Can CCM save itself from toxic effect of handouts?
Ruling party CCM cadres Mwigulu Nchemba (left) and Makongoro Nyerere stand next to a helicopter used during the 2015 General Election presidential campaigns. The party will face its biggest financial test yet in upcoming elections after its new leadership decided to stick to self-sustenance and government subsidies. PHOTO I FILE
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Dr Magufuli has repeatedly made his point clear that gone are the days when CCM cadres came knocking on the doors of well-connected businessmen with begging bowls – seeking funding for party activities. He said the party would now have to be self-sustaining, partly by making good use of the government subsidies provided to registered political parties.
