parliamentary and Councillors Elections were conducted in accordance with Section 80 of the National Elections Act, Cap. 343, and Section 81 of the Local Authorities (Elections) Act, Cap Soon after receiving the Ballot Boxes and Results Forms, the Returning Officer determined the verdict on Disputed Votes. Then, Addition of Votes was conducted where the Returning Officer/Assistant Returning Officer announced loudly each Polling Station s Election Results. During Tallying at Constituency level, the Returning Officer/Assistant Returning Officer added Presidential Votes first and finalised with Parliamentary Votes. After accomplishing the Votes Addition, the Returning Officer/Assistant Returning Officer endorsed the Election Results of the respective constituency or ward and completed Form No. 24A for Presidential Results, Form No. 24B for Parliamentary Results and Form No. 24C for Councillors Results. The Presidential Results from all constituencies Tallying Centres were transmitted to National Tallying Centre by using the RMS. The process of adding the Presidential Votes from all constituencies was conducted by NEC at the National Tallying Centre in Dar Es Salaam which was located at the JNICC. The declaration of Parliamentary and Councillors Election Results was conducted at council and ward level by the Returning Officer/Assistant Returning Officer, who 68

94 announced publicly the Results and declared the Elected Candidates. Afterwards, the Returning Officer/Assistant Returning Officer notified the Winner and handed over to him/her a Certificate of Election. Copies of Election Results Forms for Presidential, Parliamentary and Councillors were posted on the notice boards at the tallying centres and also the same were provided to counting agents or candidates who were present at the tallying centres. The counting agents and candidates were involved throughout the entire tallying process The Results Management System RMS The RMS was used in adding the Votes for Presidential and Parliamentary Election Results. The System enabled NEC to obtain Election Results conveniently, accurately, transparently and timely. A Microsoft Excel template was prepared as a backup system that was applied in the Addition of Votes. 6.2 Declaration of Election Results Section 35F (7) of the National Elections Act, Cap. 343, empowers NEC to declare Presidential Election results. Additionally, Section 81(a) of the same Act authorizes the Returning Officers to declare Parliamentary Election Results. Councillors Election Results are declared by Returning Officers or Assistant Returning Officers at Ward levels, as per Section 82(a) of the Local Authorities (Elections) Act, Cap

95 NEC Vice Chairman Hon. Chief Justice (Rtd-Z) Hamid M. Hamid (second left) announcing Partial Presidential Results at the JNICC, Dar es Salaam Presidential Election Results The receipt of partial Presidential Election Results from constituencies commenced on 26 th October, Results were verified and announced by the Commission as they were being received. The final Presidential Election Results were officially declared on 29 th October, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. which was 72 hours from the Day of Election on 25 th October, 2015 as planned. In the 2015 General Election, there were 23,161,440 registered voters. Voters who cast their votes were 15,596,110 equivalent to 67.34% of all registered voters. Valid votes were 15,193,862 equivalent to 97.42% of all cast votes. Rejected votes were 402,248 equivalent to 2.58% of all cast votes. Voters who did not turn-out were 7,565,330 equivalent to 32.66% of all registered voters. Dr. John Pombe Joseph Magufuli, the CCM Presidential candidate was declared the winner by the Commission after obtaining a total of 8,882,935 votes which is equivalent to 58.46% of all valid votes. On 30 th October, 2015 the Commission 70

96 handed the Certificate of Election to the winner. The results for each Presidential candidate are as shown in Table 25 and Chart 5 The Commision and Political Party Agents Verifying the Presidential Results in the presence of Election Observers and Other Election Stakeholders before the Declaration of Election Results at the JNICC. The Chairman of the National Electoral Commission, Hon. Justice (Rtd) Damian Z. Lubuva (Front-Centre) announcing Presidential Results at the JNICC, Dar es Salaam. 71

97 Table 25: Presidential Election Results No. Political Party Name of Candidate Number of Votes Percentage 1. ACT-Wazalendo Anna Elisha Mghwira 98, ADC Chief Lutalosa Yemba 66, CCM Dr. John Pombe Joseph Magufuli 8,882, CHADEMA Edward Ngoyai Lowassa 6,072, CHAUMMA Hashim Spunda Rungwe 49, NRA Kasambala Janken Malik 8, TLP Elifatio Macmillan Lyimo 8, UPDP Dovutwa Fahmi Nassoro 7, Total 15,193, Chart 5: Presidential Election Results for each Political Party 72

98 The Chairman of the National Electoral Commission, Hon. Justice (Rtd) Damian Z. Lubuva (right) handing over the Election Certificate to the President-elect of the United Republic of Tanzania Hon. Dr. John Pombe Joseph Magufuli, at Agakhan Diamond Jubilee Hall, Dar es Salaam. To the left is Hon. Ms. Samia Suluhu Hassan, the Vice President Elect Parliamentary Election Results The Returning Officers declared Parliamentary Election Results soon after completing the Addition process in the respective Constituencies. In the 2015 General Election, CCM obtained 195 (73.86%), CHADEMA 35 (13.26%), CUF 32 (12.12%), while ACT- Wazalendo and NCCR- Mageuzi obtained 1 (0.38%) seat each. Out of the 264 elected Members of Parliament (MPs), 26 (10%) are women while 238 (90%) are men as illustrated in Table 26 and Chart 6. The list of elected Members of Parliament of the 2015 General Election is as indicated in Annex 5. 73

99 Table 26: Parliamentary Election Results per Political Party No. Political Party Number of Members of Parliament Percentag e 1. ACT - Wazalendo CCM CHADEMA CUF NCCR-Mageuzi M Sex Total F Chart 6: Parliamentary Election Results per Political Party Councillors Election Results Councillors Election Results were announced immediately after completing the Addition process at the respective Wards. CCM obtained 2,875 (72.86%) Councillors Seats, CHADEMA 801 (20.30%), CUF 212 (5.37%), ACT-Wazalendo 32 (0.81%), NCCR-Mageuzi 23 (0.58%), TLP 2 (0.05%) and NLD 1 (0.03%). Out of all the 3,946 elected Councillors, 204 (5.2%) are women and 3,742 (94.8%) are men. The total 74

100 number of the elected Councillors for each Political Party is as illustrated in Table 27 and Chart 7. Table 27: Councillors Election Results per Political Party No. Political Party Number of Elected Councillors Percentage 1. ACT Wazalendo CCM 2, , CHADEMA CUF NCCR-Mageuzi NLD TLP M Sex TOTAL 3, , F Chart 7: Councillors Election Results per Political Party 75

101 6.3 Nomination of Women Parliamentary and Councillors Special Seats Article 66 (1) (b) and 78 of the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania of 1977, and Section 86A of the National Elections Act, Cap. 343, underscores that there shall be Women Special Seats which shall not be less than 30% in the National Assembly. Pursuant to the Government decision, the percentage of Women Special Seats was increased from 30% to 40%. Section 35 (1)(c) of Local Government (District Authorities) Act, Cap. 287, Section 19 (1)(c) of Local Government (Urban Authorities) Act, Cap. 288, and Section 86A of Local Authorities (Election) Act, Cap. 292, provide that there shall be at least one third (1/3) of Councillors Women Special Seats of Elected Councillors in respective Councils Nomination of Women Parliamentary Special Seats The total number of Women Parliamentary Special Seats was calculated using the total of 281 Members of Parliament, which was obtained as follows: (i) Members of Parliament elected to represent Constituencies 264; (ii) Five Members of Parliament elected by the House of Representatives (Zanzibar) from among its members; (iii) Not more than 10 Members of Parliament appointed by the President; (iv) The Attorney General; and (v) The Speaker, if he/she is not elected from amongst the Members of the Parliament. In order to get the number of Women Parliamentary Special Seats, the following formula was used:- Number of all Members of Parliament x 40% Number of Women Special Seats = 281 x 40/100 =112.4 ~ 113. Hence, the total number of Parliamentary Women Special Seats is 113. Pursuant to Article 78 (1) of the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, of 1977, each Political Party which was involved in the General Election, and obtained at least 5% of all valid parliamentary votes, is required to propose to the Commission the names of women to be nominated for special seats. 76

102 In order to get 5% of all Parliamentary Votes, the following formula was used:-, Total number of all Parliamentary Valid Votes x 5/100 = 5% of all Valid Votes. Total number of all Valid Votes was 15,604,523. Hence, 5% is 15,604,523 x 5/100 = 780,226. Therefore, every Political Party which participated in the Parliamentary Election and obtained at least 780,226 valid votes, which is equivalent to 5%, qualified for Women Parliamentary Special Seats Distribution of Parliamentary Women Special Seats In respect of the above formula, only 3 Political Parties namely; CCM, CHADEMA and CUF, managed to get at least 5% of all Parliamentary Valid Votes. The proportional distribution of 113 Seats is as shown in Table 28 and Chart 8. The List of Women Special Seats is attached as Annex 6. Table 28: Total number of Parliamentary Women Special Seats per Political Party No. Political Party Number of Valid Votes Number of Seats Percentage 1. CCM 8,495, CHADEMA 4,720, CUF 1,274, TOTAL 14,491,

103 Chart 8: Parliamentary Women Special Seats per Political Party The Nomination of Councillors Women Special Seats The Commission nominated Councillors Women Special Seats in all Councils from the list of Candidates submitted by the respective Political Parties, by considering the number of seats won by each Political Party within the Councils. The following formula was used to calculate the Total number of Councillors Women Special Seats in Councils: [Number of Wards in a Council + Member(s) of Parliament] x 1/3 Total number of Wards is 3,946 and Constituents Member of Parliament is 264. = (3, ) x1/3 = (4,210) x 1/3 = 1,404. Therefore, the total number of Councillors Women Special Seats is 1,404. The number of Councillors Women Special Seats obtained by each Political Party within the Council was calculated using the following formula:- 78

104 Total number of Wards won by a Political Party x Total number of Special Seats within the Council = Total number of Wards in the Council Distribution of Councillors Women Special Seats Based on calculations above, the total number of Councillors Women Special Seats for Mainland Tanzania is 1,404. The distribution of Councillors Women Special Seats in every Council depended on the number of Wards in a respective Council. The number of Special Seats obtained by each Political Party depended on the Number of Wards won in a respective Council. In that regard, CCM obtained 1,029 (73.29%), CHADEMA 279(19.87%), CUF 78(5.56%), ACT Wazalendo 10 (0.71%) and NCCR-Mageuzi 8 (0.57%) of the total number of Councillors Women Special Seats. The distribution of Councillors Women Special Seats for the respective Political Parties is shown in Table 29 and Chart 9. Table 29: Distribution of Councillors Women Special Seats per Political Party No. Political Party Number of Seats Percentage 1. ACT- Wazalendo CCM 1, CHADEMA CUF NCCR-Mageuzi Total 1,

105 Chart 9: Councillors Women Special Seats per Political Party 6.4 Parliamentary and Councillors Election Petitions Section 108 of the National Elections Act, Cap. 343 and Section 107 of the Local Authorities (Elections) Act, Cap. 292 provides for the right to challenge the Parliamentary and Councillors Election Results in Constituencies and Wards respectively. According to Section 111 of the National Elections Act, Cap. 343 and Section 110 of the Local Authorities (Elections)Act, Cap. 292, election petitions may be presented by one of the following persons:- (i) A person who lawfully voted or had a right to vote at the Election to which the Petition relates; (ii) (iii) (iv) A person claiming to have had a right to be nominated or elected at such Election; A person alleging to have been a candidate at such Election; and The Attorney General. After declaration of Parliamentary and Councillors Election Results, 52 Parliamentary election petitions were filed at the High Court of Tanzania. On the other hand 194 Councillors election petitions were filed at the respective Resident Magistrates Courts. 80

