Bunge Lenye Meno: A parliament with Teeth, for Tanzania

An insiders’ account of the changing relationship between the Tanzanian parliament in Dodoma, the government in Dar es Salaam, and the implications for development.

For most of Tanzania’s post-independence history, ethnic and religious tolerance has been underpinned by the dominant governing party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM). East Africa’s most populous nation has been a beacon of political stability in a troubled region, but an unyielding machine politics has resisted attempts to wrest influence from the ruling elite – until now.