Uchaguzi 2020 US Ambassador to Tanzania: I am concerned, if election officials do not take necessary steps, country's democracy will lose credibility

[Obugwa Izoba]

Mbona nchi nyingine hazisemi au ubalozi ulioko Tanzania ni wa Marekani tu, shyenzy kabisa

 

[TUJITEGEMEE]

Election officials can go far in restoring faith in the electoral process by ensuring that polling station results are posted publicly, that all party polling agents are sworn in, given access to polling stations and tallying centers nationwide on election day, and provided copies of tallying sheets at the end of the ballot count.

'Sir', Election officials are conducting the 'business' related to our coming 28/10/2020 general election based on the Tanzania 'General Election' ACT and its related regulations. Please, 'Sir', be calm and watch how we Tanzanians are handling our own issues with relaxed and peaceful mind!

 

[Valuhwanoswela]

Kwani unafikiri atafanya nini? Sisi tunajitambua, we do not give a shit about USA labda wewe..

Hayo yangesemwa na Magufuli watu wangeelewa ni kwa kuwa hajui lughà kama wewe aliyotumia Balozi bali yangekuwa si maneno ya kupuuza kwa kuwa ni Rais lakini yakisemwa na vilaza wa bure elimu ya Magufuli hata Balozi apuuze tu maana bado mgeni ataona na kusikia mengi.

 

[Jidu La Mabambasi]

Ustaarabu?

Kuficha hisia ni unafiki.

Mwambie balozi wa nchi yako atoe ushauri wa bure kwa USA halafu uone kama hajaonekana JNIA kama yalivyomkuta Darroch.

Hao jamaa ni wa diplomasia makini.
Unasena sawa mzee na unaondoka zako!

Saddam alijidai kwenda nao sambamba na kula sabani moja.
walichomfanya na wewe unskijua.

 

[Jidu La Mabambasi]

Kwa hakika jinga likikaa kimya haliwezi kujulikana!

Haliwezi kukuelewa mkuu.

Ukimya nao mali!

 

[KingCobra95]

Marekani si ndo wanakuta Kura zao kwenye madust-bin uchaguzi huu..wao wenyewe uchaguzi wao unaelekea kuwashinda...they should just back off. Let there be an organic revolution not there be a foreign one

 

[John7371]

Hayo yangesemwa na Magufuli watu wangeelewa ni kwa kuwa hajui lughà kama wewe aliyotumia Balozi bali yangekuwa si maneno ya kupuuza kwa kuwa ni Rais lakini yakisemwa na vilaza wa bure elimu ya Magufuli hata Balozi apuuze tu maana bado mgeni ataona na kusikia mengi.

🤣🤣🤣🤣

 

[Muju4]

How can you compare a bitch with an anointed one Tundu Antiphas Lissu a survival of 16 bullets???

Both are failed propagandist with no vision...Don't waste your time with failures Buddy, October 28th go to the polling station and VOTE FOR MAGUFULI.

You won't regret voting for JPM I can guarantee you.

JPM ANATOSHA
CCM KWA MAENDELEO YA TANZANIA

 

[Naby Keita]

Mwaka huu kazi ipo.

Marekani watusaidie tuondokane na jinamizi ccm, chama kimetufukarisha miaka 60 ya uhuru kila siku kinajiita chama cha wanyonge. Kila miaka watanzania ni wanyonge tu.

Umoja wa mataifa ingilieni kutusaidia, umasikini utatuua chini ya ccm.

Kila mtu atabeba mzigo wake

 

[Richard]

I first came to Tanzania over 30 years ago to volunteer as a doctor, and that experience instilled in me a deep and lasting affection and respect for Tanzania and the Tanzanian people. It was the greatest honor of my life to be given the opportunity to come back all these years later to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania. Since my arrival in August, I have seen first-hand and spoken about how U.S. assistance is improving the lives of ordinary Tanzanians, and how increased cooperation and trade will benefit both our peoples.

The bond between the United States and Tanzania dates back to the earliest days of independence, when President Kennedy’s friendship with Mwalimu Nyerere formed the foundation of an enduring partnership based on mutual respect and understanding, with the well-being and prosperity of both of our people at its core. In support of that goal, the United States will contribute more than $546 million to Tanzania’s economic and social development in 2020, and it has contributed more than $7.5 billion in assistance over the past 20 years, much of that to improve the Tanzanian people’s health. The U.S. government also proudly invests in the people of Tanzania through our support for the participation of the country’s talented youth in exchange programs like the Young African Leaders Initiative. Moreover, the U.S. private sector has invested in Tanzania as well, creating jobs for Tanzanians and mutual prosperity for both of our countries.

