SONGEA, Jan. 23 -- VICTOR Mhagama, the son of the late Peramiho Member of Parliament from Ruvuma Region, Jenista Mhagama, has emerged the winner of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party primaries to vie for the parliamentary seat in the constituency.

The primaries are part of the process toward a by-election scheduled to take place on February 26, 2026, aimed at filling the vacancy left by the late Jenista Mhagama, who passed away on December 11, 2025, at Benjamin Mkapa Hospital in Dodoma after suffering from a heart condition.

Victor Mhagama, who has expressed his intention to follow in his mothers footsteps in serving the people of Peramiho, was among 27 CCM cadres who picked nomination forms seeking the partys endorsement to contest in...