Clarence Kipobota

Outreach Services Coordinator
Legal and Human Rights Center
Focus Area(s)
Elections
Interviewers
Varanya Chaubey
Country of Reform
Tanzania
Town/City
Dar es Salaam
Place (Building/Street)
Legal and Human Rights Center
Country
Tanzania, United Republic of
Date of Interview
Monday, November 24, 2008
Abstract

Clarence Kipobota draws on his experience working on pre- and post-election issues at the Legal and Human Rights Center to address various aspects of Tanzania’s electoral process.  He highlights problems with the independence of the Electoral Committee, updating the permanent voter registry, ensuring the enfranchisement of marginalized groups and combating voter fraud.  He also details how the center and its partners were pushing for reform, and he discusses the voter-education activities they were leading.

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Profile

Clarence Kipobota joined the Legal and Human Rights Center in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, after graduating from law school in 2003.  At the time of this interview, he held the position of outreach services coordinator, working to coordinate nine different programs focusing on mass education, human rights monitoring, gender, legal aid, public engagement, election watch, Parliament watch, justice watch and government watch.  He was involved in the pre- and post-election activities of the center.

Keywords
new technology
gender
decentralization
party financing
Tanzania
voter fraud
vote counting
results declaration
media relations
rural voter registration
Voter Registration
enfranchising marginalized groups
voter education
monitoring
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