Dar es Salaam, Nov. 14 -- THE government has announced a two-day extension for district appeal committees to receive, review and issue rulings on appeals related to candidate selections ahead of the November 27th Local Government Election.

Minister of State in the Presidents Office for Local Government and Regional Administration, Mohamed Mchengerwa announced in a statement issued on Wednesday that the deadline has been extended from today to tomorrow, with appeals now accepted until 6 PM on the final day.

“The extension follows feedback from various local government election stakeholders, including political parties, who raised concerns about the candidate selection process and the handling of objections.

“This additional ...