At the same time as I have promoted the importance of trade and investment, I have also been vocal about the importance of fundamental freedoms, human rights, and democratic processes – including free, fair, and credible elections – as critical foundations of sustainable development.

Calling for free, fair, and credible elections is not meddling in Tanzania’s politics, it is simply standing up for the simple yet fundamental aspiration shared by all people, Americans and Tanzanians alike: to have their voices heard, especially when it comes to choosing who will lead and represent them.

I want to be very clear on this point: the United States does not support a candidate, or a political party, in this election campaign. The United States’ overarching interest in this election is that it be free, fair, and credible, and that the results reflect the will of the Tanzanian people as expressed at the ballot box. That is truly the purest expression of democracy.

To my dismay, I have seen and heard reports of government and security representatives disrupting and preventing candidates’ ability to campaign freely. As we get closer to election day, the pace and severity of these disruptions is quickening and deepening. We have seen political violence, restrictions on media, and a candidate certification process that, by all appearances, gave a clear advantage to the ruling party. Already, we are hearing reports of officials denying poll watchers the ability to do their jobs. Taken together, these developments paint a picture of an electoral process that does not provide a level playing field.

Luckily, there is still time to ensure a more transparent process on October 28. Transparency leads to credibility. One way to promote a transparent election process is to allow independent observers to witness the election and have the freedom to express what they observe. Election officials can go far in restoring faith in the electoral process by ensuring that polling station results are posted publicly, that all party polling agents are sworn in, given access to polling stations and tallying centers nationwide on election day, and provided copies of tallying sheets at the end of the ballot count. As U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis wrote, “sunlight is the best disinfectant.” In other words, government and election transparency can ensure a more credible electoral process. The United States has a long-standing tradition of inviting international observers to our elections, and we welcome them again this year.

I am concerned that if election officials do not take these steps, Tanzania’s democracy will lose credibility in the eyes of the international community. More important, the declared winner may lack legitimacy in the eyes of Tanzanians themselves.


By U.S. Embassy Dar es Salaam | 22 October, 2020 | Topics: Op-Eds, Press Releases

This is interference in the political processes of a host nation.

It is contrary to Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relation which both USA and Tanzania are signatories.

The representative of a sending state should be aware of circumstances which can lead to the host nation declare persona non grata status which can happen anytime.

To have diplomatic immunity doesn't mean you do everything in a host country including "actively" meddling with it's politics.

 

[DR HAYA LAND]

Very true and fact

 

[Abuu Dharr]

Kateni misaada na mikopo vinginevyo mambo haya kamwe hayatakoma.

Sijui kwanini nchi wahisani wanashindwa kuweka shariti la kutoa misaada na mikopo kuwa ni lazima nchi husika iwe na Tume Huru ya Uchaguzi inayokubalika na makundi yote.

Ningekuwa na ushawishi, ningeanzisha movement ya kuzitaka nchi tajiri na mashirika ya fedha ya kimataifa kuweka shariti kwamba, kila nchi inayotaka msaada au mkopo, ni shariti nchi hiyo iwe na Tume Huru ya Uchaguzi inayokubalika na wadau wote wa uchaguzi katika nchi hiyo.

Au kama hili gumu,basi movement yangu nyingine ingekuwa ni kuzishawishi nchi hizi kuweka shariti linaloweza kuwa kama incentive ambapo nchi yenye kuonyesha demokrasia ya kweli, kwa kuwa na Tume Huru na Katiba inayokubalika na makundi yote katika nchi, inakuwa ni moja ya kigezo kwa nchi husika kupunguziwa au kufutiwa madeni.

Jitihada za nchi wahisani na mashirika ya fedha ya kimataifa za kuondoa umasikini katika mataifa yanayoendelea, hasa Afrika, haziwezi kufanikiwa iwapo katika nchi hizi hakuna demokrasia ya kweli, hivyo kuna ulazima wa kulazimisha nchi hizi kuwa na demokrasia vinginevyo maendeleo yatachukuwa muda mrefu kufikiwa katika nchi hizi.

Demokrasia ya kweli inafanya watawala wawajibike kwa watu wao na nchi zao na hivyo kuwezesha maendeleo kupatikana kwa haraka zaidi.

Upuuzi wa Kiwango cha lami

Mi Afrika tabu sana.......


Misaaada.......Misaaada

utakuja simamiwa mpaka chumbani kwako na kupangiwa masharti na hao Matajiri wenu

Bwege kabisa

 

[Papa1]

Hayo

Wenye figisu ni hao wanaosambaza habari za chuki na kuchochea hofu mkuu
Tume inafanya kazi zake kwa weledi mkubwa na inasikiliza wananchi na kutatua matatizo kila mara

Hayo ukiyoandika ni tabia na maneno ya ZIMWI LINALOTUJUA. CCM NI ZIMWI LINALOTUJUA. linataka kuendelea kututafuna vizazi kwa vizazi. Sasa Basi!!!!!!

