Dar es Salaam, Sept. 23 -- ZANZIBAR's senior citizens have a bright future should CCM presidential candidate Dr Hussein Mwinyi emerge victorious in the upcoming 2020 General Election.

Besides his pledge to maintain the seventh-phase introduced old age pension scheme, Dr Mwinyi promised upgrading the scheme by either raising the amount payable or reducing the age criteria if elected in the October 28th polls.

"It will all depend on our performance of the economy...we may increase the monthly pension from the current 20,000/- or reduce the age from 70 to even 60 years," Dr Mwinyi said as he fielded questions from traders and porters at Mkokotoni market on Monday, while on his campaign style to meet identified groups of potential voters. ...