Dar es Salaam. The return of former Chadema senior figures, Joseph Selasini and Peter Msigwa, to the opposition party has triggered fresh debate among political analysts, with some describing the developments as a sign that the party has survived a political test many believed would weaken it permanently.
The two politicians separately announced their return to Chadema on May 22 and 23, 2026, after previously leaving the party during periods marked by internal disagreements and wider uncertainty over the party’s political direction.
Mr Selasini, who before his return served as Deputy Chairman of NCCR-Mageuzi (Mainland Tanzania), announced his comeback during Chadema’s public rally in Arusha, where he described his earlier decision to leave the party in 2020 as a ‘political accident’.
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