January Makamba also wants the nomination although both men will need power and access to rents within the party and in government...
The account was used to link Kabwe to CCM MPs Nape Nnauye and January Makamba...
To prevent further eruptions of bitterness from the Lowassa camp retired presidents Ali Hassan Mwinyi Benjamin Mkapa and Zanzibar's Amani Abeid Karume intervened prompting the NEC to remove both Membe and Deputy Communications Minister January Makamba reducing the shortlist to the final three (AC Vol 52 No 13 The battle to succeed Kikwete and Vol 56 No 1 CCM faces apathy)...
Lowassa's determination to obtain the top job has been clear for over a year although rising star January Makamba may have a chance if the party grandees want youth on their side (AC Vol 52 No 9 New brooms old handles)...
In April the Chairperson of the Energy and Minerals Parliamentary Select Committee January Makamba accused Pan African Energy and Songas of conducting a ‘dirty campaign’ against a proposed pipeline from Mtwara to Tanga for the Mnazi Bay gas...
Prior to Sospeter Muhongo’s appointment the conventional wisdom in Dodoma was that an ambitious young Chama cha Mapinduzi member of parliament January Makamba would get outgoing Energy and Minerals Minister William Ngeleja’s job...
Rising political stars such as Zitto Kabwe of the opposition party Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Chadema) and January Makamba of the CCM seeking to appeal to the young called recently for the removal of the age limit for presidential candidates...
January Makamba a young CCM MP Chairman of that select committee and son of recently ousted party Secretary General Yusuf Makamba is accused of leaking Jairo’s letter to Parliament which he denied...
Mukama is a close ally of outgoing Secretary General Makamba and his son January Makamba who is also close to Aziz...
Right now he seems to have taken over as advisor to his father a role that January Makamba recently held...
Two politicians hope for political success through staking out development in the energy sector as their territory: Kabwe of the opposition Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo and CCM’s newly elected MP January Makamba...
While Zitto Kabwe and January Makamba are putting energy at the top of their political agendas more important in coming years will be whether Edward Lowassa wins 2015’s presidential election...
