Tanzania, May 28 -- Dar es Salaam. The High Court at Dar es Salaam Sub-Registry has dismissed a civil case challenging the alleged unequal distribution of resources within the opposition party Chadema between Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar.

The case, numbered 8323 of 2025, was filed by former party Vice Chairman, Mr Said Issa Mohamed, together with Zanzibar representatives on the party's Board of Trustees, Mr Ahmed Rashid Khamis and the late Ms Maulida Anna Komu.

Delivering a ruling on Thursday, May 28, 2026, High Court Judge David Ngunyale struck out the case after finding the statement of claim contained legal defects.

The court held that the pleadings failed to clearly indicate when the alleged violations in resource distribution be...