Aikande Clement Kwayu

Aikande Clement Kwayu is an analyst of Tanzanian politics, with publications in Party Politics and Commonwealth and Comparative Politics.
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July 2025, Volume 36, Issue 3

Tanzania’s Autocratic Reform-Washing

President Samia Suluhu Hassan came into office promising democratic reforms. Four years later, it is clear she is more of a performer than a reformer. Far from delivering on her promises to unwind Tanzania’s authoritarian machinery, she is relying on the repressive tools we know so well.