$Unique_ID{COW03658} $Pretitle{262} $Title{Tanzania Appendix B. Structure of The Revolutionary Party (Chama Cha Mapinduzi-CCM)} $Subtitle{} $Author{Eugene K. Keefe} $Affiliation{HQ, Department of the Army} $Subject{members district ccm chairman branch regional conference committee executive elected} $Date{1978} $Log{} Country: Tanzania Book: Tanzania, A Country Study Author: Eugene K. Keefe Affiliation: HQ, Department of the Army Date: 1978 Appendix B. Structure of The Revolutionary Party (Chama Cha Mapinduzi-CCM) National Level Leadership Chairman; Vice Chairman: Elected by National Conference for five-year term. Can be reelected. Removed by two-thirds vote of mainland and Zanzibar National Conference members. Chief Executive Secretary; two Deputy Chief Executive Secretaries: Appointed by chairman. Responsible to him and Central Committee for routine party administration. One deputy for mainland and one for Zanzibar, but jurisdiction of each covers entire country. Central Committee Chairman: Revolutionary Party (Chama Cha Mapinduzi-CCM) chairman. Membership: CCM chairman and vice chairman; thirty members nominated by National Executive Committee (NEC) from mainland and islands; up to ten members nominated by chairman. Standing subcommittees: Defense and Security, chaired by CCM chairman; Development Planning, chaired by CCM vice chairman; party activities, chairman appointed by president of republic from Central Committee members; Public Institutional Activity, chairman appointed by CCM chairman from among Central Committee members; Island Affairs, chaired by CCM vice chairman. Other Central Committee responsibilities: Political education programs; prepare NEC agenda; special fundraising authorization; review candidates for all leadership posts at all levels; appoint CCM secretaries and commissars; routine CCM administration under NEC direction. Meeting Frequency: Bimonthly. National Executive Committee (NEC) Chairman: CCM chairman. Membership: All Central Committee members; all regional chairmen and secretaries; all chairmen and secretaries of designated mass organizations; twenty members from mainland elected by National Conference; twenty from Zanzibar elected by Zanzibar Revolution Council (ZRC). Responsibilities: Chief executive organ of CCM; initiate, discuss, and decide on policy guidelines; CCM policy and supervise all defense and security activities and all development plans and activities; prepare National Conference agenda; monitor conduct and activities of CCM members, with power to dismiss members from leadership positions; elect thirty members from both mainland and Zanzibar to Central Committee; make final nominations of candidates to National Assembly; elect eight members of Board of Trustees from both mainland and Zanzibar; fill vacancies in own membership from National Conference members; designate mass organizations. Decisionmaking reached by consensus or by majority of members present and voting. Decisions on structure of government or division of responsibility between mainland and Zanzibar require approval of two-thirds of mainland and of Zanzibari delegates. Meeting Frequency: Semiannually. National Conference Chairman: CCM chairman. Membership: All members of NEC; all members of parliament (MPs); all members of ZRC; all district chairmen and secretaries; ten members elected from each district conference; members of East African Legislative Assembly (EALA); one member from each designated mass organization. Responsibilities: Supreme organ of CCM; formulate general policy and superintend implementation of all party activities; receive reports of NEC; confirm, repudiate, or revoke any decision of any organ or officer of CCM; amend Constitution. Standing Committees: All MPs-ensure implementation of CCM policies in all parliamentary activities; all ZRC members-ensure implementation of CCM policy in all activities carried out by ZRC. Quorum is two-thirds of all mainland members and of all Zanzibari members. Meeting frequency: Every five years. Regional Level Leadership Regional Chairman: Elected by Regional Conference; five-year term; has overall charge of CCM affairs in region. Regional Secretary: Appointed by CCM chairman; principal executive officer of CCM in region; convenes all meetings of CCM regional organs. Regional Working Committee Chairman: Regional chairman. Membership: Regional chairman and regional secretary; three members from each district elected by the Regional Conference to the Regional Executive Committee; members of the NEC who reside in region. Responsibilities: Routine administration of CCM affairs in region under Regional Executive Committee direction; recommend applicants for regional leadership posts; make final nominations for CCM leadership posts for branches in region. Meeting Frequency: Every two months. Regional Executive Committee Chairman: Regional chairman. Membership: All members of the Regional Working Committee; all district chairmen and secretaries; two members from each designated mass organization in the region; all ZRC members who reside in region; all MPs from the region; all members of the EALA who reside in the region. Responsibilities: Carry out decisions of national and regional councils; guide and supervise all regional defense, security and developmental activities; guide District Executive Committee in region; monitor conduct of party members and public institutions within region. Meeting frequency: Semiannually. Regional Conference Chairman: Regional chairman. Membership: All members of the