106 Furthermore, Section 113 of the National Elections Act, Cap. 343 and Section 112 of the Local Authorities (Elections) Act, Cap. 292, states that in case the Court decides to nullify the Results and certify that the Election was void, the Commission shall be required to hold a By-election in the respective constituency or ward. 81

107 CHAPTER SEVEN INVOLVEMENT OF ELECTION STAKEHOLDERS 7.1 Involvement of Election Stakeholders In implementing the 2015 General Election activities, the Commission involved various Stakeholders in every stage of election processes. The purpose was to ensure transparency and accountability in performing its duties and enabling stakeholders to participate and be informed of the various election processes, as well as receiving their recommendations on how to improve the process The Stakeholders Involved The election stakeholders involved, included among others, the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania (URT), Political Parties, Civil Society Organizations, Media Houses, Religious Organizations and their leaders, Special Groups in Society, State Security Organs, Development Partners and Observers The Government The Government of the URT facilitated the Commission in performing its constitutional responsibilities by providing all necessary resources and working tools required in implementing the General Election. The Commission conducted consultative meetings with the Prime Minister s Office, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, Ministry of Home Affairs, The Office of the Registrar of Political Parties and the Attorney General s Chambers. During the preparatory stages of updating the PNVR as well as the General Election process, the Commission involved representatives from Government Institutions on various advisory committees. The committees were as follows:- (i) (ii) (iii) Supplies and Logistics Committee, which included representatives from Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA), Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) and the Tanzania Police Force; International Organisations and Observers Committee, which included representatives from Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation and Prime Minister s Office; and Committee of Government and Political Parties Relations which involved members from the Prime Minister s Office and Register of Political Parties. Furthermore, the Attorney General s Chambers was involved in preparing various election legal documents and appearing in all election petitions presented in Court. 82

108 Political Parties The Commission engaged political parties in the processes of updating the PNVR and the General Election. In so doing, the Commission convened consultative meetings aimed at sharing information on Technology and various applications used such as: BVR technology, RMS and CMS. Political parties were also involved in preparation of the 2015 Electoral Code of Conduct for the purpose of getting their opinion on how to improve it. Representatives from political parties were also involved in various committees such as:- (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) The Electoral Code of Conduct Committee; The Elections Campaign Co-ordination Committee; The Government and Political Parties Relations Committee; The Committee for Elections Authority and Electoral Process; The Supplies and Logistics Committee; The International Organisations and Observers Committee; The Voters Education and NGOs Committee; and The Information and Public Relations Committee. At Voters Registration Centres, Polling Stations, Counting and Tallying Centres, Political Agents and Candidates were involved in all processes and required to fill the requisite forms, whether they were satisfied or dissatisfied with the process. They were also provided with copies of results after the Counting and Tallying process Civil Society Organizations Civil Society Organizations were involved in the process of updating the PNVR. The Commission accredited and permitted 447 Organizations to provide Voters Education country wide. Apart from that, the Commission held several meetings with those Organizations on different occasions to share and inform them about Election processes The Media Public and Private Media were engaged by the Commission in providing Voters Education and informing the Public on various matters during Updating the PNVR and the General Election. The Commission also met with Owners, Editors and Journalists of various Media to brief them on the Electoral processes and to enjoin them to diligently and professionally disseminate elections information to the public. 83

109 The Public in general was educated through different programmes and Articles from various Media Houses, such as; Tuambie, Kura yangu and Jambo Tanzania on TBC 1; Morning Trumpet and Funguka on Azam TV; Tufunge Safari on Channel Ten; Temino and Power breakfast on Clouds FM Radio; Majadiliano ya Uchaguzi on Micheweni FM; Kipindi cha Uchaguzi on ZBC; Kikaangoni on EATV; Malumbano ya Hoja, Mtiti wa Uchaguzi and Dakika 45 on ITV; Tuambie and Jambo Tanzania on TBC Taifa, Straight Talk Africa on Voice of America, Focus on Africa on BBC and Tuongee asubuhi on Star TV. Furthermore, various articles were published in newspapers, for example Wanawake na Uchaguzi with the aim of encouraging women to participate in the Elections. The Commission on the other hand, also registered and accredited Journalists who sought to report on the Election Day Religious Institutions The Commission met with leaders and representatives from religious institutions in different occasions for the purpose of involving and informing them on the process of updating the PNVR. Through the meetings religious leaders were encouraged to raise awarenes to their followers to participate fully and peacefully during the elections Special Groups in the Society The Commission held meetings with representatives of special groups such as Persons with Disabilities, Women and Youth in order to exchange ideas and discuss how best they would register in the PNVR and their participation in the general election. The Commission set proper mechanism to facilitate their participation in the registration and the general election. For example, people with vision impairment were provided with tactile ballot folder which enabled them to cast their Votes. Polling booths were also made in such a way that, persons with physical disabilities were able to cast their votes easily. Furthermore, expectant women, elderly people, women with infant children and persons with disability were given priority to vote Security Organs In order to ensure peace and security during election, the Commission convened a meeting on 7 th October 2015, to discuss and set strategy to meet the purpose. The meeting involved the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Regional Police Commanders (RPCs), Regional Election Coordinators (RECs) and Returning Officers (ROs). The meeting also set strategies for providing security at Polling Stations, Addition and tallying centers, escorting of ballot boxes and protection of election equipment and materials especially ballot papers. 84

110 The Development Partners The UNDP through its Democratic Empowerment Project (DEP) collaborated with the Commission in updating the PNVR and in the General Election. The UNDP financed trainings for Election Officials and procured some of the Election equipment and materials which were used for updating the PNVR, and setting up the Call Centre. The UNDP was also involved in the development of various systems used by the Commission such as; Observers Management System (OMS) and Results Management System (RMS). Furthermore, the UNDP financed various meetings between the Commission and Stakeholders and assisted in operationalization of the National Tallying and Observers Accreditation Centres Election Observers The Commission invited both Domestic and International Observers to observe the 2015 General Election. A total of 124 Domestic Organizations, 34 International Organizations and Embassies were accredited to observe the 2015 General Election. Further details on Observers involvement are provided in Chapter 8. 85

111 8.1 Observation of Elections CHAPTER EIGHT ELECTION OBSERVERS Election Observation is all about the involvement of various electoral stakeholders in the election processes for the purposes of observing how the election is conducted. The intention of allowing Observers is to abide to the international principles and standards of free, fair and transparent election. Part V of the National Elections (Presidential and Parliamentary Elections) Regulations, 2015 and Part VI of the Local Authorities (Councillors Elections) Regulations, 2015 provide for and set out how Election Observation should be done. It further provides the manner in which the Commission is supposed to regulate and conduct this important exercise Election Observers Committee The Commission formed a special Committee to facilitate the co-ordination of Observers activities and entire process of the Observation. Members of this Committee were appointed from various Government Institutions and Political Parties. This Committee officially started its duties immediately after the process of accrediting and registration of Observers Organizations had started. The Committee met to deliberate on various matters and issued directives regarding Observers and observation in general. This included, Observers conduct in the field; adherence to Electoral Laws, the Code of Conduct for Domestic and International Observers and other laws of the country Invitation to Observers During the 2015, General Election, the Commission invited Domestic Organisations and Institutions through various media advertisments while International Organisations were invited through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation. The Commission also invited Electoral Bodies from the East African Community and other Regional Organizations. A total of 179 applications for Election observation were received from both Domestic and International Organisations and Institutions Registration and Accreditation of Observers The Commission set up a special Accreditation Centre at the JNICC. All International and Domestic Organizations situated in Dar es Salaam were accredited at the Centre. However, for easier implementation the Commission 86

112 decided to delegate the provision of Identity Cards and other necessary documents to Domestic Organization outside of Dar es Salaam to Returning Officers in their respective Councils. Therefore, all accredited Observers after getting an authorization letter from the Commission were advised to contact Returning Officers in their respective Constituencies. The Commission accredited Observers and provided them with Identity Cards using the Observers Management System (OMS). A total of 124 Domestic Observer Organizations met the qualification criteria and were accredited. These Organizations had a total of 10,500 Observers. On the other hand, the Commission accredited 34 International Organizations which had 700 Observers who were accredited and provided with Identity Cards and other necessary documents. The Centre also served for accreditation and registration of all Media Houses and journalists who sought to report Election news. A total of 4,223 journalists from 83 Media Houses were accredited and provided with special media Identity Cards. A special Mission of Election Observers from the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) in a briefing meeting during the 2015 General Election Extension of Observation Period Due to postponement of Parliamentary election in some of the constituencies and Councillors election in some wards after 25 th October, 2015, the 87

113 Commission arranged and fixed subsequent dates for conducting the postponed elections. Since the observation period granted for the purposes of the general election had expired, the Commission granted extension of time to some of the observation teams. The observation teams were from the European Union - Election Observation Mission, the British High Commission, Legal and Human Rights Centre, East Africa Nguvukazi and Juakali Partners, Women-Widows Children and Fisheries Development Association, and Tanganyika Centre for Development and Advocacy (TCDA) The Observers Briefing Meetings The Commission held various briefing meetings with observation teams pre and during the election observation. This enabled the Commission to inform Observers about electoral activities and other important information, like weather conditions, security details, Laws, Regulations and the status of election preparations at the time. The Commission also provided Observers with Election Laws, Regulations, Observers Guidelines, Constituencies Maps and Polling Station list. 8.2 Observers Recommendations According to Section 10(b) of the Observers Code of Conduct, Observers are required to submit preliminary report immediately after the Election. They were also required to submit their final observation reports within three months after announcement of the Election Results. Until the publication of this report, only 13 out of 158 Domestic and International observer missions submitted their reports to the Commission. Generally, the reports had the view that, the Election was free, fair and transparent. Despite this general view, the reports also provide recommendations to the Commission as follows: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) To update the PNVR periodically between one Election and another; To amend the Electoral Laws by enacting a provision which will enable Tanzanians living abroad to Vote; To improve planning and strengthen the distribution system of Election materials in order to reach Polling Stations timely; and To improve the environment at Polling Stations and human resources. The Commission is extending special appreciation to Observer Institutions which submitted their reports on time. The Commission also calls upon other Observers to ensure timely submission of their reports to comply with the Law. 88

114 9.1 Election Evaluation CHAPTER NINE GENERAL ELECTION POST EVALUATION The Commission conducted Post Election Evaluation of the 2015 General Election from 1 st February, 2016 to 26 th February, The exercise was conducted for the first time since its establishment in The objective of the evaluation was to get feedback on how the Commission conducted the 2015 General Election. The findings of the evaluation would enable the Commission to assess its performance, successes and challenges experienced during and after the 2015 General Election. This chapter provides preliminary findings of the evaluation, the detailed Report of the evaluation will be issued by the Commission. 9.2 Areas of Evaluation The Evaluation was conducted in 22 out of 30 Regions of the United Republic of Tanzania, whereby 20 regions were from Mainland Tanzania and 2 from Tanzania Zanzibar. Within the 22 Regions, 60 Councils in Mainland Tanzania and in Tanzania Zanzibar were involved in the evaluation. Moreover, in each of the 4 Districts Council, 3 Wards/Shehia were involved. Map 4 shows Councils in which the Post Election Evaluation was conducted. 89

