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| Monday, 23 August 2010 10:55 |
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A renowned gospel singer’s tour in Bunda has compelled Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) to postpone launching of its campaign rallies ahead of the October General Election in the district. The date for the launching of the ruling party’s campaign rallies in the Mara Region district will be announced later, an official with the ruling party in the district has confirmed. The launching of the campaign rallies, which was slated for yesterday morning, was postponed to pave the way for the singer, Ms Rose Mhando, to perform at Old Bus Terminal grounds. Ms Muhando and her group, who arrived in Bunda township yesterday, are expected to stage two performances aimed at raising funds for purchasing music equipments for the Evangelical Lutheran Church Tanzania (ELCT) choir in the district. CCM Bunda district secretary, Mr Charles Mwangwale, admitted that the ruling party postponed the launching of the campaign rallies to give residents of the township an opportunity to attend Ms Muhando’s maiden shows in the district. He said the aspirant for the Bunda constituency parliamentary seat, Mr Stephen Wassira, would officiate at the launching of the campaign rallies in presence of several district and regional party leaders before Friday. Meanwhile, the Bunda and Mwibara constituencies’ returning officer, Mr Cyprian Oyeir, has ruled out an attempt to bar an aspirant to vie for the Mwibara parliamentary seat on CCM ticket for lack of evidence. Mr Daudi Chiriko, also an aspirant for Mwibara parliamentary seat on Chama Cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Chadema) ticket, submitted an objection against his CCM rival. Mr Chiriko claimed that his CCM rival, Mr Alphaxard Kangi, had bribed members during the ruling party’s preferential polls. The complainant, according to Mr Oyier, claimed that Mr Kangi had provided voters with farming inputs and that he lowered fares for his buses, which ply between various places in Bunda District. Mr Oyeir said after carefully scrutinizing submissions from both sides, he was convinced that the defending side had done nothing wrong to disqualify the aspirant as request. “Corrupt allegations are not handled by the National Electoral Committee (NEC), but rather by the Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau and I have advised accordingly,” he explained. Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites           |
