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.