The dawn of Tanzania fifth regime under President John Pombe Magufuli filled with hopeful signs of leading Tanzanians from poverty and inequality also got it's negative side.

Late in January 2016 the Minister of Information, Culture, Arts and Arts Mr Nape Nnauye, announced the the state-owned Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) would stop live coverage of the House debates, on his explanation Mr. Nnauye TBC would instead record the debates and air them during special programs at 10pm.

This is the second time the Tanzanian government has attempted to stop live coverage of Parliament debates. The government unsuccessfully proposed in 2014 that the live coverage of the debates should be banned but later to be successful upon the crowning of the fifth term government 2016.

Stopping live coverage of debates in Parliament explains the government’s fear to respond to motions to be tabled by the Opposition in the House, the intention of the move is to suppress press freedom and weaken Parliament.

Political analysts say the government’s successful attempt to stop live coverage of the Bunge debates this time is the Executive’s plan to suppress the Opposition and to protect the President in the House.