DODOMA, July 29 -- ANXIOUS wait clouded the country from yesterday until the early hours of today, as aspirants of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) eagerly awaited the results of the Central Committee of the National Executive Committee which approved names to contest in the party primaries.

The partys Central Committee of the NEC convened a crucial meeting yesterday, that was expected to finalise a shortlist of parliamentary and Zanzibar House of Representative contenders ahead of the 2025 General Election.

The party had initially announced that its Secretary for Ideology, Publicity and Training, Mr Amos Makalla, would brief journalists on the screening exercise at 5:00 pm.

However, the briefing was delayed until 9:30 pm, and as w...