Chama cha Ukombozi wa Umma
People's Liberation Party Chama cha Ukombozi wa Umma (Swahili) | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | CHAUMMA |
| Chairman | Hashim Rungwe Spunda (2014—present) |
| Secretary-General | Ali Omary Juma |
| Founder | Hashim Rungwe Spunda |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Colours | |
| Election symbol | |
| A raised fist over a red, black, and yellow flag similar in design to Tanzania's flag | |
Chama cha Ukombozi wa Umma (CHAUMMA) is a political party in Tanzania.[1] Hashim Spunda Rungwe, chairman of CHAUMMA since 2014,[2] was the first politician in the party's history to run for president when he stood in the 2015 Tanzanian general election.[3] Many CHAUMMA members were previously aligned with NCCR-Mageuzi,[4] including Rungwe, who unsuccessfully contested for president as the NCCR-Mageuzi candidate in the 2010 Tanzanian general election.[5] Rungwe states that CHAUMMA's participation in elections depends on whether the dominant political party, CCM, allows an even playing field for opposition parties.[2][6] The party's main objectives are increasing happiness, decreasing unemployment, and revitalizing the economy.[2]
2015 general election
[edit]Hashim Rungwe was selected as CHAUMMA's first-ever presidential candidate during the 2015 general election instead of General Secretary Ally Omary Juma and another party member.[7][3] Some of the main policies Rungwe wanted to focus on were government accountability, national unity, and better support for the impoverished.[3][4][2] If elected, he would specifically revive Mwanza's struggling economy by returning failing private companies to public ownership.[4] He believed that the government was responsible for ensuring the quality of infrastructure and the financial success of its citizens, and that revitalization of the cotton-growing industry would decrease poverty and unemployment rates.[4][2] A longer-term plan is to provide free education to all Tanzanians from nursery school to university and that the country's eventual wealth in resources would make it possible.[4]
2019 civic election
[edit]Along with candidates from a number of other opposition parties, 250 CHAUMMA candidates withdrew from the civic election following claims of nomination irregularities.[8]
2020 general election
[edit]Rungwe represented CHAUMMA in the 2020 Tanzanian general election.[9][10] His priority in this election was eliminating hunger, particularly through the creation of children's food programs.[11][12] He promised anyone attending one of his rallies would be given a meal of chicken and rice but was quickly issued a warning from the Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau stating this would be akin to bribery.[11][13] Rungwe also showed interest in building a canal between Dar es Salaam and Dodoma to ease goods transportation and in replacing expensive government vehicles with more cost-effective alternates.[14][11]
References
[edit]- ^ "NCCR-Mageuzi ex-presidential candidate defects". Daily News (Tanzania). 6 September 2013. Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Kolumbia, Louis (2017-08-30). "Rungwe "We are moving backwards politically"". The Citizen. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ a b c "Briefly about Chaumma". The Citizen. 2015-10-24. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ a b c d e "Tanzania: Chauma to Turn Mwanza Into Industrial Hub". EXPO Group. 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ "Chauma candidate in second attempt to clinch TZ's topmost political post". The Citizen. 2015-08-04. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ Rosen, Jonathan W. (2019-05-15). "Tanzania Was East Africa's Strongest Democracy. Then Came 'The Bulldozer.'". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ "Hashim Rungwe takes the form, Dr Magufuli today". Mwananchi. 2015-08-04. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ "Another political party withdraws from Tanzania's forthcoming civic polls". XinhuaNet News. 2019-09-11. Archived from the original on August 3, 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ "Chadema to vie for Z'bar presidency". The Citizen. 2020-06-07. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ "2020 Tanzania in Figures" (PDF). The United Republic of Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Finance and Planning. 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ a b c "No food in campaign, PCCB alerts Rungwe". IPP Media. 2020-09-05. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ "Tanzania Elections 2020: Presidential Candidate through CHAUMMA launches campaign". BBC. 2020-09-06. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ Redslaus, Simon (2020-08-31). "Hashim Rungwe kuzindua kampeni za urais Sept 5" (in Swahili). 2 Eyez Media. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ "Chaumma faces funding crisis". The Citizen. 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
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