The Lessons We Missed in Matungu and Kabuchai

The role of the police during elections is to safeguard the right to vote by providing security to voters and guarding ballots. History has however shown that the police are occasionally misused to either interfere with or prevent voters from voting. During the President Daniel arap Moi era, the police and provincial administration were used by the ruling party to deliver votes to the regime’s candidates. Today, in every election, the elements of the ruling party have been shown to make similar attempts, as they deploy dozens of police officers to polling stations, which then become scenes of chaos.

Pass the Dutchie: Legalize It, Don’t Criminalize It

Despite this global melodrama, Marijuana remains firmly rooted, its production and consumption neither dropping nor stopping.

The Judiciary As A Political Player

There are those who think that the judiciary should restrain and avoid getting into political tussles, even when invoked.

John Pombe Magufuli: Bright and Dark Sides of the Bulldozer

John Pombe Joseph Magufuli’s political story — especially to non-Tanzanians memorializing him — starts in June 2015.