| People's Liberation Party | |
| Abbreviation: | CHAUMMA |
| Chairman: | Hashim Rungwe Spunda (2014—present) |
| Secretary General: | Ali Omary Juma |
| Founder: | Hashim Rungwe Spunda |
| Founded: | 2013 |
| Symbol: | A raised fist over a red, black, and yellow flag similar in design to Tanzania's flag |
| Country: | Tanzania |
Chama cha Ukombozi wa Umma (CHAUMMA) is a political party in Tanzania.[1] Hashim Spunda Rungwe, chairman of CHAUMMA since 2014, was the first politician in the party's history to run for president when he stood in the 2015 Tanzanian general election.[2] Many CHAUMMA members were previously aligned with NCCR-Mageuzi, including Rungwe, who unsuccessfully contested for president as the NCCR-Mageuzi candidate in the 2010 Tanzanian general election.[3] Rungwe states that CHAUMMA's participation in elections depends on whether the dominant political party, CCM, allows an even playing field for opposition parties.[4] The party's main objectives are increasing happiness, decreasing unemployment, and revitalizing the economy.
Hashim Rungwe was selected as CHAUMMA's first-ever presidential candidate during the 2015 general election instead of General Secretary Ally Omary Juma and another party member.[5] [2] Some of the main policies Rungwe wanted to focus on were government accountability, national unity, and better support for the impoverished.[2] If elected, he would specifically revive Mwanza's struggling economy by returning failing private companies to public ownership.[6] He believed that the government was responsible for ensuring the quality of infrastructure and the financial success of its citizens, and that revitalization of the cotton-growing industry would decrease poverty and unemployment rates.[6] [7] A longer-term plan is to provide free education to all Tanzanians from nursery school to university and that the country's eventual wealth in resources would make it possible.[6]
Along with candidates from a number of other opposition parties, 250 CHAUMMA candidates withdrew from the civic election following claims of nomination irregularities.[8]
Rungwe represented CHAUMMA in the 2020 Tanzanian general election.[9] [10] His priority in this election was eliminating hunger, particularly through the creation of children's food programs.[11] [12] He promised anyone attending one of his rallies would be given a meal of chicken and rice but was quickly issued a warning from the Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau stating this would be akin to bribery.[11] [13] Rungwe also showed interest in building a canal between Dar es Salaam and Dodoma to ease goods transportation and in replacing expensive government vehicles with more cost-effective alternates.[14] [11]