Intelligence Insights: Is There a 'Deep State' in Tanzania?

A "deep state" typically refers to a secretive, unelected group of elites who influence a country’s political decisions, often in defiance of democratic institutions. In Tanzania, the alleged deep state is believed to have originated with the formation of a political syndicate known as Mtandao in the 1980s. [REDACTED[ and [REDACTED] reportedly initiated this network after they were blocked from pursuing the presidency by the Father of the Nation, Julius Nyerere.