Dar es Salaam, Nov. 6 -- I WANT to take this opportunity to congratulate the ruling CCM on its remarkable and resounding victory among the 16 political parties that were legally in the race to provide Tanzanians with a party and members of the parliament in the October 29th election, which ended last week.

Examining how campaigns and ultimately the election process was managed, Tanzania is once again showing the world that free and fair elections, which give Tanzanians the opportunity to choose the party and leaders they believe will lead the country for five years, are achievable thanks to the political maturity that the nation continues to uphold.

Despite differing views, the election of Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan as president, along with...