The former deputy chairman of the Zanzibar branch, Said Issa Mohamed, was expelled from the opposition Chadema party. The reason was his appeal to the court, which was considered a violation of the constitution, rules and guidelines of the party. The decision was made by the Executive Committee of the Pemba zone of the Chadema party during an emergency meeting held in Chak-Chak, chaired by the head of the zone Omar Nassor.
Secretary Abdullah Hassan, in an official statement released in June 2026, said that the meeting had been called to consider disciplinary claims against Mohamed and to check his behavior for compliance with party standards. The Committee, after examining the data provided, concluded that Mohamed violated the Constitution and the rules of Chadema, and unanimously decided to expel him from June 6, 2026. «After studying and discussing the report, the committee concluded that Said Issa Mohamed violated the party's charter and principles. On this basis, the Executive Committee of the Pemba zone decided to expel him from the party from Saturday, June 6, 2026», Hassan said in a statement.
From this date, Mohamed loses the status of a member, leader and official of the Chadema party at all levels of its structure. This decision is related to civil lawsuit No. 8323 for 2025, which Mohamed filed together with the Zanzibar delegates of the Board of Trustees of the movement, Ahmed Rashid Khamis and the late Mawlida Anna Komou. The defendants in the case were the Secretary General of the organization and the Board of Trustees of Chadema itself, as the plaintiffs accused them of an uneven distribution of party assets and funds between the mainland of Tanzania and Zanzibar.
Court documents show that the plaintiffs claimed discrimination in budgetary provision: Zanzibar party members received less funding and technical assistance compared to mainland ones, which violated the principle of equality in the party. However, on May 28, 2026, the Dar es Salaam High Court dismissed the case, finding serious procedural and legal flaws in the claim. Judge David Ngunyale noted that the plaintiffs did not provide information on the chronology of the alleged violations, which is why the court could not clearly define the subject of the proceedings.
The court ruled that civil lawsuits must contain a clear statement of key facts, including the time frame of the alleged offenses, and therefore dismissed the lawsuit without considering its essence. Before the case was closed, Chadema had already appealed to the Court of Appeal, which allowed the party to resume its political activities on April 15, 2026. The party stated that the trial had seriously hampered its work, preventing it from holding political events for 309 days while the case was being considered in the courts. The meeting in Pemba was attended by John Heche, Vice Chairman of Chadema on the mainland, and John Mnjika, Secretary General. Chadema stressed that any statements, actions or actions taken by Mohamed after his expulsion will be his personal responsibility and will not represent the party in any capacity.
