Tanzania Case Law

stephen lemomo kiruswa vs onesmo koimerek nangole others 2016 tzhc 2 29 june 2016

Court

TZHC

The court found that while some campaign utterances amounted to ordinary political mudslinging and did not violate section 108(2)(a), there were fundamental irregularities in the tallying process, including chaos instigated by the 1st respondent, exclusion of candidates and agents from the tallying room, irregular posting of results, and use of questionable forms. These irregularities, taken together, went to the root of the election and fundamentally affected the result, warranting nullification of the election.

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• Parliamentary election
• Election irregularities
• Nullification of election
• Electoral code of conduct
• Burden of proof in election petitions

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20160527 TZHC Mwanza

Court

TZHC

The High Court allowed an election appeal, set aside the magistrate’s nullification, and confirmed the Kwimba Street 2014 election results.

• Election irregularities
• Nullification of election
• Voter eligibility
• Burden of proof in election petitions
• Election-irregularities
• Election-petitions

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musa hamisi mkanga and 2 others vs godbless jonathan lema and another 2012 tzhc 64 5 april 2012

Court

TZHC

Election petition partly succeeded after the High Court found gender-based and defamatory campaign statements proved and voided the MP election.

• Nullification of election
• Locus standi in election petitions
• Gender discrimination in campaigns
• Defamation in election campaigns
• Burden of proof in election petitions
• Election-petitions

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