115 Map 4: Councils where Post Election Evaluation was Conducted 90

116 9.3 Data Collection Methodology Two methods were applied in this evaluation. The first method was a structured interview whereby open and closed ended questions were used to selected respondents. The second method was a Focus Group Discussions (FGD) which engaged groups of youth and elders whereby opinion and suggestions were recorded in a special form. A total of 1,915 respondents were interviewed out of which 1,029 were Electoral Staff, 499 were Voters and 387 were Public Servants. In terms of gender, 1,184 respondents were male, equivalent to 62% and 731 respondents were female, equivalent to 38% as shown in the Table 30. Table 30: Type and Number of Respondents No. Respondents Men Gender Women Total 1. Electoral Staff , Voters Public Servants Total 1, ,915 Furthermore, in terms of engangement of respondents by their age, the distribution shows that youth (18-35 years) were 767 equivalent to 40%, Middle age (36-60 years) were 1,085 equivalent to 57% and those above 60 years were 63 equivalent to 3% as shown in Table 31. Table 31: Distribution of Respondents by Age Age No. Respondents Above 60 Total 1. Electoral Staff , Voters Public Servants Total 767 1, ,915 91

117 A NEC Officer interviewing one of the respondents in Nyasura Ward, Bunda Urban Mara. The Focus Group Discussions (FGD) was used to collect data from respondents aged over 60 years and those aged between 18 to 35 years. The discussion focused on the following areas:- (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) Updating the PNVR; Displaying the PNVR; General Election Campaigns; General Election; and Counting, Addition of Votes, and Declaration of results 92

118 Focus Group Discussions were used in all Wards/Shehia involved in the Evaluation. In addition, each FGD involved 10 voters, whereby 5 were women and 5 were men. NEC Officers during the FGD with youth group at Bwiru Ward, in Ilemela District, Mwanza Region. 93

119 9.4 Criteria for selecting Areas for Evaluation The Commission identified areas for conducting Evaluation by considering the following criteria: - (i) Constituencies in which the turnout of Voters was between 38% - 55% compared to the number of Voters registered in the PNVR; (ii) Constituencies in which the turnout of Voters was between 69% - 70% compared to the number of Voters registered in the PNVR; (iii) Constituencies in which the turnout of Voters was between 78% -83% compared to the number of voters registered in the PNVR; (iv) Constituencies that experienced stiff political competition ; (v) Constituencies affected by adverse weather conditions during the Elections; and (vi) Areas which were difficult to access due to their geographical environment. 9.5 Preliminary Evaluation Results In summary, the preliminary evaluation results indicated that 76.4% of the respondents had better understanding of Voters Education. However, the Evaluation indicated that 23.6% of the respondents were not aware of Voters Education as shown in Chart 10. Generally, the result shows that there is a need to set effective strategies to strengthen provision of Voters Education. Chart 10: Respondents Awareness of Voters Education 94

120 It was observed that 7% of all the respondents spent more than 60 minutes to reach the allocated Polling Stations, while 17.5% of the respondents spent 30 to 60 minutes to reach the allocated Polling Stations. Furthermore, 75.6% of the respondents spent less than 30 minutes to reach the allocated Polling Stations. For details see Chart 11. Chart 11: Respondents Awareness of Voters Education From the Evaluation findings, it was observed that in pastoralist communities, Voters spent a long time to reach their Polling Stations due to their scattered households. The findings also indicate that many pastoralists fail to vote during the Election as they migrate from one area to another in search for pasture, especially during the dry season. Most Focus Group Discussions with elders and youth groups indicated that: - (i) (ii) (iii) Voters Education reached only few Voters in the Rural areas; Some Voters failed to vote because they shifted from the areas they were originally registered; and In some places Voters failed to reach Polling Stations because of destruction of infrastructure during the rainy season. 95

121 10.1 Achievements CHAPTER TEN ACHIEVEMENTS AND CHALLENGES The Commission conducted the 2015 General Election peacefully and successfully. The election was free, fair and transparent. This view is supported by most of the Election Observers' reports. Other achievements were as follows: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) A total of 23,161,440 Voters were registered within a short period (six months) from 23 rd February to 4 th August, 2015 and came up with a credible Voters Register which was used in the 2015 General Election; Efficient distribution of registration and election equipment and materials; Higher Voter turnout of 15,596,110 (67.34%) of the Registered Voters in the 2015 General Election as compared to 8,626,303 (42.84%) of the Registered Voters in the 2010 General Election; Declaration of Presidential Results within 72 hours as planned by the Commission; Involvement of election stakeholders in the election process; and The Commission conducted a Post Election Evaluation for the first time Challenges Undoubtedly, the 2015 General Election was conducted successfully. However, some challenges were observed. The challenges are divided into two main categories as follows: (i) (ii) During updating of the PNVR; and During the General Election Challenges During the Updating of the PNVR (i) (ii) (iii) The Commission was unable to conduct updating of the PNVR twice after the 2010 General Election as provided for by the law, instead it was conducted only once, due to delay in disbursement of funds; Some people intentionally provided false information in seeking to be registered in the PNVR; Poor infrastructure contributed to the hardship in the updating of the PNVR as it was difficult to transport BVR Kits and other updating equipment from one area to another; 96

122 (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) The Commission had no sufficient funds to provide adequate Voters education and training to the BVR Kit Operators during updating of the PNVR; Lack of sufficient skilled BVR Kit Operators in most of the areas; Demarcation of new administrative boundaries after the updating of the PNVR affected preparation of Voters register, nomination of candidates and voting process; Inadequate number of BVR Kits. The Commission required 15,000 BVR Kits to conduct registration of voters while the funds received were enough to procure only 8,000 BVR Kits which arrived in phases; and Some Political Party Leaders made misleading statements to the public relating to Voters registration process Challenges During General Election The Commission discharged its functions as required by the law. Nevertheless, some challenges were encountered as follows:- (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) Delays in implementation of some of the Election activities due to late disbursement of funds; Violation of Electoral Code of Conduct, Electoral laws and Guidelines by some Political Parties, Candidates and Election Observers; Deliberate destruction of Election equipment and materials in some areas which caused delays or postponement of voting exercise; Lack of funds to facilitate accredited Civil Society Organizations to provide Voters education; Lack of Offices and staff both at Council level and in Tanzania Zanzibar; Some of the Electoral Officials appointed by the Commission to carry out Election responsibilities within the Council during the Election period were transferred during the Election exercise; (vii) Absence of the National Electoral Commissions' Act as stipulated in Article 74(6)(e) of the Constitution; (viii) Misconception of some of the election stakeholder s on the independence of the Commission; (ix) Some of the Media Houses reported misleading electoral information due to their affiliation with Political Parties; 97 97

123 (x) (xi) Existence of more than one piece of legislation which govern election matters such as National Elections Act, the Local Authorities (Elections) Act, Election Expenses Act and the Laws governing Election in Tanzania Zanzibar; and Non compliance with the Guidelines and interference with the Commission s responsibilities by Election Observers. 98

124 CHAPTER ELEVEN CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 11.1 Conclusion The 2015 General Election was unique due to the fact that, for the first time in the history of Tanzania, registration of voters was conducted by using BVR Kits. The Commission managed to register 23,161,440 voters successfully within a short period (six months) using only 8,000 BVR Kits. Likewise, it was an election with stiff political competition. The general election was conducted in a peaceful and harmonious manner, from the campaign period up to the Election Day. This enabled citizens to attend Election Campaigns. Furthermore, Voters were able to cast their votes on Election Day. Generally, the 2015 General Election was Free, Fair and Transparent. This is indicated by various reports of Election Stakeholders including Domestic and International Election Observers. This is also depicted by the Post-Election Evaluation results conducted by the Commission. To a large extent, achievements attained in the 2015 General Election are the result of a successful implementation of the NEC Strategic Plan, which involved participation of various election stakeholders in election activities while adhering to the rules, regulations and procedures. Notwithstanding the aforementioned achievements, the Commission encountered challenges in updating of the PNVR; where demarcation of the administrative areas was done after the PNVR was updated. Candidates who are dissatisfied with the Results are allowed to present/lodge Election Petitions to the High Court for Parliamentary Elections and to the Resident Magistrate Courts for Councillors Elections. There were 52 Parliamentary and 194 Councillors Election Petitions presented in the High Court and in the Resident Magistrate Court respectively Recommendations In order to improve the conduct of Elections in the future, the Commission recommends the following: (i) The National Electoral Commission Act Enactment of the National Electoral Commission Act will enable the Commission to discharge its Constitutional functions more efficiently and effectively. 99

125 (ii) Establishment of an Election Fund Establishment of an Election Fund is recommended so as to enable the Commission to discharge its functions timely and effectively. (iii) Establishment of Commission s Offices at Council Level In order to facilitate the updating of PNVR and improve performance of election activities, establishment of Commision s offices at Council level is recommended. (iv) Establishment of Commissions Office in Tanzania Zanzibar In order to perform its functions effectively, the Commission recommends the establishment of offices in Tanzania Zanzibar. (v) Permanent Office Premises for the Commission Lack of Permanent office premises affects the performance of the employees. This compel the Commission to have offices in various locations thus, causing inconvinience, inefficiency and increasing administrative costs. The Commission needs suitable premises for its functions. (vi) Financing Voters Education The Commission should be adequately funded to enable it to continuously provide Voters Education. (vii) Demarcation of Administrative Boundaries The Commission recommends that Demarcation of Districts and Wards to be effected at least six months before the General Election. 100

126 Annex 1 Annex 1: List of Registered Political Parties No. POLITICAL PARTY 1. Alliance for Change and Transparency- Wazalendo (ACT-Wazalendo) 2. African Democratic Alliance - Tanzania Democratic Alliance (ADA TADEA) 3. Alliance for Democratic Change (ADC) 4. Alliance for Tanzanian Farmers Party (AFP) 5. African Progress Party of Tanzania - Maendeleo (APPT Maendeleo) 6. Chama Cha Kijamii (CCK) 7. Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) 8. Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA) 9. Chama cha Ukombozi wa Umma (CHAUMMA) 10. Chama cha Haki na Ustawi Tanzania (CHAUSTA) 11. Civic United Front (CUF) 12. DEMOKRASIA MAKINI 13. Democratic Party (DP) 14. JAHAZI ASILIA 15. National Convention for Construction and Reform Mageuzi (NCCR-Mageuzi) 16. National League for Democracy (NLD) 17. National Reconstruction Alliance (NRA) 18. Sauti ya Umma (SAU) 19. Tanzania Labour Party (TLP) 20. United Democratic Party (UDP) 21. Union for Multiparty Democracy (UMD) 22. United People s Democratic Party (UPDP) 101

