Tanzania’s Parliament after the General Elections of 2020

According to the Constitution of Tanzania of 1977, the country is considered as a ‘democratic, secular and socialist state’. It is a unitary republic with three distinctions of governments: central that is Union government; Zanzibar devolved administration and Local Government Authorities. Parliament being one of the three pillars of the government, has a life of span of five years as per constitution whereby in every general election of the President, Members of the Parliament and Councillors are elected to hold their posts for the period of 5 years. Since 1995 after the reintroduction of multiparty political system in Tanzania, each general election has seen increased number of representatives from opposition parties being elected as MPs. Re-establishment of multiparty democracy marked a new chapter of political activities in Tanzania due to the enhanced political space as compared to one-party political system era. The 12th National Assembly is currently occupied by over 90% of single party, i.e. CCM, which makes it more of a mono-partisan National Assembly. Will these representatives be able to oversee their own government is one of the questions asked without clear answer?