Shabiby: Graft is rampant in Tanzania than admitted

Gairo legislator Ahmed Shabiby (CCM) addresses the National Assembly in Dodoma yesterday, offering a sharp critique of widespread corruption during the debate on President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s inaugural speech.  PHOTO | EDWIN MJWAHUZI 

Dodoma. Gairo legislator Ahmed Shabiby (CCM) has told Parliament that corruption remains rampant in Tanzania, arguing that the scale of graft is far greater than many are willing to admit.

Mr Shabiby made these remarks while contributing to President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s speech delivered during the inauguration of Parliament on November 14, 2025.