Groups of young people have been calling for nationwide protests today, mostly through social media, to register their disagreement with President Samia Suluhu's rule.
BBC reports that the situation remains calm and cities largely deserted, with no gatherings of youths intending to protest being seen so far.
In Dar es Salaam businesses have remained closed, probably to protect themselves from the scenes witnessed on October 29, where protesters looted and destroyed such installations.
Among those closed are petrol stations, a number of which were burnt by angry demonstrators in the previous protests across the country.
The government has also been seen to follow the same route, choosing to close down it's buildings, as it tries to prevent a repeat of the October 29 scenes, where 756 of it's offices were burnt nationwide.
According to preliminary figures released by the government, the protests also damaged 27 bus rapid transit stations and set 6 buses on fire.
273 private homes were reportedly vandalized or razed by the youth, 159 police stations were attacked, and 672 private gas stations were vandalized.
Calm has also been reported this morning in the cities of Arusha, Mbeya and Moshi, which were among the main areas of unrest in October.
It is, however, worth noting that the previous protests did not begin early in the morning, and only erupted at 11a.m in Kimara, Dar es Salaam before quickly spreading.
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