Procedural Trap: Governance, Trust, and the Unfinished Business of Tanzanian Democracy Essays on Politics, Justice, and the Crisis of Accountability in Post-2025 Tanzania

What happens when democratic procedures become substitutes for democratic substance?In the aftermath of Tanzania's contested 2025 elections, a pattern has emerged across the country's political and institutional landscape: formal processes increasingly function as barriers to accountability rather than pathways to justice. The Procedural Trap offers a critical examination of this phenomenon throug...