Policemen at the entrance gate of the Mwinyiheri mosque in Dar es Salaam in April 1993.

Secular politics blended with Christian religious symbolism. Tanzania Mainland’s CCM Vice Chairman, Hon. John Malecela, a Christian, proudly baptises Mr. Issa Juma, a Muslim into the current ruling political party by pouring water over his head at Manzese on 6 May, 1999.