Tanzania’s ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) has expelled former Vice President Dr Emmanuel John Nchimbi from the party, one day after he announced his resignation from the vice presidency and his retirement from politics and public service.
The decision was reached on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at a meeting of CCM’s National Executive Committee chaired by the party’s national chairperson, President Samia Suluhu Hassan.
CCM Secretary-General Dr Asha-Rose Migiro announced the decision after the meeting, saying the party had considered a disciplinary and ethics matter involving Nchimbi and reviewed the information presented to its leadership.
Migiro said the review concluded that Nchimbi had violated CCM’s constitution and party rules, leading to the decision to terminate his membership.
“The Central Committee discussed the disciplinary and ethics matter involving Emmanuel Nchimbi, and after considering all the information available, it was established that the CCM Constitution and its rules had been violated, and therefore Nchimbi has been expelled from membership,” Migiro said.
She announced the decision to journalists in Dar es Salaam.
The expulsion follows Nchimbi’s announcement on Tuesday, August 25, that he intended to step down as Vice President and retire from political and public service.
President Samia subsequently accepted his request to leave office, with the resignation due to take effect on September 4, 2026.
Nchimbi’s loss of CCM membership therefore comes before the effective date of his departure from the vice presidency, adding a party disciplinary decision to the leadership transition already set in motion by his resignation.
His resignation remains scheduled to take effect on September 4, after which the process of filling the vice-presidential vacancy will proceed in accordance with the applicable constitutional arrangements.