127 Annex 2 Annex 2: List of Election Constituencies S/N REGION S/N CONSTITUENCY 1. ARUSHA 2. COAST 3. DAR ES SALAAM 4. DODOMA ARUSHA DISTRICT ARUSHA MUNICIPAL KARATU DISTRICT LONGIDO DISTRICT MERU DISTRICT MONDULI DISTRICT NGORONGORO DISTRICT BAGAMOYO DISTRICT CHALINZE DISTRICT KIBAHA DISTRICT KIBAHA TOWN KISARAWE DISTRICT MAFIA DISTRICT MKURANGA DISTRICT RUFIJI DISTRICT KINONDONI MUNICIPAL ILALA MUNICIPAL TEMEKE MUNICIPAL BAHI DISTRICT CHAMWINO DISTRICT ARUMERU WEST ARUSHA URBAN KARATU LONGIDO ARUMERU EAST MONDULI NGORONGORO BAGAMOYO CHALINZE KIBAHA RURAL KIBAHA URBAN KISARAWE MAFIA MKURANGA KIBITI RUFIJI UBUNGO KAWE KIBAMBA KINONDONI ILALA SEGEREA UKONGA KIGAMBONI MBAGALA TEMEKE BAHI CHILONWA MTERA 102

128 S/N REGION S/N CONSTITUENCY 5. GEITA 6. IRINGA 7. KAGERA CHEMBA DODOMA KONDOA DISTRICT KONGWA DISTRICT MUNICIPAL DISTRICT MPWAPWA DISTRICT GEITA BUKOMBE CHATO GEITA DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT GEITA TOWN MBOGWE DISTRICT NYANG HWALE DISTRICT IRINGA DISTRICT IRINGA KILOLO MAFINGA MUFINDI DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT TOWN MULEBA DISTRICT BIHARAMULO DISTRICT BUKOBA DISTRICT BUKOBA MUNICIPAL KARAGWE DISTRICT KYERWA DISTRICT MISSENYI DISTRICT CHEMBA DODOMA URBAN KONDOA KONDOA URBAN KONGWA KIBAKWE MPWAPWA GEITA BUKOMBE CHATO BUSANDA GEITA URBAN MBOGWE NYANG HWALE ISMANI KALENGA IRINGA URBAN KILOLO MAFINGA URBAN MUFINDI NORTH MUFINDI SOUTH MULEBA NORTH BIHARAMULO WEST BUKOBA RURAL BUKOBA URBAN KARAGWE KYERWA NKENGE 103

129 S/N REGION S/N CONSTITUENCY 8. KATAVI 9. KIGOMA KILIMANJARO 10. LINDI MULEBA NGARA DISTRICT MLELE DISTRICT DISTRICT MPANDA DISTRICT MPANDA MUNICIPAL MPIMBWE DISTRICT NSIMBO DISTRICT BUHIGWE DISTRICT KAKONKO DISTRICT KASULU DISTRICT KIGOMA DISTRICT KIGOMA UJIJI MUNICIPAL KASULU TOWN KIBONDO DISTRICT UVINZA DISTRICT HAI DISTRICT MOSHI DISTRICT MOSHI MUNICIPAL ROMBO DISTRICT SAME DISTRICT SIHA DISTRICT MOSHI DISTRICT MWANGA DISTRICT SAME DISTRICT NACHINGWEA DISTRICT KILWA DISTRICT LINDI DISTRICT LIWALE DISTRICT MULEBA SOUTH NGARA KATAVI MPANDA MPANDA URBAN KAVUU NSIMBO BUHIGWE BUYUNGU KASULU DISTRICT KIGOMA NORTH KIGOMA URBAN KASULU URBAN MUHAMBWE KIGOMA SOUTH HAI VUNJO MOSHI URBAN ROMBO SAME WEST SIHA MOSHI RURAL MWANGA SAME EAST NACHINGWEA KILWA NORTH KILWA SOUTH MCHINGA MTAMA LINDI URBAN LIWALE 104

130 S/N REGION S/N CONSTITUENCY 11. MANYARA 12. MARA 13. MBEYA RUANGWA BABATI DISTRICT DISTRICT BABATI TOWN HANANG DISTRICT KITETO DISTRICT MBULU DISTRICT MBULU TOWN SIMANJIRO DISTRICT BUNDA DISTRICT BUNDA TOWN CONCIL BUTIAMA DISTRICT MUSOMA DISTRICT MUSOMA MUNICIPAL RORYA DISTRICT SERENGETI DISTRICT TARIME DISTRICT TARIME TOWN CONCIL BUSOKELO DISTRICT CHUNYA DISTRICT ILEJE KYELA MBARALI MBEYA CITY MBEYA MBOZI MBOZI MOMBA DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT RUANGWA BABATI RURAL BABATI URBAN HANANG KITETO MBULU RURAL MBULU URBAN SIMANJIRO BUNDA MWIBARA BUNDA URBAN BUTIAMA MUSOMA RURAL MUSOMA URBAN RORYA SERENGETI TARIME TARIME URBAN BUSOKELO LUPA SONGWE ILEJE KYELA MBARALI MBEYA URBAN MBEYA RURAL MBOZI VWAWA MOMBA 105

131 S/N REGION S/N CONSTITUENCY RUNGWE DISTRICT TUNDUMA TOWN GAIRO DISTRICT KILOMBERO DISTRICT RUNGWE TUNDUMA GAIRO MLIMBA 14. MOROGORO 15. MTWARA 16. MWANZA IFAKARA TOWN KILOSA DISTRICT MALINYI DISTRICT MOROGORO DISTRICT MOROGORO MUNICIPAL MVOMERO DISTRICT ULANGA DISTRICT MASASI TOWN MTWARA MIKINDANI MUNICIPAL DISTRICT MASASI DISTRICT MTWARA DISTRICT NANYAMBATOWN NANYUMBU DISTRICT NEWALA CITY NEWALA ISTRICT TANDAHIMBA DISTRICT BUCHOSA DISTRICT ILEMELA MUNICIPAL KWIMBA DISTRICT KWIMBA DISTRICT MAGU DISTRICT KILOMBERO KILOSA MIKUMI MALINYI MOROGORO SOUTH MOROGORO SOUTH WEST MOROGORO URBAN MVOMERO ULANGA MASASI URBAN MTWARA URBAN LULINDI NDANDA MTWARA RURAL NANYAMBA NANYUMBU NEWALA URBAN NEWALA RURAL TANDAHIMBA BUCHOSA ILEMELA KWIMBA SUMVE MAGU 106

132 S/N REGION S/N CONSTITUENCY 17. NJOMBE 18. NORTH PEMBA MISUNGWI DISTRICT MWANZA CITY SENGEREMA DISTRICT UKEREWE DISTRICT MAKAMBAKO TOWN NJOMBE TOWN NJOMBE TOWN LUDEWA DISTRICT MAKETE TOWN WANGING'OMBE DISTRICT MICHEWENI DISTRICT WETE DISTRICT MICHEWENI DISTRICT WETE DISTRICT 146. MISUNGWI 147. NYAMAGANA 148. SENGEREMA 149. UKEREWE 150. MAKAMBAKO 151. NJOMBE URBAN 152. LUPEMBE 153. LUDEWA 154. MAKETE 155. WANGING'OMBE 156. KONDE 157. GANDO 158. KOJANI 159. WETE 160. MICHEWENI 161. TUMBE 162. WINGWI 163. MGOGONI 164. MTAMBWE 165. CHAANI 19. NORTH UNGUJA 20. RUKWA NORTH A DISTRICT NORTH B DISTRICT KALAMBO NKASI DISTRICT DISTRICT SUMBAWANGA DISTRICT KIJINI MKWAJUNI NUNGWI TUMBATU BUMBWINI KIWENGWA DONGE MAHONDA KALAMBO NKASI NORTH NKASI SOUTH KWELA

133 S/N REGION S/N CONSTITUENCY 21. RUVUMA 22. SHINYANGA 23. SIMIYU 24. SINGIDA SUMBAWANGA MUNICIPAL MADABA DISTRICT MBINGA DISTRICT MBINGA TOWN NAMTUMBO DISTRICT NYASA DISTRICT SONGEA DISTRICT SONGEA MUNICIPAL TUNDURU DISTRICT KAHAMA KISHAPU MSALALA TOWN DISTRICT DISTRICT SHINYANGA DISTRICT USHETU BARIADI BARIADI BUSEGA ITILIMA MASWA DISTRICT MEATU DISTRICT IKUNGI DISTRICT IRAMBA MANYONI DISTRICT MKALAMA DISTRICT DISTRICT TOWN DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT SUMBAWANGA URBAN MADABA MBINGA RURAL MBINGA URBAN NAMTUMBO NYASA PERAMIHO SONGEA URBAN TUNDURU NORTH TUNDURU SOUTH KAHAMA URBAN KISHAPU MSALALA SOLWA SHINYANGA URBAN USHETU BARIADI BUSEGA ITILIMA MASWA EAST MASWA WEST KISESA MEATU SINGIDA EAST SINGIDA WEST IRAMBA WEST MANYONI EAST MANYONI EAST IRAMBA EAST 108

134 S/N REGION S/N CONSTITUENCY 25. SOUTH UNGUJA 26. SOUTH PEMBA 27. TABORA 28. TANGA SINGIDA SINGIDA CENTRAL DISTRICT SOUTH DISTRICT DISTRICT MUNICIPAL CHAKECHAKE DISTRICT MKOANI DISTRICT CHAKECHAKE DISTRICT NZEGA TOWN URAMBO DISTRICT IGUNGA DISTRICT KALIUA DISTRICT NZEGA DISTRICT SIKONGE TABORA DISTRICT MUNICIPAL UYUI DISTRICT UYUI DISTRICT HANDENI DISTRICT HANDENI TOWN KOROGWE TOWN BUMBULI DISTRICT KILINDI DISTRICT SINGIDA NORTH SINGIDA URBAN CHWAKA UZINI TUNGUU MAKUNDUCHI PAJE CHAKECHAKE CHONGA OLE CHAMBANI KIWANI MKOANI MTAMBILE WAWI ZIWANI NZEGA URBAN URAMBO EAST IGUNGA MANONGA KALIUA ULYANKURU BUKENE NZEGA RURAL SIKONGE TABORA URBAN IGALULA TABORA NORTH HANDENI RURAL HANDENI URBAN KOROGWE URBAN BUMBULI KILINDI 109

135 S/N REGION S/N CONSTITUENCY 29. URBAN WEST KOROGWE LUSHOTO DISTRICT MKINGA MUHEZA PANGANI DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT TANGA CITY URBAN DISTRICT WEST A DISTRICT WEST B DISTRICT 240. KOROGWE RURAL 241. LUSHOTO 242. MLALO 243. MKINGA 244. MUHEZA 245. PANGANI 246. TANGA URBAN 247. AMANI 248. CHUMBUNI 249. JANG'OMBE 250. KIKWAJUNI 251. KWAHANI 252. MAGOMENI 253. MALINDI 254. MPENDAE 255. SHAURIMOYO 256. KIJITOUPELE 257. BUBUBU 258. WELEZO 259. MFENESINI 260. MWERA 261. DIMANI 262. FUONI 263. MWANAKWEREKWE 264. KIEMBESAMAKI 110

