Kinana’s return may boost Tanzanian political reforms

Significance

Kinana’s election cements efforts by President Samia Suluhu Hassan to consolidate power ahead of her bid for the party nomination in the 2025 election. It may also prove an important move in reforming CCM and reshaping the dynamics of the country’s multiparty politics.

Impacts

• Kinana may add momentum to Samia’s rapprochement with the opposition, allowing for a return to competitive multiparty politics.
• Kinana may be expected to deal more democratically with party rebels, which could help ease factionalism within CCM.
• Kinana’s influence should increase both the likelihood and size of the party endorsement for Samia’s re-election in 2025.