Tanzania, July 8 -- Dar es Salaam. With the 2020 General Election just around the corner, opposition parties face a litmus test over how to approach the presidential election, given the 2015 experience and a near impossible legal bottleneck.
Despite over 25 years of multiparty politics, the Opposition is still nascent and have faced a daunting task to surmount a formidable challenge from the well-established and dominant ruling party, CCM.
And like in many young democracies in Africa, opposition parties continue to struggle with own operational challenges, including building one outfit that could stand a chance at the elections.
During the 2015 General Election, the parties united via what was fashioned as Ukawa, a coalition that fronted...