TANZANIA, Aug. 21 -- FELLOW Tanzanians, it is time to start preparing physiologically that the General Elections will be on 29th October! Yes, the date is set, the stage is almost ready and this is your time. No campaign promise is bigger than your vote. So, let us turn out en masse, not just to take selfies at the polling station, but to shape the future of this nation.

Now, before you bring your entire family tree to the campaign grounds, let us talk logistics and leave the kids at home. We get it. Political rallies can feel like mini-festivals, there will be music, speeches dancing and whistles blowing, but let us not mistake campaign season for a funfair. Children should be home eating, doing homework or at the very least, watching c...