Former Prime Minister, Judge Warioba says recent Tanzanian General Elections have been a sham
The veteran statesman one of the few patriotic and fearless senior citizens, also revealed that he had faced pressure from unnamed authorities over some of his public remarks and appearances.
Black News 
The former Prime Minister of Tanzania, Joseph Sinde Warioba has stated that all the recent General Elections in the country have been a sham.
Justice Warioba, who is also a retired Judge, pointed out that nobody voted in the October 2025 polls and that the results were concocted by the National Electoral Commission (NEC), which gave one of the presidential contestants, Samia Suluhu Hassan a 98 percent victory.
“Suffice to say that, it was essentially the Electoral Commission which voted in the General Elections,” maintained Warioba during his exclusive interview with one of the respected veteran journalists, Jenerali Ulimwengu.
In the program aired live by a leading online media outlet, ‘The Chanzo,’ Joseph Warioba and Jenerali Ulimwengu’s interview took place under the coordination of Khalfan Said, another well respected journalist in Tanzania.
Retired Chief Justice Joseph Warioba says the 2025 General Election damaged Tanzania’s reputation, arguing that many people no longer viewed the polls as free and fair or even relevant for that matter.
“And few, if any people bother to vote nowadays,” he pointed out.
Judge Warioba questioned the credibility of the election results and the alleged turnout figures announced by the NEC after the controversial and disputed voting exercise.
“Our national image has gone down because many people know the election was a sham,” Warioba said, adding the fact that thousands were brutally killed during and after the October 29 polls, Tanzania’s has totally lost face internationally.
The veteran statesman one of the few patriotic and fearless senior citizens, also revealed that he had faced pressure from unnamed authorities over some of his public remarks and appearances.
“I have been receiving threats, including being ordered to switch off my phone, which I refused,” said Judge Warioba, when answering Jenerali Ulimwengu’s question who wanted to know how safe the former Premier felt.
“There were times when unknown people would even call and try to stop me from attending functions, meetings and making appearances at public functions,” Warioba revealed.
His interview comes at the time when there are heated debates in Tanzania following the release of the Judge Omar Chande Commission of inquiry report which allegedly probed the violence and unrest linked to the October 2025 General Election.
Majority of Tanzanians have criticized the report saying it was biased and meant to whitewash the horrid killings of October 2025.
Justice Warioba has also expressed dissatisfaction with the commission, especially their decision to keep the report under wraps, refusing public access to it.
