Chama Cha Mapinduzi parliamentary candidate Emmanuel Luhahula in the presence of CCM Union Presidential candidate Jakaya Kikwete.
The incident happened when Kikwete was addressing campaign rallies at Ushirombo Township, in Bukombe.
The cries of rejection started when the presidential candidate introduced Luhahula, former MP for Bukombe who is vying for the same seat through CCM come October 31 this year.
The residents shouted that they would vote yes for the Presidential candidate, Jakaya Kikwete and for the councillors but not for the MP.
They told the President that they preferred Prof Kulikoyela Kahigi who had joined the opposition, Chadema, as their candidate. Prof Kahigi was a member of CCM before joining Chadema to vie for the constituency’s seat.
Reports are that tribalism is the major cause of the division among the constituency’s residents, who however did not give reasons as to why they were not in favour of the CCM candidate.
Kikwete requested the residents to vote for the three candidates, i.e. the president, MP and councillor, referring to the trio as the party’s three cooking stones.
“Please vote for the three of us to give the party the three cooking stones,” he told wananchi, but they were apparently not moved by his plea.
Before the introduction, Kikwete used the opportunity to brief the residents on the implementation of the party policies and what the new party manifesto promised in terms of health, education, water, infrastructure, livestock keeping and other sectors.
He told residents of Masumvwe ward in Mbogwe constituency, that the government would build a district hospital. He said the government was taking measures to improve health services to ensure that people do not have to walk long distances to access the basic service.
On water, Kikwete acknowledged it was a big problem in the district, but said the government was implementing various projects financed by the World Bank (WB) where ten villages in the new Mbogwe district will be supplied with water.
The candidate said further that the government will also source water from Lake Victoria to be distributed in the area.
On electricity, he said already 56bn/- had been set aside for the project being funded by the African Development Bank where 16 villages will access the service. He said all preparations were complete and that the government was now looking for a contractor.
Kikwete carried out campaigns in Bukombe, Masumvwe, Malampaka, Kahama township and Mhunze.
SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN
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