NEC WELCOMES CSOs, INSTITUTIONS TO OBSERVE BY-ELECTIONS

Tarehe ya kuwekwa: February 20th, 2024

By Alex Nelson Malanga

Information Officer…Mbinga TC

Mbinga.  The National Electoral Commission (NEC) has welcomed applications from Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and other institutions wishing to observe the upcoming council by-elections in 23 Wards including Mbinga Town Council’s Utiri.

By-elections in all those Mainland Tanzania’s wards are set to be held on March 20, 2024, according to NEC’s Public Notice availed to information stakeholders over the weekend.

The public notice that was signed by the NEC director of elections Mr. Kailima, R.K went further to say that the application window that was opened on February 15, 2024, will be closed by the end of today (February 20).

The applications should be sent to https://oms.nec.go.tz and be attached with the Postal and physical addresses of the given CSO and or institution.

“Applicants should not forget to indicate a ward they wish to observe the by-election as well as number of officials to be deployed for the purpose,” asserted Mr. Kailima, R.K.

“Applicants also need to indicate names of their leaders as they appear in the registration documents.”