136 Annex 3 Annex 3: LIST OF UNOPPOSED LORS NO. REGION CONSTITUENCY WARD CANDIDATE NAME OTHER NAMES GENDER PARTY LONGIDO DISTRICT Longido Gelai Lumbwa SIMON Oitesoi Laizar M CCM Ilorienito SANO Oltus Mollel M CCM Noondoto MIKE Penet Olemokoro M CCM Arash SILOMA Mathew Eliakimu M CCM 1. ARUSHA Maaloni RAGO Mbeika Damian M CCM NGORONGORO DSTRICT Ngorongoro Naiyobi NGEEYAN Lemahon Oloibormunyei M CCM Olbalbal EMANUEL Gabriel Tonge M CCM Oloipiri WILLIAM Alais Iseroikinegi M CCM 2. DAR ES SALAAM ILALA MUNISPAL Ilala Kivukoni HENRY Sato Massaba M CCM DODOMA MUNICIPAL Dodoma Urban Ipala MAGAWA George Steven M CCM Viwandani MWANYEMBA Jaffar Mdegela M CCM Zuzu AWADH Abdallah Al-Guhum M CCM 3. DODOMA BAHI DISTRICT Bahi Lamaiti DONALD Simango Mejitii M CCM Mwitikira DANFORD Yared Chisomi M CCM KONGWA DISTRICT Kongwa Chiwe WALESHA Asheri John M CCM MPWAPWA DISTRICT Kibakwe Lufu GILBERT Julius Msigala M CCM 111

137 NO. REGION CONSTITUENCY WARD CANDIDATE NAME OTHER NAMES GENDER PARTY Lumuma CHELLIGAH Amon Jocktan M CCM Massa NGHWENZI Donati Sasine M CCM 4. GEITA GEITA TOWN Geita Urban Nyanguku NGOLE Elias Charles M CCM 5. IRINGA IRINGA DISTRICT MUFINDI DISTRICT Ismani Mahuninga KISOGOLE Kastory Benitho M CCM Mufindi South Maduma GABRIEL Marcus Mlyuka M CCM 6. KAGERA BUKOBA DISTRICT KYERWA DISTRICT Bukoba Rural Rukoma NGEZE Murshid Hassan M CCM Kyerwa Kimuli BYAFURU Beneth M CCM Rutunguru FULGENCE Muzora Fredrick M CCM MOSHI DISTRICT Moshi Rural Okaoni MORRIS Morris Makoi M CCM 7. KILIMANJARO MWANGA DISTRICT Mwanga Kivisini MWALIMU Ziadi Mziray M CCM SAME DISTRICT Same West Suji NISAGURWE Zablon Rabieth M CCM Endonyoengijape LUCAS Alaomo Moringe M CCM 8. MANYARA SIMANJIRO DISTRICT Simanjiro Komolo MICHAEL Haiyo Siria M CCM Langai JACKSON Lesikar Sipitieck M CCM Naisinyai KILEMPU Kinoka Laizer M CCM Terrat JACKSON Materi Supeet M CCM 9. MBEYA CHUNYA DISTRICT Songwe Gua NDOLOMI Isaya Albano M CCM 112

138 NO. REGION CONSTITUENCY WARD CANDIDATE NAME OTHER NAMES GENDER PARTY MOROGORO DISTRICT Morogoro Urban Mzinga MILIKIEL Mansuet Mahiku M CCM Madege PHARLESI George Ndoo M CCM GAIRO DISTRICT Gairo Mkalama SAIMONI Mfundo Mkamang'ono M CCM 10. MOROGORO KILOSA DISTRICT Kilosa Mabula MESHACK Danni Challo M CCM MOROGORO DISTRICT Morogoro South Bungu AVELINE Bwakila Lucas M CCM MVOMERO DISTRICT Mvomero Bunduki PROSPER Thomas Mkunule M CCM Diongoya JONAS Van Zeeland M CCM MASASI DISTRICT Lulindi Chikolopola MAHELELA Edward Eliabi M CCM Lupaso DOUGLAS Dustan Mkapa M CCM 11. MTWARA NEWALA DISTRICT Newala Rural Mchemo MUNGA Swalehe Mohamed M CCM DISTRICT Njombe Urban Ihanga ALFREDI John Msigwa M CCM 12. NJOMBE LUDEWA DISTRICT Ludewa Mawengi ZEMBWELA Silvesta Willa M CCM Mundindi WISE Charles Mgina M CCM 13. COAST CHALINZE DISTRICT Chalinze Msoga MWINYIKONDO Hassani Rajabu M CCM KISARAWE DISTRICT Kisarawe Mzenga MOHAMMEDI Boniface Rubondo M CCM 113

139 NO. REGION CONSTITUENCY WARD CANDIDATE NAME OTHER NAMES GENDER PARTY 14. RUKWA SUMBAWANGA DISTRICT Kwela Msanda Muungano CHARLES Philimon Kanuni M CCM MBINGA TOWN Mbinga Urban Kihungu DASTAN Aidan Ndunguru M CCM Kitanda ZENO Einhard Mbunda M CCM Kipololo ANGELUS Borgias Nchimbi M CCM MBINGA DISTRICT Mbinga Rural Muungano MILINGA Christopher Andrew M CCM 15. RUVUMA Ukata EVELIN Alanlis Mwitumba M CCM NAMTUMBO DISTRICT Namtumbo Mkongo DANIEL Magnus Nyambo M CCM NYASA DISTRICT Nyasa Lumeme KIKASI Walarick Rainald M CCM SONGEA DISTRICT Peramiho Mbinga Mharule NASIRI Mselemu Nyoni M CCM 16. SIMIYU BUSEGA DISTRICT Busega Kalemela MOJO Ng'habi Mwami M CCM 17. SINGIDA IRAMBA DISTRICT Iramba West Ndulungu MYONGA Iddy Ramadhani M CCM 18. TABORA UYUI DISTRICT Igalula Mmale ERNEST Staford Kagwiza M CCM Tabora North Upuge MUSSA Mohamedi Safari M CCM HANDENI TOWN Handeni Urban Konje KIGODA Manyendi Jabir M CCM 19. TANGA BUMBULI DISTRICT Bumbuli Kwemkomole HOZZA Mandia Abdallah M CCM 114

140 NO. REGION CONSTITUENCY WARD CANDIDATE NAME OTHER NAMES GENDER PARTY HANDENI Handeni Rural Kwedizinga SAIDI Salimu Mhandeni M CCM KILINDI DISTRICT Kilindi Mabalanga JONATHAN Adam Mgaza M CCM KOROGWE DISTRICT Korogwe Rural Magoma AWESSO Omari Mandondo M CCM Mkalamo ABDALA Omari Chanila M CCM LUSHOTO DISTRICT Mlalo Dule M HASANI Rajabu Shekumlughu M CCM Lukozi KARIMU Samweli Mahanyu M CCM Shume KISIMBO Rashidi Ramadhani M CCM MUHEZA DISTRICT Muheza Makole ACHIMWENE Shabani Ally M CCM 115

141 Annex 4: MESSAGE BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION REGARDING THE VOTING DAY MESSAGE BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION REGARDING THE VOTING DAY, 25 TH OCTOBER, 2015 It is common knowledge that tommorow, the 25 th October, 2015; the Election process reaches its Climax when the Voters will cast their voters. The Election relates to the President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Members of Parliament and Councillors in Mainland Tanzania. According to the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, 1977, the Commission is responsible for conducting and suppervising the Election of the President, Members of Parliament and Councillors in Mainland Tanzania. At the outset, I would to take this opportunity on behalf of the Commission to express sympathy and heartfelt condolonces to the leaders and supporters of the respective Political Parties for the deaths of some of the Senior Political Leaders including the Rev. Christopher Mtikila, the Chairman of Democratic Party (DP) and Dr. Emmanuel Makaidi, the Chairman of National League for Democracy (NLD). In similar vein, I express sympathy and condolonces for the deaths of several candidates who were contesting Parliamentary and Councillors seats in various Constituencies and Wards in the Country. The deaths have led to the postponement of the Election in the respective Constituncies and Wards. This is, in order to enable for substitute candidates to contest in the Contituencies and Wards involved. Furthermore, I would also like to take this opportunity to express sincere appreciation to all the people in the Country, for exercising great restraint, patience and calmness throughout this period. Despite the various challenges and problems which occurred here and there, during the campaign period, the effort of the Commission, the Registrar of Political Parties leaders of the various Political Parties fielding Candidates, the Police and other stakeholders, accounted for the peace and calmness throughout the Campaign Period. For the 2015 General Election, 23,161,440 Voters were registered to Vote. A total of 64,736 Polling Stations were used in the Election. Of these Polling Stations, 63,156, were in Mainland Tanzania and 1,580 in Tanzania Zanzibar. The Commission urges all Citizens who are Registered as Voters to turn out in large numbers at the Polling Stations in order to cast their votes so as to use their constitutional right of choosing leaders of their choice. 116

142 The National Electoral Commission wishes to remind the Voters of the following matters:- (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) Polling Stations will open at 7.00 Am and close at 4.00 Pm. However, voters who will be at the Polling Stations before 4.00 P.M will be allowed to Vote. The Voter, should carry with him or her Voter Card to the Polling Staion. Without the Voter Card, he or she will not be allowed to vote. It is empasized that Form No. 17 is not a substitute for the Voter Card. The Form is used for the purpose of proving the identity of the Registered Voter whose name in the Register is disputed and that the Voter has not yet Voted. At the Polling Station, Voters are required to stand in a que. However, priority is given to people with disabilities, pregnant women, breast feedign mothers and elderly people who will not be required to join the que. Throughout the time of voting and counting of votes, Polling Party Agents shall be required to be present at the Polling Stations. Their major function is to ensure that the interests of their Political Parties and the respective Candidates are protected. However, in doing so, the Party Political Agents should not interfere with the functions of the Presiding Officers. Votes shall be counted at the Polling Station immediately after completion of counting the votes. After completion of counting the votes, the results shall be filled in the Election Results Forms Nos. 21A, 21B and 21C. These Forms shall be signed by the Presiding Officer and Political Party Agents whereby the Agents shall be provided with a copy of Presidential, Parliamentary and Councillors Election results. One copy of the results Form shall be posted outside the Polling Station. Presiding Officer /Assistant Presiding Officer will hand over the Result Forms and other Election materials used in the Voting exercise to the Returning Officer/Assistant Returning Officer. In doing so, he shall be accompanied by the Political Party Agents and all those who are allowed to be at the Polling Station Security Officers present at the Polling Station are allowed to escort the Presiding Officers carrying the Results Forms and Election materials to the Returning Officers, Assistant Returing Officers. 117

143 (vii) (viii) (ix) (x) Upon receipt of the Results by the Returning Officer in the case of Presidential and Parliamentary election results and by the Assistant Returning Officers with regard to Councillors Elections results the addition of the Votes shall be witnessed by Political Party Agents who are allowed to enter the Tallying Centres. Similarly, as in the case of counting the votes, after completion of the addition of votes, Result Forms Nos. 24A, 24B and 24C shall be signed by the Returning Officer and Political Party Agents present. Thereafter, each Party Agent shall be supplied with a copy of the Results Form. One copy of the Results Form shall be posted outside the Tallying Centre. The Presidential Results shall be transmitted to the National Electoral Commission Headquarters for verification and Announcement of the Partial Results by the Commission as and when they are received from the respective Constituencies. The National Electoral Commission is responsible for adding the Presidential Results from all the Constituencies in the Country and thereafter, to Declare the Winner. During the exercise of the Addition of Voters, Political Parties Agents together with the Presidential Candidates are allowed to be present during the addition of Presidential results. Only the National Electoral Commission has the mandate to announce the Results and Declare the Winner in the Presidential Election. The Commision also wishes to emphasis on the following issues:- (i) (ii) (iii) The Campaign Period shall close today at 6.00 PM. The Political Parties, the Candidates and the Followers or Agents are not allowed to conduct campaign after this time. Neither are the Political Parties allowed to use any Party signs including symbols such as Flags or Party Uniforms at the Polling Stations which indicate Political Party Affiliation. Political Party Agents who do not have introduction letters from the Returning Officers will not be allowed to be present in the Polling Stations, Counting and Addition of Votes Centres as prescribed by the Electoral Laws. Political Parties participating in the election should ensure that their Political Polling Agents are posted to every Polling Station. The 118

