KILIMANJARO: IN an effort to equip varied teams throughout the group with voter schooling, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has begun offering the coaching to the Officers Commanding District (OCDs) throughout the nation.

The coaching goals to allow them to know their roles in electoral actions forward of subsequent yr’s normal election, the place eligible Tanzanians will select the President, Members of Parliament and Ward Councilors.

Currently, the nation is getting ready for Local Government Election which shall be held on November 27 this yr.

Speaking after the coaching which centered on varied legal guidelines and laws governing the fee, INEC Director of Election, Mr Ramadhani Kailima, stated that the schooling given to cops on the district-level will assist to keep away from frictions between them and political events. The coaching was held on the Police Training School in Moshi, Kilimanjaro Region.

“Essentially, these officers are the law enforcers at the district level from the Police Force. Therefore, we have briefed them on laws governing the commission such as election of the President, Members of Parliament and Councilors, to enable them to interpret the laws effectively and manage their duties without causing disputes between political parties and the general public,” stated Mr Kailima.

Mr Kailima famous that the cops now perceive their duties and what political events are required to do throughout this era, because the fee continues its train of updating the Permanent Voter Register throughout the nation.

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Furthermore, he famous that the fee will meet once more with the Police Force because the nation heads to the General Election in 2025 to offer clarification on varied points associated to the train to make sure that the election stays peaceable, free and honest and that stability is maintained after election.

The Commissioner for Operations and Training of the Police Force, CP Awadhi Juma Haji, stated that the aim of the coaching is to organize the Police Force for the electoral course of, emphasizing their function as legislation enforcers and protectors of residents and their property always.

CP Awadhi stated that the fee has educated them on the function of the police in electoral actions, legal guidelines and varied laws because the fee continues with updating on the Permanent Voter’s Register with the goal of guaranteeing that ongoing actions throughout the nation are carried out in a safe atmosphere.

The four-day coaching for District Police Commissioners, which started on November 4, 2024, was conclude yesterday, masking varied subjects associated to elections and the involvement of the police pressure.