Tanzania, April 15 -- Dar es Salaam. The Court of Appeal has set aside a High Court order that barred opposition party Chadema from engaging in political activities.

The decision, which restores the party's right to operate, was delivered on April 15, 2026, by a three-judge panel comprising Augustine Mwarija, Issa Maige and Abraham Mwampashi.

The ruling arose from review proceedings initiated by the Court of Appeal in relation to a dispute over the alleged unequal distribution of the party's resources between mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar.

The substantive case was filed at the High Court in Dar es Salaam by Chadema's former deputy chairman, Said Issa Mohamed, alongside two members of the party's Board of Trustees from Zanzibar, Ahmed ...