It's Kikwete
By Kizito Makoye
CCM’s General Congress yesterday elected Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete as the party’s presidential candidate in the forthcoming general elections, scheduled for October this year.
Announcing the results Speaker of the National Assembly Pius Msekwa, who was head of the vote counting committee, said Kikwete scooped a total of 1,072 votes, Dr. Salim Ahmed Salim got 476 votes and Prof. Mark Mwandosya got 122 votes.
Total votes being cast were 1,674 out of which four votes were spoilt. According to CCM constitution the winner needs over half of the total votes.
 

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National Board of Material Management (NBMM) New Chairman, Noel Mrope (L) and Edward Ibrahim (C), an NBMM Member, presenting a gift to the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Works, Eng. John Kijazi at the inauguration ceremony of NBMM’s new board at the Dar es Salaam International Conference Centre (DICC) last week. (Photo by Peter Mgongo).

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