Tanzania elections as seen in the light of EAC

Residents of Dar es Salaam line up to cast their votes during Tanzania's general election. (Photo: Pius Cheruiyot/Standard)

As Tanzania elects its 5th president, the position the country takes on the East African Community (EAC) will be under scrutiny.

While all the five EAC partners of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi have each taken a slow approach to the integration process, Tanzania has come under heavy criticism from most of her neighbours that it has slowed down the process.