TALKING POINT : Why political intolerance is on the rise in Tanzania

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From the recent brutal killing of researchers in Dodoma to the senseless murder of people with albinism and the elderly, intolerance is invariably at the centre of a society that seems to have gone berserk.

A functioning democracy requires that elected politicians regularly go back to voters to consult. Elected leaders must remain cognizant of the fact that their mandates are to be renewed regularly, not once every five years. In effect, the day-to-day consulting is more valuable than the one-off mandate renewal during an election. If I may ask, how many MPs take the trouble to revert back to the public for views on upcoming debate in the House? Or, how many are willing to lead the way in implementing development interventions in constituencies and local councils? How many elected representatives actually have a permanent residence in areas they represent? Not surprisingly, the proposal that people seeking to be elected to Parliament should have permanent residencies in constituencies they are interested in was struck off by the Constituent Assembly in 2014.

TALKING POINT : Why political intolerance is on the rise in Tanzania

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