Suluhu Vs Samia: Tanzania President runs solo race after brutally edging out critics

Tanzania’s President and ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party candidate Samia Suluhu Hassan delivers her remarks during a rally to officially launch the party’s campaign in Dar es Salaam on August 28, 2025, ahead of the Tanzanian general election.[AFP]

As Tanzanians decide who will be their next president today, major obstacles have been placed in the path of foreign journalists seeking to cover the elections in which the incumbent Samia Suluhu is practically running a solo race.

In Nairobi, officers at the High Commission of Tanzania told the Standard Media Group to get authorisation from the Ministry of Information in Dar es Salaam before visiting their offices for accreditation.