 

[Abuu Dharr]

Tokea lini misaada ikawa na msaada na Afrika yetu......?!!!!

Natamani kabisa
Ifike kipindi,tusipate hata msaada wa sindano...ili akili ya kujikomboa wenyewe tuipate kwa nguvu na jasho la damu

Hakuna kitu kibaya kwa Bara la Afrika,kama kitu kinachoitwa Misaada

Tujifunze kujisaidia wenyewe kwa wenyewe

Hakuna namna

Lau tutaendelea kupiga kelele na misaada yao na kuishangilia

Nina hakika
Hakuna ukombozi kwa Mwafrika

Tuache kuwa tegemezi

Tutafute Solution sisi wenyewe,na tukubali kufunga Mikanda

 

[John7371]

Huu uchaguzi kwa kweli mgumu sana 🤣🤣🤣🤣 mpaka mgombea wa CCM Siha anawauliza wananchi “wangapi watampa mgombea wetu wa uraisi Corona?” Wakati anamwombea rais kura live leo🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

 

[greenwoods]

Kateni misaada na mikopo vinginevyo mambo haya kamwe hayatakoma.

Sijui kwanini nchi wahisani wanashindwa kuweka shariti la kutoa misaada na mikopo kuwa ni lazima nchi husika iwe na Tume Huru ya Uchaguzi inayokubalika na makundi yote.

Ningekuwa na ushawishi, ningeanzisha movement ya kuzitaka nchi tajiri na mashirika ya fedha ya kimataifa kuweka shariti kwamba, kila nchi inayotaka msaada au mkopo, ni shariti nchi hiyo iwe na Tume Huru ya Uchaguzi inayokubalika na wadau wote wa uchaguzi katika nchi hiyo.

Au kama hili gumu,basi movement yangu nyingine ingekuwa ni kuzishawishi nchi hizi kuweka shariti linaloweza kuwa kama incentive ambapo nchi yenye kuonyesha demokrasia ya kweli, kwa kuwa na Tume Huru na Katiba inayokubalika na makundi yote katika nchi, inakuwa ni moja ya kigezo kwa nchi husika kupunguziwa au kufutiwa madeni.

Jitihada za nchi wahisani na mashirika ya fedha ya kimataifa za kuondoa umasikini katika mataifa yanayoendelea, hasa Afrika, haziwezi kufanikiwa iwapo katika nchi hizi hakuna demokrasia ya kweli, hivyo kuna ulazima wa kulazimisha nchi hizi kuwa na demokrasia vinginevyo maendeleo yatachukuwa muda mrefu kufikiwa katika nchi hizi.

Demokrasia ya kweli inafanya watawala wawajibike kwa watu wao na nchi zao na hivyo kuwezesha maendeleo kupatikana kwa haraka zaidi.

Ndo maana wapumbavu kama nyie tunawaita wasaiti na vibaraka wa wazungu. Tanzania ikipewa vikwazo kenge kama nyie mnafaidika na nini? Aswa watakao umia ni masikini,wagonjwa wa HIV wanaotegemea ARV nk.

 

[Salary Slip]

Ndo maana wapumbavu kama nyie tunawaita wasaiti na vibaraka wa wazungu. Tanzania ikipewa vikwazo kenge kama nyie mnafaidika na nini? Aswa watakao umia ni masikini,wagonjwa wa HIV wanaotegemea ARV nk.

Naona ujumbe umeingia mpaka kwenye mfupa.Vumilia tu.Pole sana!

 

[Salary Slip]

Upuuzi wa Kiwango cha lami

Mi Afrika tabu sana.......


Misaaada.......Misaaada

utakuja simamiwa mpaka chumbani kwako na kupangiwa masharti na hao Matajiri wenu

Bwege kabisa

Unatukana huku kila siku mnategemea misaada kutoka kwa hao hao.Ungekuwa na hoja kama misaada tungekuwa tumeikataa miaka 59 baada ya uhuru.MATAGA hamna akili kabisa!

 

[greenwoods]

Naona ujumbe nimeingia mpaka kwenye mfupa.Vumilia tu.Pole sana!

We na wenzio ndo mnasafari ndefu 2025 sio leo mna haja ya kuvumilia na kufunga mkanda kwelikweli. traitors!!

 

[Salary Slip]

We na wenzio ndo mnasafari ndefu 2025 sio leo mna haja ya kuvumilia na kufunga mkanda kwelikweli. traitors!!

Mmebaki na propaganda uchwara tu hamna jipya!!Kuna wasaliti zaidi ya wanaiongiza nchi katika mikataba ya siri kwa manufaa yao?!