Tanzania, Jan. 27 -- Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM) has a new secretary general in Dr Emmanuel Nchimbi, following the resignation from office of his immediate predecessor.

It is a remarkable turnaround in political fortunes for a man whose appointment as an ambassador was seen as a form of political exile after the dust from the political storms of 2015 had settled.

In many ways, he is the person CCM needs at a time of political transition and elections on the horizon.

To some, his political comeback was 'inevitable' after the abrupt exit of his immediate predecessor.

His vast experience within the party and having survived some of the most trying times within CCM, they see him as a person with the required skills set to survive factional ...