He made the call here when addressing Tanzanian journalists touring the country. “There is also need for Tanzanian politicians to accept election results once they are defeated,” he said, adding that the majority of politicians have tendencies of not wanting to be out of government leadership even once they have been defeated in elections.
He said as Tanzanians heading towards the general election, politicians should set their mindset be ready to accept the results and drop out if defeated.
“It’s obvious that Politicians have no tendencies of accepting the results once defeated, but it is good they exercise the humility and drop out,” he said.He said those who will be defeated in the coming elections should use their time when out of the government leadership in order to learn on what the people want from them (politicians), in order to be in a better position to contest for leadership positions.
On the other hand, the mayor asked the government to consider embarking on online voting to enable citizens vote easily. He said voting online will enable the citizens save time, strengthen democracy and give them an opportunity to chose the right leaders.
“With us here, if someone have to go to vote, he or she takes 15 minutes to reach the voting centre, but since the majority have mobile phones it becomes easier to use the them rather than wasting time to reach the voting centres,” he said.
The Founder of Estonia Technology Centre, Mr Indrek Vimberg, said that his country embarked on online voting nine years ago and the state has gained a lot of benefits, including the democracy building, among others.
According to Mr Vimberg, 64 per cent of the voters voted through online in the last general election held in March, this year. He said 98 per cent of public services is accessed through electronic system. Some of the services include health, school fees, banking, policy and others.
/Daily News
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