144 Political Polling Agents should complay with the Electoral Laws, Regulations and Procedures throughout the election period. (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) (ix) (x) (xi) (xii) (xiii) (xiv) In accordance with the Electoral Code of Conduct 2015, which was agreed to and signed by all the Political Parties as well as the decision of the Court on this aspect, voters are required to leave the Polling Stations immediately after casting their votes. The Interest of respective Political Parties and their Candidates is taken care of by their Agents. Voters are allowed to vote at the Stations where they registered or allocated to by the National Electoral Commission. Only persons mentioned in the Election Law are allowed to enter Polling Station s,vote Counting Stations and Tallying Centers. Voters with sight disabilities will be allowed to enter the Polling Station with the people of their choice to assist them in voting. However, if they decide to vote on their own, they will be allowed to use Tactile Ballot Folders which will be made available in all the Polling Sations in the country. It is a criminal offence for a Voter to vote more than once. Voters having their a Voters Card with a number that differs from the one in the Voters Register will be allowed to Vote. Voters whose photographs are faint or completely missing in the Voters Register will be allowed to Vote. Voters who have been registered by the Commission and are living in the new administrative areas which have been Dermacated during or after the registartion exerices, resulting in the names of their new residence differing from the names in their voters cards will be allowed to vote. Voters who have voters Cards but their names do not appear in the Voters Register at the Voting Station but they appear in the list of names provided by the Commission without photographs, will be allowed to vote. It is a criminal offence to prevent a voter from voting. For the Presidential Election, only the National Electoral Commission has the Mandate to announce the Results and Declare the Winner, For the Parliamentary Election, the Returning Officer has the mandate to 119

145 declare the winner. With regard to the Councillors Election, the Assistant Returning Officer has the mandate to declare the winner. Lastly, the Commision would again like to emphasise the need for all the voters in the country to turn-out in large numbers to elect leaders of their choice who will serve them for the next five years. The National Electoral Commission reassures all the citizens in the country that PEACE and SECURITY in all the Voting stations in the Country shall be maintained. The Commssion believes that the prevailing state of peace and harmony in the Country shall be maintained as has been case in the the past Elections. This is so in order to enable the 2015 Election is conducted peacefully for the development of our Country. Every Citizen, Religious Leaders and Political Parties should collaborate in order to avoid any tendancies which are likely to endanger peace and security in the country are avoided. With Peace and Security prevailing in the Country during the Election, the forth coming Election will be free, fair an transparent. REMEMBER THAT VOTING IS YOUR FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR COUNTRY,GO AND VOTE GOD BLESS AFRICA, GOD BLESS TANZANIA 120

146 Annex 5: LIST OF MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT AND THEIR CONSTITUENCIES REGION DISTRICT S/N CONSTITUENCY POLITICAL PARTY NAME OTHER NAMES A. WOMEN Ilala Municipal Council 1. SEGEREA CCM BONNAH Moses Kaluwa DAR ES SALAAM Kinondoni Municipal Council 2. KAWE CHADEMA MDEE Halima James DODOMA Kondoa District Council 3. KONDOA CCM DKT ASHATU Kachwamba Kijaji GEITA Geita District Council 4. BUSANDA CCM BUKWIMBA Lolesia Jeremia KAGERA Muleba District Council 5. MULEBA SOUTH CCM PROF. ANNA (KOKUHIRWA) Kajumulo Tibaijuka NORTH PEMBA Micheweni District Council 6. WINGWI CUF JUMA Kombo Hamad NORTH UNGUJA North B District Council 7. MAHONDA CCM BAHATI Ali Abeid KATAVI Mpimbwe District Council 8. KAVUU CCM KIKWEMBE Pudenciana Wilfred KIGOMA Uvinza District Council 9. KIGOMA SOUTH CCM HASNA Sudi Katunda Mwilima KILIMANJARO Same District Council 10. SAME EAST CHADEMA KABOYOKA Naghenjwa Livingstone MANYARA Babati Town Council 11. BABATI SOUTH CHADEMA GEKUL Pauline Philipo MANYARA Hanang District Council 12. HANANG CCM NAGU Mary Michael Bunda Town Concil 13. BUNDA URBAN CHADEMA BULAYA Amos Ester MARA Tarime Town Concil 14. TARIME URBAN CHADEMA ESTHER Nicholas Matiko Ileje District Council 15. ILEJE CCM MBENE Janet Zebedayo 121

147 REGION DISTRICT S/N CONSTITUENCY POLITICAL PARTY NAME OTHER NAMES URBAN WEST Magharibi A District Council 16. BUBUBU CCM MWANTAKAJE Haji Juma West A District Council 17. WELEZO CCM SAADA Mkuya Salum MOROGORO Kilombero District Council 18. MLIMBA CHADEMA KIWANGA Susan Limbweni MTWARA Mtwara District Council 19. MTWARA RURAL CCM GHASIA Hawa Abdulrahman MWANZA Ilemela Municipal Council 20. ILEMELA CCM ANGELINE Sylvester Lubala Mabula Nyasa District Council 21. NYASA CCM ENG. MANYANYA Stella Martin RUVUMA Songea District Council 22. PERAMIHO CCM JENISTA Joakim Mhagama TABORA Kaliua District Council 23. KALIUA CUF SAKAYA Magdalena Hamis Urambo District Council 24. URAMBO EAST CCM SITTA Margaret Simwanza TANGA Korogwe Town Council 25. KOROGWE URBAN CCM CHATANDA Mary Pius Handeni District Council 26. HANDENI RURAL CCM MBONI Mohamed Mhita A. MEN Arusha Municipal Council 1. ARUSHA URBAN CHADEMA LEMA Godbless Jonathan Arusha District Council 2. ARUMERU EAST CHADEMA OLEMEISEYEKI Gibson Blasius ARUSHA Karatu District Council 3. KARATU CHADEMA QAMBALO Willy Qulwi Longido District Council 4. LONGIDO CHADEMA ONESMO Koimerek Nangole Meru District Council 5. ARUMERU EAST CHADEMA NASSARI Joshua Samwel Monduli District Council 6. MONDULI CHADEMA KALANGA Julius Laizer

148 REGION DISTRICT S/N CONSTITUENCY POLITICAL PARTY NAME OTHER NAMES Ngorongoro District Council 7. NGORONGORO CCM OLENASHA Tate William Ilala Municipal Council 8. ILALA CCM ZUNGU Azzan Mussa Ilala Municipal Council 9. UKONGA CHADEMA WAITARA Mwita Mwikwabe Kinondoni Municipal Council 10. Kibamba CHADEMA MNYIKA John John DAR ES SALAAM Kinondoni Municipal Council 11. Kinondoni CUF MTULIA Maulid Said Abdallah Kinondoni Municipal Council 12. Ubungo CHADEMA KUBENEA Saed Ahmed Temeke Municipal Council 13. Kigamboni CCM NDUGULILE Faustine Engelbert (DR) Temeke Municipal Council 14. Mbagala CCM MANGUNGU Ali Issa Temeke Municipal Council 15. Temeke CUF ABDALLAH Ally Mtolea Dodoma Municipal Council 16. Dodoma Urban CCM MAVUNDE Anthony Peter Kondoa Town Council 17. Kondoa Urban CCM SANNDA Edwin Mgante Bahi District Council 18. Bahi CCM BADWEL Omary Ahmad Chamwino District Council 19. Chilonwa CCM MWAKA Joel Makanyaga Chamwino District Council 20. Mtera CCM LUSINDE Livingstone Joseph DODOMA Chemba District Council 21. Chemba CCM NKAMIA Juma Selemani Kongwa District Council 22. Kongwa CCM NDUGAI Job Yustino Mpwapwa District Council 23. Kibakwe CCM SIMBACHAWENE George Boniface Mpwapwa District Council 24. Mpwapwa CCM LUBELEJE George Malima GEITA Geita Town Council 25. Geita Mjini CCM KANYASU Constantine John 123

149 REGION DISTRICT S/N CONSTITUENCY POLITICAL PARTY NAME OTHER NAMES Nyang hwale District Council 26. Nyang hwale CCM HUSSEIN Nassor Amar Bukombe District Council 27. Bukombe CCM DOTO Mashaka Biteko Chato District Council 28. Chato CCM DKT. KALEMANI Matogolo Medard Geita District Council 29. Geita CCM MUSUKUMA Joseph Kasheku Mbogwe District Council 30. Mbogwe CCM AUGUSTINO Manyanda Masele Iringa District Council 31. Iringa Urban CHADEMA MSIGWA Simon Peter Mafinga Town Council 32. Mafingaurban CCM CHUMI Cosato David Iringa District Council 33. Ismani CCM LUKUVI Vangimembe William IRINGA Iringa District Council 34. Kalenga CCM MGIMWA Godfrey William Kilolo District Council 35. Kilolo CCM VENANCE Methusalah Mwamoto Mufindi District Council 36. Mufindi North CCM MGIMWA Hassan Mahmoud Mufindi District Council 37. Mufindi South CCM MENDRAD Lutengano Kigola Bukoba Municipal Council 38. Bukoba Urban CHADEMA LWAKATARE Wilfred Muganyizi Biharamulo District Council 39. Biharamulo West CCM OSCAR Rwegasira Mukasa Bukoba District Council 40. Bukoba Rural CCM RWEIKIZA Jasson Samson Karagwe District Council 41. Karagwe CCM INNOCENT Lugha Bashungwa KAGERA Kyerwa District Council 42. Kyerwa CCM INNOCENT Sebba Bilakwate Missenyi District Council 43. Nkenge CCM KAMALA Diodorus Buberwa Muleba District 44. Muleba North CCM CHARLES John Mwijage 124

150 REGION DISTRICT S/N CONSTITUENCY POLITICAL PARTY NAME OTHER NAMES Ngara District 45. Ngara CCM GASHAZA Alex Raphael Micheweni District 46. Konde CUF KHATIB Said Haji Micheweni District 47. Micheweni CUF HAJI Khatib Kai Micheweni District 48. Tumbe CUF RASHID Ali Abdalla NORTH PEMBA Wete District 49. Gando CUF OTHMAN Omar Haji Wete District 50. Kojani CUF HAMAD Salim Maalim Wete District 51. Mgogoni CUF DR.SULEIMAN Ally Yussuf Wete District 52. Mtambwe CUF KHALIFA Mohammed Issa Wete District 53. Wete CUF MBAROUK Salim Ali North A District 54. Chaani CCM KHAMIS Yahaya Machano North A District 55. Kijini CCM MAKAME Mashaka Foum North A District 56. Mkwajuni CCM KHAMIS Ali Vuai North A District 57. Nungwi CUF YUSSUF Haji Khamis North A District 58. Tumbatu CCM HIJA Juma Othman NORTH UNGUJA North B District 59. Bumbwini CUF MUHAMMED Amour Muhammed North B District 60. Donge CCM SADIFA Juma Khamis Kaskazini B District Council 61. Kiwengwa CCM KHAMIS Mtumwa Ali KATAVI Mpanda Municipal Council 62. Mpanda Urban CCM KAPUFI Sebastian Simon Mlele District 63. Katavi CCM ENG. ISACK Aloyce Kamwelwe 125

