Regime change and Crisis Management in Tanzania: A Comparative Study on Managing COVID-19 Pandemic in Dar es Salaam.

Kakozi, Lubunga (2023) Regime change and Crisis Management in Tanzania: A Comparative Study on Managing COVID-19 Pandemic in Dar es Salaam. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The first quarter of the 21st century has witnessed a number of crises, from terrorism to forced migration, and increased digitalisation to epidemics and pandemics. How will a government manage to effectively control such threats for a sanito-economic and socio-political well-being of its population? This study assessed the ability of democratic governance to control crises; the aim being to determine effective measures to be taken in the fight against such crises like COVID-19 pandemic. Using a comparative analysis, this study scrutinized measures adopted by both, the fifth and sixth Tanzania regimes in the fight against SARS-CoV-2 infections and deaths in Dar es Salaam. A total of 370 respondents from Ilala, Kinondoni, and Ubungo municipalities participated in this study. Also, literature survey and documentary analysis were carried out in order to get informed assumptions and people’s preferences. The research found a correlation between tough measures and effective curbing of COVID-19 pandemic. Further studies are needed to establish a causal relationship between exceptionally tough measures and population safety and well�being in critical situations. Keywords: Democratic governance, COVID-19 Pandemic, Tough measures,Population safety

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