See also previous posts collecting coverage from Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, and with my own thoughts on the story.
Thursday 28th November
Front pages, via millardayo.com:
Newspaper articles:
coming shortly …
Wednesday 27th November
Front pages, via millardayo.com
Newspaper articles:
Mwananchi: Chadema yasema Zitto aliponzwa na waraka tu
The Citizen: Twists and turns in Zitto saga as Chadema cries foul (a good summary)
UPDATE: Chadema inaimarika au kujiua kwa uamuzi huu? (Mwananchi); Will titans’ battle season Chadema or tear it apart? and When will the opposition be apt to lead us? (The Citizen)
The Guardian: Chadema gives ex-leaders official letters of dismissal
Nipashe: Mashitaka ya Zitto, Kitila ni 11 and Mrithi wa Zitto sasa Juni 2014
Daily News: Zitto, Mkumbo served with dismissal letters
Habari Leo: Akina Zitto sawa na akina Wangwe
Tanzania Daima: Zitto akimbilia Polisi
Mtanzania / RAI: Chadema watafuta suluhu
Majira: Zitto kujibu mashtaka 11
Some thoughts:
Interesting to note that Nipashe and Majira, both usually reasonably reliable papers, mention 11 charges against Zitto, while Mwananchi says the issue is only about one thing – the famous document. These different interpretations are based on the same press conference, held yesterday by Tundu Lissu and John Mnyika of Chadema (video).
More interesting still, Tanzania Daima and Mtanzania/RAI claim some interesting new developments in their articles (and headlines).
Daima reports on Zitto opening a case with the police against Chadema regional secretary for Dar es Salaam, Henry Kileo, relating to another document (presumably the one that circulated a couple of weeks ago bearing serious allegations against Zitto):
“Habari za kuaminika zimedai kuwa Zitto ambaye hivi karibuni alivuliwa cheo chake cha unaibu katibu mkuu wa CHADEMA, inadaiwa amefungua mashitaka polisi akimtuhumu Katibu wa CHADEMA Mkoa wa Dar es Salaam, Henry Kileo kwa madai ya kusambaza waraka katika mitandao ya kijamii.”
“Akithibitisha tukio hilo, wakili wa Kileo, Peter Kibatara, alisema kuwa mteja wake amemriwa kufika makao makuu ya Jeshi la Polisi leo Jumatano saa nane mchana na kuonana na mmoja wa maofisa wa juu wa jeshi hilo, aliyetajwa kwa jina moja tu la Mbutta, kufuatia mashitaka yaliyofunguliwa na Zitto dhidi yake.”
Mtanzania’s “scoop” goes in a very different direction, suggesting a search for a compromise has begun:
“UAMUZI wa Kamati Kuu ya Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Chadema), kumvua madaraka, Zitto Kabwe unadaiwa kuanza kukitesa chama hicho na kwamba sasa uongozi wa juu umeamua kusaka suluhu ya jambo hilo.”
“Taarifa ambazo RAI Jumatano imezinasa kutoka Kinondoni, jijini Dar es Salaam yalipo Makao Makuu ya Ofisi za Chadema, zinaeleza kuwa, tayari baadhi ya viongozi wamekubali kuketi meza moja ya mazungumzo na Zitto baada ya kupewa ushauri na watu mbalimbali wakiwamo wasomi wakubwa wanaoheshimika ndani ya chama hicho.”
If true, this is the most interesting development in today’s coverage. But since it appears to contradict the tough stance being taken by Chadema leadership, as reported in most of the other papers, it seems unlikely.
The blogosphere has some interesting analysis again today:
Maggid Mjengwa: Uchambuzi wa habari: Siku za Zitto Chadema zinahesabika and Neno fupi la leo: Tumekuwa manabii wa ‘siku za mwisho za upinzani’
Millardayo.com: Status 9 zilizoandikwa fB na Peter Msigwa na Joseph Mbilinyi kuhusu kinachoendelea CHADEMA
Chambi Chachage (Udadisi): Waraka wa mkakati wa mabadiliko – feki au origino?
Omarilyas: Kuhusu Hekaya ya wahafidhina wa CHADEMA dhidi ya ZItto and Zitto na suala la uwazi katika ruzuku za vyama
Finally, just one cartoon today, from The Citizen:
Clinging to power? Hold on to your seats? He is the chair-man, after all.
Seems like someone agrees with my conclusion that I would not like to be Freeman Mbowe right now.
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