151 REGION DISTRICT S/N CONSTITUENCY POLITICAL PARTY NAME OTHER NAMES Mpanda District 64. Mpanda CCM KAKOSO Selemani Moshi Nsimbo District 65. Nsimbo CCM MBOGO Richard Philip Kigoma Ujiji Municipal Council 66. Kigoma Urban ACT ZITTO Kabwe Z. Ruyagwa Kasulu Town Council 67. Kasulu Urban CCM NSANZUGWANKO Daniel Nicodemus Buhigwe District 68. Buhigwe CCM OBAMA Albert Ntabaliba Kakonko District 69. Buyungu CHADEMA BILAGO Kasuku Samson Kasulu District 70. Kasulu CCM VUMA Holle Augustine KIGOMA Kibondo District 71. Muhambwe CCM ENG. ATASHASTA Justus Nditiye Kigoma District 72. Kigoma North CCM PETER Joseph Serukamba Moshi Municipal Council 73. Moshi Urban CHADEMA JAPHARY Raphael Michael Hai District Council 74. Hai CHADEMA MBOWE Freeman Aikaeli KILIMANJARO Moshi District Council 75. Moshi Rural CHADEMA KOMU Anthony Calist Moshi District Council 76. Vunjo NCCR-Mageuzi MBATIA James Francis Mwanga District Council 77. Mwanga CCM PROF. MAGHEMBE Jumanne Abdallah Rombo District Council 78. Rombo CHADEMA SELASINI Joseph Roman Same District Council 79. Same East CCM DKT. DAVID Mathayo David Siha District Council 80. Siha CHADEMA DR. MOLLEL Oloyce Godwin SOUTH PEMBA Chakechake District Council 81. Chakechake CUF YUSSUF Kaiza Makame Chakechake District Council 82. Chonga CUF MOHAMED Juma Khatib 126

152 REGION DISTRICT S/N CONSTITUENCY POLITICAL PARTY NAME OTHER NAMES Chakechake District Council 83. Ole CUF JUMA HAMAD OMAR Juma Hamad Chakechake District Council 84. Wawi CUF NGWALI Ahmed Juma Chakechake District Council 85. Ziwani CUF NASSOR Suleiman Omar Mkoani District Council 86. Chambani CUF YUSSUF Salim Hussein Mkoani District Council 87. Kiwani CUF ABDALLA Haji Ali Mkoani District Council 88. Mkoani CUF TWAHIR Awesu Mohammed Mkoani District Council 89. Mtambile CUF MASOUD Abdalla Salim Kati District Council 90. Chwaka CCM BHAGWANJI Maganlal Meisuria Kati District Council 91. Tunguu CCM MIMINA Khalifa salim Suleiman SOUTH UNGUJA Kati 92. Uzini CCM SALUM Mwinyi Rehani South District Council 93. Makunduchi CCM HAJI Ameir Haji Timbe South District Council 94. Paje CCM JAFFAR Sanya Jussa Lindi Municipal Council 95. Lindi Mjini CCM KAUNJE Hassani Seleman Kilwa District Council 96. Kilwa North CUF NGOMBALE Vedasto Edgar LINDI Kilwa District Council 97. Kilwa South CUF BUNGARA Selemani Saidi Lindi District Council 98. Mchinga CUF BOBALI Hamidu Hassan Lindi District Council 99. Mtama CCM NAPE Moses Nnauye Liwale District Council 100. Liwale CUF KUCHAUKA Zuberi Mohamedi 127

153 REGION DISTRICT S/N CONSTITUENCY POLITICAL PARTY NAME OTHER NAMES Nachingwea District Council 101. Nachingwea CCM MASALA Hassan Elias Ruangwa District Council 102. Ruangwa CCM MAJALIWA Kassim Majaliwa Mbulu Town Council 103. Mbulu Urban CCM ISSAAY Zacharia Paulo Babati District Council 104. Babati Rural CCM JITU Vrajlal Soni MANYARA Kiteto District Council 105. Kiteto CCM PAPIAN Emmanuel John Mbulu District Council 106. Mbulu Rural CCM FLATEI Gregory Massay Simanjiro District Council 107. Simanjiro CHADEMA JAMES Kinyasi Millya Musoma Municipal Council 108. Musoma Urban CCM VEDASTUS Mathayo Manyinyi Bunda District Council 109. Bunda CCM BONIPHACE Mwita Getere Bunda District Council 110. Mwibara CCM KANGI Alphaxard Lugola MARA Butiama District Council 111. Butiama CCM MKONO Nimrod Elirehemah Musoma District Council 112. Musoma Rural CCM PROF MUHONGO Sospeter Mwijarubi Rorya District Council 113. Rorya CCM LAMECK Okambo Airo Serengeti District Council 114. Serengeti CHADEMA MARWA Ryoba Chacha Tarime District Council 115. Tarime CHADEMA HECHE John Wegesa Mbeya City Council 116. Mbeya Urban CHADEMA MBILINYI Osmund Joseph MBEYA Tunduma Town Council 117. Tunduma CHADEMA MWAKAJOKA Frank George Busokelo District Council 118. Busokelo CCM MWAKIBETE Atupele Fredy Chunya District Council 119. Lupa CCM MWAMBALASWA Victor Kilasile 128

154 REGION DISTRICT S/N CONSTITUENCY POLITICAL PARTY NAME OTHER NAMES Chunya District Council 120. Songwe CCM MULUGO Philipo Augustino Kyela District Council 121. Kyela CCM MWAKYEMBE Harrison George Mbarali District Council 122. Mbarali CCM HAROON Mulla Pirmohamed Mbeya District Council 123. Mbeya Rural CCM ORAN Manase Njeza Mbozi District Council 124. Mbozi CHADEMA HAONGA Pascal Yohana Mbozi District Council 125. Vwawa CCM HASUNGA Japhet Ngailonga Momba District Council 126. Momba CHADEMA SILINDE David Ernest Rungwe District Council 127. Rungwe CCM SAUL Henry Amon Magharibi A District Council 128. Mfenesini CCM KANAL(MST); MASOUD Ali Khamis Magharibi A District Council 129. Mwera CCM MAKAME Kassim Makame A Magharibi B District Council 130. Dimani CCM HAFIDH Ali Tahir West B District Council 131. Fuoni CCM ABBAS Ali Hassan Mest B District Council 132. Kiembe Samaki CCM IBRAHIM Hassanali Mohamedali West B District Council 133. Mwanakwerekwe CUF ALI Salim Khamis URBAN WEST Urban District Council 134. Kijitoupele CCM NAHODHA SHAMS VUAI Urban District Council 135. Amani CCM MUSSA Hassan Mussa Urban District Council 136. Chumbuni CCM AMJADI Ussi Salum Pondeza Urban District Council 137. Jang'ombe CCM KINGI Ali Hassan Omar 129

155 REGION DISTRICT S/N CONSTITUENCY POLITICAL PARTY NAME OTHER NAMES Urban District Council 138. Kikwajuni CCM MASAUNI Hamad Yussuf Urban District Council 139. Kwahani CCM MWINYI Hussein Ali Urban District Council 140. Magomeni CCM JAMAL Kassim Ali Urban District Council 141. Malindi CUF ALLY Abdullah Allysaleh Urban District Council 142. Mpendae CCM TURKY Salim Hassan Turky Urban District Council 143. Shaurimoyo CCM MATTAR Ali Salum Morogoro Municipal Council 144. Morogoro Urban CCM ABOOD Abdul-Aziz Mohamed Gairo District Council 145. Gairo CCM SHABIBY Ahmed Mabkhut Kilombero District Council 146. Kilombero CHADEMA LIJUALIKALI Peter Ambrose Paciens Kilosa District Council 147. Kilosa CCM BAWAZIR Salim Mbarak Kilosa District Council 148. Mikumi CHADEMA HAULE Joseph Leonard Malinyi District Council 149. Malinyi CCM DKT MPONDA H. Hussen Morogoro District Council 150. Morogoro South CCM MBENA Prosper Joseph MOROGORO Morogoro District Council 151. Morogoro South East CCM MGUMBA Tebweta Omary Mvomero District Council 152. Mvomero CCM SULEIMAN Ahmed Saddiq Ulanga District Council 153. Ulanga CCM MLINGA Goodluck Asaph Mtwara Mikindani Municipal District 154. Mtwaraurban CUF MAFTAHA Abdallah Nachuma Masasi Town Council 155. Masasi Urban CCM CHUACHUA Mohamed Rashid 130

156 REGION DISTRICT S/N CONSTITUENCY POLITICAL PARTY NAME OTHER NAMES Nanyamba City Council 156. Nanyamba CCM CHIKOTA Abdallah Dadi Newala City Council 157. Newala Urban CCM MKUCHIKA George Huruma Masasi District Council 158. Lulindi CCM BWANAUSI Jerome Dismas MTWARA Masasi District Council 159. Ndanda CHADEMA MWAMBE David Cecil Nanyumbu District Council 160. Nanyumbu CCM DUA William Nkurua Newala Istrict Council 161. Newala Rural CCM AKBAR Rashidi Ajali Tandahimba District Council 162. Tandahimba CUF KATANI Ahmad Katani Mwanza City Council 163. Nyamagana CCM MABULA Stanslaus Shing'oma Buchosa District Council 164. Buchosa CCM TIZEBA Charles John Kwimba District Council 165. Kwimba CCM MANSOOR Shanif Hirani MWANZA Kwimba District Council 166. Sumve CCM NDASSA Richard Mganga Magu District Council 167. Magu CCM KISWAGA Boniventura Destery Misungwi District Council 168. Misungwi CCM KITWANGA Charles Muhangwa Sengerema District Council 169. Sengerema CCM NGELEJA William Mganga Ukerewe District Council 170. Ukerewe CHADEMA MKUNDI Joseph Michael Makambako Town Council 171. Makambako CCM DEO Kasenyenda Sanga Njombe Town Council 172. Njombe Urban CCM MWALONGO Franz Edward Ludewa District Council 173. Ludewa CCM NGALAWA Deogratias Francis NJOMBE Makete West Town Council 174. Makete CCM NORMAN Adamson Sigalla King 131

