DODOMA, July 29 -- The Central Committee of the National Executive Council of Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) has announced, through an official statement released this Tuesday from the partys headquarters in Dodoma, that only six candidates have been shortlisted in the initial vetting phase for the Kigamboni parliamentary seat. Among those who did not make the cut is Engineer Hersi Said, the President of Young Africans.

The announcement was made by CPA Amos Makalla, Secretary of the National Executive Council (NEC) for Ideology, Publicity, and Training, who emphasized that the nomination process was conducted with high levels of transparency and diligence to ensure the selection of the most qualified candidates to represent CCM in the upcomin...