7th december 2023
The Electoral Commission (EC) sets Tuesday, December 19, 2023 as the date for the 2023 District Level Elections (DLEs). As a result the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) office engaged in shop to shop, online community radio, Opinion Radio, Memre Nie radio and mobile van announcements were held in all the 12 electoral areas at Nungua to quicken the interest of the public to involve themselves in Assembly Elections.
District Level Elections present the most practicable opportunity for citizens to participate actively in selecting their local representatives to the various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies to contribute to local government decision making. It has rather gained notoriety for apathy and disinterest. Consistently, the turnout figures have been fluctuating most of the time producing less than half of the turnout in the presidential and parliamentary elections. The exercise was intended to whip up all-inclusive democratic governance. A good number people were sensitized. The sensitization began in September, 2023 and ended in December, 2023.