The ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) can rest assured of remaining in power for the foreseeable future, thanks to rural voters who comprise 80 per cent of the population, according to a study released recently.Why CCM Wont Lose: The Roots of Single-Party Dominance in Tanzania, a report authored by Prof Melanie OGorman of the Department of Economics at the University of Winnipeg in Canada, reckons that the partys rural base will keep it comfortably in power for many years to come. The survey lists four main reasons why CCM is the party of choice in the villages it performed well during the single-party system (24.1 per cent), it is the only strong party (18.6 per cent), it has been good at maintaining peace (18.2 per cent) and it championed independence (8.4 per cent). The findings are based on a study conducted with the assistance of the Morogoro-based Sokoine University of Agriculture in seven regions--Mtwara, Iringa, Kilimanjaro, Tanga, Morogoro, Mwanza and Shinyanga.It would appear that opposition parties hoping to trounce CCM must brace themselves for a long wait for the warm feelings for the independence party to fade and for a strong and credible challenge to emerge.According to the study, CCM remains invincible mainly due to the absence of a strong opposition that can penetrate rural constituencies with alternative messages.According to CCM National Secretary-General Abdulrahman Kinana, the findings reflect the reality that CCM is the only party that reaches the majority of Tanzanians and responds to their aspirations.SOURCE: THE CITIZEN
The Citizen wameitambua JF kwamba ndio ilikuwa source ya hii habari manake ilikuwa hapa kwa kiswahili na watu waliiijadili sana,
Hongera zao kwa utafiti wa wacanada CCM kaeni musihofu na vyama vya misimu kama Chadema