Dar es Salaam, April 14 -- DODOMA: VETERAN politician and former Prime Minister, John Malecela has hailed the ruling party CCMs decision to field a female presidential candidate incumbent President Samia Suluhu Hassan.

He said the move is both timely and a natural progression of the partys longstanding commitment to womens leadership.

Speaking in a specially arranged interview in Dodoma over the weekend, Mzee Malecela said CCM has consistently offered women opportunities in top leadership positions, including cabinet ministers. “It was just a matter of time.

The party had long paved the way for women in leadership. We had never fielded a woman as our presidential candidate before, but women have served in many high ranking roles,...