"I think it is mass generalisation to say there are anti-Christian sentiments by Muslims in Zanzibar, as you know, Christianity in Eastern and Central Africa started in Zanzibar. The first Christian Churches - Anglican and Catholic were built in Zanzibar in the 1870s. Since then Christians and Muslims have been living in peace, side by side."

"We're very poor because the sports ministry has not done enough. If elected, I will sit down with the federation and come up with plans that will turn our country into a football superpower."

"The election is not a tsunami where you need the help of an army to rescue people."

"For President Mkapa to use that jet to go to Addis Ababa to the African Commission meeting... to tell Mr Blair, 'Please give us more money so that we can fight poverty in Tanzania,' it's a real shame."

"Despite the massive attempts of rigging, our returns indicate our presidential candidate has won with a very small margin."

"The fact that we have been forgiven our debts does not mean that our president has to use the donkey as a means of travel. Does this also mean we can't buy clothes and therefore walk naked?"

"If the people of Zanzibar have been robbed of their choice, we will not accept it."