Kikubwa hapa Timu ya CDM na Lema ilishindwa kutafuta credible witnesses kama wale wa CCM. Refer to
"In a situation like that, this court could have opined that respondent No.1's side rebutted the petitioners' version. But the same is not the position because all the four witnesses who testified for respondent No.1's side had rampant interests to serve, subject to results of this petition due to the following grounds.
First, respondent No.1 who testified as RW.1, was also the CHADEMA political party Elections Campaign Manager for the Arusha Urban Constituency during the 2010 General Elections. He was, in addition, the MP candidate for that constituency under sponsorship of that party. Second is RW.2. She was the candidate for the counsellors' seat for Lemara ward in that constituency.
Third is RW.3 who is currently CHADEMA Publicity Secretary. He was a Master of Ceremonies (MC) during all sixty (60) election campaign meetings for CHADEMA MP candidate in that constituency which respondent No.1 addressed. And fourth is RW.4. He was that political party's Publicity Secretary during the elections campaign period in 2010. He is currently CHADEMA's Arusha Regional Secretary and simultaneously that party's Chief Accountant at its headquarters in Dar es Salaam".
Ikumbukwe kuwa CDM ilikuwa na harakati nyingi sana kwa wakati mmoja kutayarisha mandamnao, migomo masuala ya umeya wa Arusha n.k, Hivyo CCM walitumia muda huu kujipanga vyema tayari kuwashushia CDM kipigo kama amabvyo CDM ilikuwa kiwashushia vipigo katika nyanja nilizozitaja hapo juu.
Pamoja na uzuri wote wa Mhe Lema lakini lazima tuzingatie ukweli, Je kwa hulka yake Lema asingeweza ktamka hizo kauli? Kwangu mimi naona pamoja na ubora wake kiharakati lakini hakuwa ameandaliwa vyema kutambua sheria za uchaguzi. Hivyo hakuna sababu za kulia kulia sana, tugange yajayo.