How political parties will finance their election campaigns
The CCM national chairperson, President Samia Suluhu Hassan, vice chairman (Zanzibar) Hussein Ali Mwinyi and secretary-general Emmanuel Nchimbi during the party’s fundraiser in Dar es Salaam on August 12, 2025. PHOTO | COURTESY
Dar es Salaam. With the October 29 General Election drawing closer, political parties in Tanzania are moving swiftly to secure the funds they need to finance their campaigns. Official campaigns begin on August 28 and each party is deploying different strategies to strengthen its financial muscle.
The Election Expenses Act sets strict ceilings on how much a political party or candidate can spend during the election period. For a political party, the maximum allowable expenditure for campaigns is Sh25.5 billion.
