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Regional team to virtually monitor Tanzanian polls

Supporters of Tanzania's ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) attend the official launch of the party's campaign for the October general election at the Jamhuri stadium in Dodoma, Tanzania, on August 29, 2020.

Photo credit: File | AFP

What you need to know:

  • The team monitoring the poll includes prominent judges from Kenya and Uganda.

Dar es Salaam. It has emerged that the Kenya Human Rights Commission in collaboration with civil society organisations (CSOs) from Tanzania, East and Southern Africa region, will monitor Tanzania’s October General Election mostly virtually.

The team monitoring the poll includes prominent judges from Kenya and Uganda who have formed the Tanzanian Election Watch panel. It is an alternative independent oversight body comprising leading pan-Africanists, human rights defenders and media professionals.