From TV to presidential election: The rise of Chaumma’s Mwalimu

Chaumma presidential candidate Salum Mwalimu Juma campaigns during a recent rally. PHOTO | FILE 

Dar es Salaam. Eleven years ago, he was known as one of Tanzania’s most recognisable television news anchors and later as a senior corporate affairs manager in the country’s telecommunications sector.

Today, Salum Mwalimu Juma is campaigning to become the President of the United Republic of Tanzania under the Chama cha Ukombozi wa Umma (Chaumma) ticket.