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• Nov 12, 2009: Tanzania: NEC to register Zanzibar voters, The Citizen (2009) Those Zanzibar voters that have not been registered on Zanzibar will be registered by the National Electoral Commission, which will enable them to vote in the Union 2010 elections.
• Oct 30, 2009: Party bosses reject partial funding, The Citizen (2009) Some politicians oppose the Government intention of enacting election laws so as to provide for partial public funding of political party election activities. Instead of looking at selected issues, they advised the Government to have a general overview of all issues which affect the development of democracy in Tanzania.
• Oct 29, 2009: Move to curb graft in polls, Daily News (2009) LAWS governing elections, the conduct of political parties and leadership ethics will soon be overhauled to curb graft, foul play and excessive use of money during elections, as well as checking conflict of interest in public offices.
• Oct 29, 2009: Govt to fund presidential contestants in 2010 race, The Citizen (2009) The law on the financing of Presidential, legislative and ward elections is expected to ban the funding of elections using money from foreign sources, and illegal businesses.
• Oct 20, 2009: Govt not opposed to independent candidates, The Citizen (2009) "The Government is not opposed to having private candidates as such. We have only gone to court to protect the Constitution," said Mr Chikawe. He was responding to growing public pressure for the Government to clear the way for individuals interested in running for office in forthcoming elections to stand as independents, if they do not wish to be sponsored by political parties.
• Oct 20, 2009: Government to fund election campaigns, Daily News (2009) "This bill when it comes to effect will provide a level ground for election campaigns to all political parties. There are some political parties that do not have money for election campaigns," Mr Tendwa said. After the first tabling in the Parliament, all stakeholders will have a chance to discuss and give suggestions and other in puts.
• Oct 19, 2009: UN’s stance on 2010 General Election, The Citizen (2009)
• Sep 04, 2009: Election fever good, Election fears bad!, Daily News (2009) The 2000 election ‘results’ were perhaps the most tragic, with a score of protestors killed in Pemba by security forces in January 2001. Thousands more fled the country, reducing Tanzania to an exporter of refugees for the first time! There’ve been attempts to reconcile the disputants through Muafaka Talks, dialogue, between CCM and the Civic United Front (CUF), the two major parties in Zanzibar. Unfortunately, these haven’t worked, and major differences generously laced with mutual mistrust remain entrenched deeper than ever.
• Sep 04, 2009: Dar may allow overseas voters, Daily News (2009) Tanzanias living abroad may start voting in next year’s general elections, it has been learnt. The Prime Minister, Mr Mizengo Pinda, said while on a visit in Nairobi on Wednesday that the government was working on modalities to facilitate the move following sustained pleas from overseas-based Tanzanians.
• Apr 28, 2009: Local media and 2010 elections, Daily News (2009) Election times are a blessing in disguise for the media. They are times when sales go soaring as people rush to the newsstands to get the latest on election campaigns. They, therefore, expect fairness.
• Sep 25, 2008: CCM wins Lindi by-elections, Tanzania Standard (2008) Mr Kazidi told reporters that, two other parties, the Civic United Front (CUF) and Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA) contested in the by- elections held on Sunday.
• May 22, 2008: Tanzania president names new Cabinet, Nationmedia (2008) President Jakaya Kikwete Tuesday named a new Cabinet which is smaller and designed to suit current and future needs of the country.