As the presidential candidate of the National Reconstruction Alliance (NRA), Mr Almas represents both continuity and change, a blend of youthful energy and long-tested political commitment. Drawn to their vision of nationalism above party loyalties, he joined the NRA, a decision that would set the course for his future. By 2009, still a young man in his mid-twenties, Almas was already serving as the party’s National Director of Youth. He believes this will protect Tanzania from policy disruptions and ensure continuity in long-term projects, especially in infrastructure, education and industrialisation. He argues that the NRA is determined to rebuild Tanzania from a mindset shaped by partisanship to one shaped by national identity.