Conditions for Membership

Any citizen of Tanzania who has attained the age of 18 years may, if he or she accepts the creed, objectives and aims of Chama Cha Mapinduzi, become a member of CCM.

A person admitted into CCM or who continues to be a member thereof, shall satisfy the
following criteria:

• Respects others.

• Endeavours to understand, propagate, defend and implement CCM ideology and
  policies.

• Believes that work is a measure of human dignity and actively puts that belief into
  practice.

• Cooperates with others.

• Is always in the forefront in the discharge of public affairs, in accordance with CCM
  Guidelines.

• By his words and deeds, is constantly of exemplary conduct; is trustworthy and is neither a drunkard nor a loiterer.

• Is either a peasant or a worker or is engaged in any other lawful self-reliance activity.

A person who wishes to become a member, shall fill in an application form and submit it to the Branch Secretary within his or her residential area.

The Political Committee of the Branch Executive Committee shall consider the application and
make the final decision.

CCM shall have a training programme for its members on the beliefs, aims and objectives of
CCM policy in general.

A person who wishes to become a member is obliged to do the following:

• Pay a membership admission fee.

• Pay monthly membership fees but may, if he or she so wishes, pay at once membership fee for the whole year.

• Pay any contributions as may be decided.

Rates for membership admission, monthly subscriptions and other contributions shall be
prescribed by the National Executive Committee.

Membership shall cease upon:

1. Resignation.

2. Termination in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution.

3. Expulsion in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution.

4. Failure to fulfil membership conditions.

5. Joining any other political party.

A member whose membership ceases for any reason, shall not be refunded the admission fee, membership subscription or any other fee he or she may have paid.

Where a member who has been terminated or expelled wishes to rejoin CCM, he or she shall have to reapply and submit his or her application to the District Executive Committee or the party organ which terminated or expelled him or her.

Where a member who has resigned wishes to rejoin CCM, he or she shall have to reapply in
keeping with the membership application procedure laid down in the CCM Constitution.

Every member shall be entitled to enjoy the following rights:

• The right to participate in all CCM activities in line with the prescribed procedure.

• The right to attend and express views at CCM meetings in which he or she is entitled to participate in accordance with the Constitution.

• The right to be elected as CCM leader and the right to elect his or her party leaders in
  accordance with the CCM Constitution, guidelines and procedures.

• The right to appear and defend himself or herself before the relevant CCM organs in relation to any charges brought against him or her, and the right to appeal to higher CCM organs, if any, where he or she is aggrieved by the verdict given.

• The right to have access to any CCM leader subject to complying with laid-down procedures.

Every member shall have the following obligations:

• To know that Chama cha Mapinduzi has strength and capability which stem from the unity of its members, CCM’s correct ideological line and its acceptability by the masses. Therefore to defend and enhance these qualities is the foremost obligation of every member.

• To serve his or her country and all the people by discharging his or her responsibilities without fear, ill-will or favour for his or her own self, friends or relatives.

• To devote himself or herself to the elimination of poverty, ignorance, disease and injustice, and generally to actively cooperate with others in building our nation.

• To remain at all times a truthful, trustworthy and loyal citizen of Tanzania.

• To bear complete faith in and actively put into practice CCM’s policy of socialism and
  self-reliance.

• To endeavour constantly to acquire more education to the best of his/her ability and to put the education so acquired to the service of all.

• To exercise self- criticism and to accept to be criticised so as to have correct orientation of CCM policy.

• To pay membership subscriptions promptly and never to be in arrears.

• To attend CCM meetings which he or she is entitled to attend.

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