DODOMA, July 29 -- LUHAGA Mpina, the incumbent Member of Parliament for Kisesa in Simiyu Region, has been officially excluded from the list of CCM parliamentary aspirants approved by the partys Central Committee to proceed to the internal primary elections.

The announcement was made on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, by CCMs Secretary for Ideology, Publicity, and Training, CPA Amos Makalla, while releasing the names of aspirants who qualified to advance to the next stage of the partys selection process.

According to Makalla, the CCM Central Committee approved seven candidates to compete in the primaries scheduled for August 4, 2025. The approved candidates are Lusingi Makanda, Silinde Mhachile, Joel Mboyi, D. Madili Sakumi, Godfrey Mbuga, Elias...