157 REGION DISTRICT S/N CONSTITUENCY POLITICAL PARTY NAME OTHER NAMES Njombe Westtown Council 175. Lupembe CCM HONGOLI Joram Ismael Wanging'ombe West Town Council 176. Wanging'ombe CCM LWENGE Gerson Hosea Kibaha Town Council 177. Kibaha Urban CCM KOKA Silyvestry Francis Bagamoyo District Council 178. Bagamoyo CCM KAWAMBWA Shukuru Jumanne Chalinze District Council 179. Chalinze CCM KIKWETE Ridhiwani Jakaya Kibaha District Council 180. Kibaha Rural CCM HAMOUD Abuu Jumaa Kisarawe District Council 181. Kisarawe CCM JAFO Selemani Saidi COAST Mafia District Council 182. Mafia CCM DAU Mbaraka Kitwana Mkuranga District Council 183. Mkuranga CCM ULEGA Abdallah Hamis Rufiji District Council 184. Kibiti CCM ALLY Seif Ungando Rufiji District Council 185. Rufiji CCM MCHENGERWA Mohamed Omary Sumbawanga Municipal Council 186. Sumbawanga Urban CCM AESHI Khalfan Hilaly Kalambo District Council 187. Kalambo CCM KANDEGE Josephat Sinkamba RUKWA Nkasi District Council 188. Nkasi North CCM ALLYMABODI Ally Mohamed Keissy Nkasi District Council 189. Nkasi South CCM MIPATA John Desderius Sumbawanga District Council 190. Kwela CCM MALOCHA Aloyce Ignas Songea Municipal Council 191. Songea Urban CCM GAMA Leonidas Tutubert Mbinga Town Council 192. Mbinga Urban CCM SIXTUS Raphael Mapunda 132

158 REGION DISTRICT S/N CONSTITUENCY POLITICAL PARTY NAME OTHER NAMES Madaba District Council 193. Madaba CCM JOSEPH Kizito Mhagama Mbinga District Council 194. Mbinga Rural CCM MSUHA Martin Mtonda RUVUMA Namtumbo District Council 195. Namtumbo CCM EDWIN Amandus Ngonyani Tunduru District Council 196. Tunduru North CCM ENG. RAMO Matala Makani Tunduru District Council 197. Tunduru South CCM MPAKATE Daimu Iddi Shinyanga Municipal Council 198. Shinyanga Urbani CCM MASELE Stephen Julius Kahama Town Council 199. Kahama Urban CCM KISHIMBA Kibera Jumanne SHINYANGA Kishapu District Council 200. Kishapu CCM NCHAMBI Suleiman Masoud Msalala District Council 201. Msalala CCM MAIGE Ezekiel Magolyo Shinyanga District Council 202. Solwa CCM AHMED Ally Salum Ushetu District Council 203. Ushetu CCM KWANDIKWA Elias John Bariadi District Council Bariadi Town Council 204. Bariadi CCM CHENGE Andrew John Busega District Council 205. Busega CCM DR. CHEGENI Raphael Masunga SIMIYU Itilima District Council 206. Itilima CCM NJALU Daudi Silanga Maswa District Council 207. Maswa West CCM NDAKI Mashimba Mashauri Maswa District Council 208. Maswa East CCM NYONGO Stanslaus Haroon Meatu District Council 209. Kisesa CCM MPINA Luhaga Joelson Meatu District Council 210. Meatu CCM SALUM Khamis Salum 133

159 REGION DISTRICT S/N CONSTITUENCY POLITICAL PARTY NAME OTHER NAMES Singida Municipal Council 211. Singida Urban CCM MUSSA Ramadhani Sima Ikungi District Council 212. Singida Easti CCM KINGU Elibariki Immanuel Ikungi District Council 213. Singida East CHADEMA LISSU Tundu Antiphas Mughwai SINGIDA Iramba District Council 214. Iramba West CCM MWIGULU Lameck Nchemba Madelu Manyoni District Council 215. Manyoni West CCM MASSARE Yahaya Omary Manyoni District Council 216. Manyoni East CCM MTUKA Daniel Edward Mkalama District Council 217. Iramba East CCM ALLAN Joseph Kiula Singida District Council 218. Singida North CCM NYALANDU Lazaro Samuel Tabora Municipal Council 219. Tabora Urban CCM MWAKASAKA Adamson Emmanuel Nzega Town 220. Nzega Urban CCM BASHE Mohamed Hussein Igunga District Council 221. Igunga CCM DR. KAFUMU Dalaly Peter Igunga District Council 222. Manonga CCM GULAMALI Seif Khamis Said TABORA Kaliua District Council 223. Ulyankuru CCM KADUTU John Peter Nzega District Council 224. Bukene CCM ZEDI Selemani Jumanne Nzega District Council 225. Nzega Rural CCM DKT. KIGWANGALLA Hamisi Andrea Sikonge District Council 226. Sikonge CCM KAKUNDA Joseph George Uyui District Council 227. Igalula CCM MUSA Rashid Ntimizi 134

160 REGION DISTRICT S/N CONSTITUENCY POLITICAL PARTY NAME OTHER NAMES Uyui District Council 228. Tabora North CCM ALMAS Athuman Maige Tanga City Council 229. Tanga Urban CUF MUSSA Bakari Mbarouk Handeni Town Council 230. Handeni Urban CCM KIGODA Abdalah Omari Bumbuli District Council 231. Bumbuli CCM JANUARY Yusuf Makamba Kilindi District Council 232. Kilindi CCM KIGUA Omari Mohamed TANGA Korogwe District Council 233. Korogwe Rural CCM STEPHEN Hilary Ngonyani Lushoto District Council 234. Lushoto CCM SHABANI Omari Shekilindi Lushoto District Council 235. Mlalo CCM SHANGAZI Rashid Abdallah Mkinga District Council 236. Mkinga CCM KITANDULA Dustan Luka Muheza District Council 237. Muheza CCM BALOZI ADADI Mohamed Rajabu Pangani District Council 238. Pangani CCM JUMAA Hamidu Aweso 135

161 Annex 6: MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT FOR WOMEN SPECIAL SEATS A. CCM 1. Hon. Sofia Mattayo Simba 2. Hon. Amina Nassoro Makilagi 3. Hon. Tauhida Cassian Galoss 4. Hon. Rose Cyprian Tweve 5. Hon. Ummy Ally Mwalimu 6. Hon. Angelina Adam Malembeka 7. Hon. Bupe Nelson Mwakang ata 8. Hon. Kemirembe Julius Lwota 9. Hon. Aysharose Ndogholi Matembe 10. Hon. Maida Hamad Abdallah 11. Hon. Esther Lukago Midimu 12. Hon. Dkt. Mary Machuche Mwanjelwa 13. Hon. Faida Mohammed Bakar 14. Hon. Lucy Thomas Mayenga 15. Hon. Bernadetha Kasabago Mushashu 16. Hon. Dkt. Christine Gabriel Ishengoma 17. Hon. Mariam Nassoro Kisangi 18. Hon. Zaynab MatituVulu 19. Hon. Juliana Daniel Shonza 20. Hon. Fakharia Shomar Khamis 21. Hon. Dkt. Susan Alphonce Kolimba 22. Hon. Jacquline Ngonyani Msongozi 23. Hon. Annastazia James Wambura 24. Hon. Taska Restuta Mbogo 25. Hon. Josephine Johnson Genzabuke 26. Hon. Vicky Paschal Kamata 27. Hon. Hamida Mohamed Abdallah 28. Hon. Felister Aloyce Bura 136

162 29. Hon. Martha Jachi Umbulla 30. Hon. Asha Mshimba Jecha 31. Hon. Shally Josepha Raymond 32. Hon. Munde Tambwe Abdallah 33. Hon. Agnes Mathew Marwa 34. Hon. Catherine Valentine Magige 35. Hon. Angellah Jasmine Kairuki 36. Hon. Hawa Mchafu Chakoma 37. Hon. Khadija Hassan Aboud 38. Hon. Dkt. Jasmine Tisekwa Bunga 39. Hon. Ester Michael Mmasi 40. Hon. Stella Ikupa Alex 41. Hon. Amina Saleh Mollel 42. Hon. Zainabu Nuhu Mwamwindi 43. Hon. Najma Murtaza Giga 44. Hon. Halma Abdallah Bulembo 45. Hon. Zainabu Athuman Katimba 46. Hon. Mariam Ditopile Mzuzuri 47. Hon. Maria Ndila Kangoye 48. Hon. Khadija Nassir Ali 49. Hon. Munira Mustafa Khatib 50. Hon. Subira Khamis Mgalu 51. Hon. Neema William Mgaya 52. Hon. Azza Hillal Hamad 53. Hon. Martha Mosses Mlata 54. Hon. Anna Richard Lupembe 55. Hon. Asha Abdallah Juma 56. Hon. Mwanne Isimail Mchemba 57. Hon. Silafi Jumbe Maufi 58. Hon. Josephina Tabitha Chagula 137

163 59. Hon. Fatuma Hassan Toufiq 60. Hon. Leah Jeremiah Komanya 61. Hon. Mwantum Dau Haji 62. Hon. Kiteto Zawadi Koshuma 63. Hon. Sikudhani Yasini Chikambo 64. Hon. Ester Alexander Mahawe 65. Hon. Ritha Enespher Kabati 66. Hon. Oliver Daniel Semuguruka B. CHADEMA 1. Hon. Grace Victor Tendega 2. Hon. Sophia Hebron Mwakagenda 3. Hon. Suzan Anselim Lyimo 4. Hon. Anatropia Lwehikila Theonest 5. Hon. Lucy Magereli Simon 6. Hon. Suzanne Peter Masele 7. Hon. Cecilia Daniel Paresso 8. Hon. Conchesta Leonce Rwamlaza 9. Hon. Grace Sindato Kiwelu 10. Hon. Ruth Hiyob Mollel 11. Hon. Devotha Mathew Minja 12. Hon. Joyce Bitta Sokombi 13.. Hon. Rose Kamili Sukum 14. Hon. Yosepher Ferdinand Komba 15. Hon. Upendo Furaha Peneza 16. Hon. Gimbi Dotto Masaba 17. Hon. Aida Joseph Khenan 18. Hon. Dr. Sware Vicent Semesi 19. Hon. Susana Chogisasi Mgonokulima 20. Hon. Jesca David Kishoa 21. Hon. Hawa Subira Mwaifunga 138

164 22. Hon. Kunti Yusuph Majala 23. Hon. Zubeda Hassan Sakuru 24. Hon. Joyce John Mukya 25. Hon. Mary Deo Muro 26. Hon. Rhoda Edward Kunchela 27. Hon. Sabreena Hamza Sungura 28. Hon. Lathifah Hassan Chande 29. Hon. Tunza Issa Malapo 30. Hon. Mariam Salum Msabaha 31. Hon. Zainab Mussa Bakar 32. Hon. Salome Wycliffe Makamba 33. Hon. Dr. Elly Marco Macha 34. Hon. Lucy Michael Mlowe 35. Hon. Anna Joram Gidarya 36. Hon. Risala Said Kabongo 37. Hon. Lucy Fidelis Owenya C. CUF 1. Hon. Savelina Silvanus Mwijage 2. Hon. Riziki Saidi Lulida 3. Hon. Mgeni Jadi Kadika 4. Hon. Raisa Abdalla Mussa 5. Hon. Salma Mohamadi Mwassa 6. Hon. Riziki Shahari Mngwali 7. Hon. Hadija Salum Ally 8. Hon. Halima Ali Mohammed 9. Hon. Saumu Heri Sakala 10. Hon. Miza Bakari Haji 139

165 140 Members of the National Electoral Commission (Seated) and the Managenent (Standing)