Tanzania’s data minister, Nape Nnauye, has been sacked over his feedback that urged election rigging. At a rally on July 15, Nnauye was filmed saying he would assist a ruling occasion MP win the 2025 election, insinuating election outcomes rely extra on counters and announcers than precise votes. The controversy was amplified when a video of Nnauye boasting about election tips, each authorized and unlawful, went viral. Regardless of claiming his remarks had been in jest, the backlash was swift with many criticizing him for violating the rules of democracy. President Samia Suluhu Hassan dismissed Nnauye amid a cupboard reshuffle on Sunday. Nonetheless, she didn’t give causes for her choice. Moreover Nnauye, the president additionally sacked overseas minister January Makamba. Nnauye might be changed by Jerry Slaa, with Mahmoud Thabiti Kombo succeeding Makamba.
SOURCE: BBC