Violence in Igunga uncalled for

THE commotions going on during the Igunga by election have gone far beyond the normal tradition of the electoral process in Tanzania. There are two sad major incidents to be noted so far.

In the first incident the Igunga district commissioner Fatuma Kimario alleges to have been manhandled by followers of the main opposition party in Tanzania the Chama cha Maendeleo na Demokrasia (CHADEMA), at the Isakamaliwa village.

While in the second incident the member of the national executive committee of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) and current legislator for Mtera Livingstone Lusinde complained that his motor vehicle a Toyota Prado make was hurled by stones at the Nkinga village allegedly by the CHADEMA followers.

On its part CHADEMA officials are complaining that the Government has been violating campaign procedures deliberately in order to pave way for a smooth victory of the CCM candidate Dr Dalaly Kafumu

In another stance these officials are complaining that its counterpart in the opposition camp the Civic United Front (CUF) is being used by the CCM to instigate violence so in a way helping the ruling party to snatch the constituency. Whatever the case, violence must be avoided in Igunga at any cost.