Tanzania, Feb. 13 -- Arusha. Retired President Jakaya Kikwete on Monday, February 12, 2024 revealed how he and the late Edward Lowassa crafted their victory in the 2005 polls.

The former head of state said that even after Lowassa's fallout over the Richmond scandal in 2008, they remained together "in every possible way.".

Speaking at the home of the former PM who passed away on Saturday, Mr Kikwete said he and Mr Lowassa had been close political allies since their youth.

Their political partnership was concretized after they unsuccessfully vied in the CCM presidential nomination process in 1995.

"For the 2005 elections, we had a strong team, which ensured our victory," he told journalists after visiting the bereaved family.

Mr Kikwet...