Chadema clarifies its rejection of electoral code of ethics, INEC responds

Chadema’s chief legal adviser, Dr Rugemeleza Nshala, speaks to journalists in Dar es Salaam yesterday. PHOTO | COURTESY

Dar es Salaam. The legal counsel for the opposition party Chadema, Dr Rugemeleza Nshala, has criticised the recently signed electoral code of ethics for the 2025 General Election, claiming that it contradicts the Constitution and undermines political parties’ democratic rights.

In response, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Court of Appeal Judge Jacobs Mwambegele, defended the commission's stance, asserting that its interpretation of the law is final.