Regional Executive Committee; ten members elected by each district; one member elected by each of the region's Branch Conference; three members elected by each of the region's designated mass organizations; ten members of the National Conference who represent each district in the region. Responsibilities: Supreme CCM organ at regional level; ensure that resolutions passed by National Conference are implemented in region; elect regional chairman and three members from each district to Regional Executive Committee. Meeting Frequency: Every thirty months. District Level Leadership District Chairman: Elected by District Conference; five-year term; overall charge of CCM affairs in district. District Secretary: Appointed by CCM chairman; chief executive officer of CCM in district; responsible to District Executive Committee for routine administration of CCM affairs; convene all meetings of CCM district organs. District Working Committee Chairman: District chairman. Membership: District chairman and district secretary; constituency MP for district; a ZRC member who resides in the district; ten members elected by the District Conference to the District Executive Council; members elected by the Regional Conference to represent the district in the Regional Executive Committee. Responsibilities: Responsible for district affairs of CCM under direction of District Executive Committee; decides on applications for CCM membership; recommends applicants for CCM leadership positions in district; nominates candidates for district development council. Meeting frequency: Every two months. District Executive Committee Chairman: District chairman. Membership: All members of District Working Committee; all Regional Executive Committee members who reside in district; all ZRC members who reside in district; ten members elected by District Conference; two members from each designated mass organization in district; all branch chairmen and secretaries in district; all EALA members who reside in district. Responsibilities: Carry out decisions and resolutions passed by District Conference, Regional Conference, and National Conference; implement CCM policy within district; guide and supervise all defense, security and development activities within district; guide Branch Executive Committee; monitor conduct of party members and public institutions within district. Meeting Frequency: Semiannually. District Conference Chairman: District chairman Membership: All District Executive Committee members; all Regional Conference members who reside in district; all MPs who reside in district; three members elected by each branch in district; three members from each designated mass organization in the district. Responsibilities: Supreme CCM organ at district level; ensure that National Conference and Regional Conference resolutions are implemented in district; elect district chairman, ten members to District Executive Committee, ten members to Regional Conference, and ten members to National Conference. Meeting Frequency: Every thirty months. Branch Level Kinds of Branches: Village-formed in villages; industrial-formed in places of work; ward-formed in residential towns. Minimum Size of Branch: Fifty CCM members. Leadership Branch Chairman: Elected by Branch Conference; five-year term; overall charge of CCM affairs in branch. Branch Secretary: Appointed by Central Committee; chief executive officer for CCM within branch; convenes meetings of all branch CCM organs. Branch Executive Committee Membership: Branch chairman and secretary; six members elected by Branch Conference; all members of District Conference in the branch; two members from each designated mass organization in branch. Responsibilities: Explain CCM politics and programs to branch members; strengthen CCM in branch area; guide and supervise all branch development activities; monitor activities of CCM members and public institutions; consider and recommend applicants for CCM membership; transmit CCM resolutions and guidelines to members and members' recommendations to higher organization. Meeting Frequency: Monthly. Branch Conference Chairman: Branch chairman Membership: All members of Branch Executive Committee; if a ward branch, all cell leaders; if a village or industrial branch, all branch members; three members from each designated mass organization in the branch. Responsibilities: Supreme CCM organ at branch level; issue directions for implementation of CCM activities in branch; elect branch chairman, three members to attend District Conference, six members of Branch Executive Committee, and one member to Regional Conference. Meeting Frequency: Annually, General Meeting Chairman: Branch chairman Membership: All branch members. Responsibilities: Discuss all matters relevant to area where branch is situated. Meeting frequency: Monthly. Cell Level Kinds of cells: Cells in residential areas, consisting of all CCM members residing in the ten households designated a cell; cells at places of work, where the number of CCM members does not exceed fifty cells at places of work, where the branch has so many members it can be divided into cells. Leadership Cell Leader: Explains to all citizens in jurisdiction all CCM and government decisions; cooperates with them to implement these decisions; knows all people residing in jurisdiction, including visitors; informs appropriate authorities of any suspicious characters or activities. Cell Responsibilities: Explain and defend CCM and government policies in area; maintain security. Meeting frequency: Monthly.