Tanzania: 20 Chadema, CUF Members Defect to Ruling Party in Dar

Twenty members of the Civic United Front (CUF) and Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Chadema) yesterday defected to the ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM).

The move was prompted by the former CCM cadre, Mr Edward Lowassa, to cross over to Chadema, said group leader of the defectors, Mr James Jackson.

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