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AfricaPress-Tanzania:<\/strong> TO those aspiring to be elected or nominated in 2020 general elections as Councillors and Members of Parliament and at the helm of the State, Tanzanians want one thing from you-transparency.<\/p>\n

To quote Rodney Davis, an American Republican politician: \u201cIf you’re guided by a spirit of transparency, it forces you to operate with a spirit of ethics. Success comes from simplifying complex issues, address problems head on, be truthful and transparent. If you open yourself up to scrutiny, it forces you to a higher standard. I believe you should deliver on your promise. Promise responsibly.”<\/p>\n

This is important especially for political parties, which are now seeing mass movement of people rushing to take forms to be endorsed to take part in the October elections.<\/p>\n

Tanzanians want serious leaders who would bring change right from the grassroots and see into it that community projects like having permanent water, health issues and education are addressed.<\/p>\n

This is not an arena for one to mint extra coin from taxpayers\u2019 money, but should be considered a holy place, where only those who feel the pinch of the nation should gather.<\/p>\n

As President has repeatedly said, transparency should be the deciding factor right from the grassroots to avoid people who would want to exploit voters with allegations that they have been sent by him, the Vice-President or Prime Minister as the right candidates.<\/p>\n

As Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) Secretary for Publicity and Ideology, Mr Humphrey Polepole, has said, the party would conduct fair and transparent elections, but must vet and only field people, who are allergic to corruption.<\/p>\n

Stressing on opinion polls to be made through a voting process by organs at all levels,\u00a0 he said\u00a0 the level of\u00a0 transparency witnessed during the nomination process of Zanzibar\u2019s CCM Presidential flag bearer\u00a0 Dr Hussein Ali Mwinyi last Friday in Dodoma will be replicated in the voting process for candidates seeking nomination to\u00a0 vie for parliamentary and councillorship seats.<\/p>\n

During the nomination of Zanzibar flag bearer Dr Mwinyi and endorsement of CCM\u2019s presidential candidate\u00a0 incumbent President John Magufuli, the meetings were beamed live by local radio and television channels. \u201cThe CCM chairman has set new standards by encouraging transparency to all members of\u00a0 the press; this is a new tradition which will also be applied in the voting process\u00a0 of\u00a0 CCM\u00a0 candidates\u00a0 at all levels,”\u00a0 he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the past, members of the Central Committee\u00a0 and National Executive Committee\u00a0 used to lock\u00a0 themselves in a room to\u00a0 discuss, vote, and later present results but\u00a0 this time the situation has been different as each process\u00a0 was\u00a0 done\u00a0 openly,”\u00a0 Mr Polepole\u00a0 said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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