There is a reasonably general understanding that the last electoral cycle was a travesty, and that we should not allow it to happen a second time, lest we push the country closer to the brink.
Three main issues highlighted in these demonstrations have been the demand for a new constitution; the need for government to find ways of easing the living conditions of the citizens and the.
One analyst said the view that Samia has no fire in her belly is very much a perspective of sections of the commentariat and political class in Dar es Salaam.
Leaders of political parties, civil society and religious groups and lawyers lobby said public servants should not serve as returning officers in civic and general elections.