Tanzania election Stories

Tanzania to 'review and verify' CNN claims of mass graves, shootings
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 21, 2025

According to CNN, its investigation found that police and armed men shot at groups of protesters in the wake of President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s re-ele...

Kenyans and Tanzanians unite across borders in new era of civic and democratic activism
DW News  |  Nov 20, 2025

East African activists are breaking borders to challenge repression, amplify suppressed voices, and redefine democracy across the region.

Tanzania President Samia launches inquiry into alleged paid participation in election unrest
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 20, 2025

President Samia said the investigation would examine the causes of the unrest, the involvement of political parties, and the role of both local and fo...

Two Kenyans still held in Tanzania, one confirmed death after election unrest - Mudavadi
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 19, 2025

The CS said efforts to trace Kenyan teacher John Ogutu’s body in Tanzanian hospitals and mortuaries have not yielded results.

CHADEMA rejects President Samia’s inquiry into Tanzania election unrest, demands international probe
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 19, 2025

CHADEMA said Samia lacks political, legal and moral legitimacy to convene a body tasked with investigating actions it claims were orchestrated by her...

President Samia warns disputed election tainted Tanzania’s reputation, urges local resource mobilisation
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 19, 2025

President Samia Suluhu Hassan cautioned that this could undermine the government’s ability to obtain external financing as easily as it had during the...

Tanzania’s CHADEMA and human rights observers accuse police of mass unlawful detentions
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 18, 2025

CHADEMA is demanding that all unlawfully detained citizens, members, and leaders be released immediately and unconditionally.

Commonwealth taps ex-Malawi President Chakwera to mediate Tanzania’s political tensions
Mwangi Maina  |  Nov 17, 2025

During his visit, Chakwera is expected to meet government officials, opposition figures, civil society leaders, religious authorities, and internation...

Samia unveils new Tanzanian Cabinet as she seeks to boost governance and development
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Nov 17, 2025

The changes, announced in a televised address from State House in Chamwino on Monday, reflect Samia's commitment to stronger governance, youth empower...

US senators call for review of Washington’s ties with Tanzania after deadly polls
Mary Wambui  |  Nov 15, 2025

The senators described the October 29 elections as a sham, citing vote manipulation, abductions, and state-sponsored suppression.

Tanzania's President Samia orders probe into post-election violence, directs DPP to drop charges against arrested youths
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 14, 2025

Addressing the 13th Parliament on November 14, 2025, President Samia expressed deep sorrow over the loss of life and disruption caused by the unrest....

Tanzanian parliament approves Mwigulu Nchemba as new prime minister
XINHUA  |  Nov 14, 2025

Mwigulu Nchemba succeeds Kassim Majaliwa, who had held the position for a decade.

President Samia nominates ex-finance minister Mwigulu Nchemba as prime minister
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Nov 13, 2025

The Tanzanian Parliament is set to approve the appointment later on Thursday following Suluhu's decisive win in the October 29 polls.

Eight Kenyans released, three remain detained in Tanzania after election unrest - Mudavadi
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 12, 2025

The arrests and detentions followed post-election violence in the country, which left one Kenyan teacher shot dead and led to hundreds of deaths and i...

Over 300 Tanzanians face treason charges as Chadema denies holding talks with Samia's gov't
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 12, 2025

According to court records, nearly 340 people have been detained across seven towns, with the largest numbers in Dar es Salaam and Iringa.

UN Human Rights chief demands probe into killings after Tanzania election unrest
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 11, 2025

The call comes amid reports that security forces may have taken bodies to undisclosed locations, leaving families struggling to locate their loved one...

President Samia appoints six MPs as CCM tightens grip on parliament
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Nov 11, 2025

Over the weekend, President Samia Suluhu Hassan extended an olive branch to opposition leaders, calling for dialogue following last month's disputed g...

Tanzania's Chadema party officials including deputy chair John Heche freed on bail after weeks in custody
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 11, 2025

The other officials released include Deputy Secretary-General (Mainland) Amani Golugwa, Central Committee member Godbless Lema, and Coastal Zone Chair...

Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu’s treason trial delayed again amid security concerns in Dar es Salaam
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 10, 2025

State Counsel Thawabu Issa told the High Court that the Prisons Department was unable to present Lissu in court, citing safety concerns.

Kenyan detainees recount harrowing ordeal during Tanzanian election protest crackdown
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 10, 2025

The two said their ordeal began at military checkpoints and escalated at police stations where they were held in inhumane conditions with dozens of ot...

Ex-Botswana President Ian Khama denounces President Samia, cites "rigged election" and oppression in Tanzania
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 10, 2025

Khama, who served as Botswana’s president from 2008 to 2018, also criticised Cameroon President Paul Biya, recently sworn in at 92 years old, saying t...

Two Kenyans freed after detention in Tanzania post-election unrest
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 09, 2025

The released citizens, lawyer Fredrick Lorent Obuya and financial professional John Gitahi Nderitu, had been taken into custody as part of a wider cra...

CHADEMA Deputy Secretary General Amani Golugwa arrested as crackdown intensifies
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 08, 2025

Golugwa becomes the third senior party leader to be detained in recent weeks, following the arrests of Chairperson Tundu Lissu and Vice-Chairperson Jo...

John Okoth Ogutu’s killing in Tanzania exposes grim reality for jobless Kenyan teachers
Barack Oduor  |  Nov 08, 2025

Ogutu, a teacher at Sky Schools in Dar es Salaam, was shot dead on October 29, 2025, while his compatriot, Fredrick Lorent Obuya, was unlawfully arres...

KUPPET calls for urgent evacuation of 150 Kenyan teacher trainees stranded in Tanzania
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 07, 2025

This comes amid reports that John Okoth Ogutu, a Kenyan teacher at Sky Schools in Dar es Salaam, was reportedly shot dead during the post-election unr...

Activists demand President Samia Suluhu Hassan's resignation over rights abuses
Barack Oduor  |  Nov 07, 2025

The activists said President Samia Suluhu Hassan had lost legitimacy, forfeited the moral mandate to govern, and now presides over what they termed ma...

Tanzanian civil society groups decry killings, arrests following election protests
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 07, 2025

Among those killed were journalists Master Tindwa of Clouds Media, who was shot at his home in Temeke, and Kelvin Lameck Mwakangondya of Baraka FM, wh...

Rights groups demand repatriation of Kenyan teacher shot dead in Tanzania
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 07, 2025

Amnesty International Kenya, Vocal Africa and Defenders Coalition condemned the ongoing violence, human rights violations and breakdown of the rule of...

African civil society coalition condemns Tanzania’s post-election violence, urges urgent regional action
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 06, 2025

The groups warn that the country is facing its worst human rights crisis in decades and are calling for urgent regional and international intervention...

Government probes fatal shooting of Kenyan teacher during Tanzania election protests
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 06, 2025

Interior PS Omollo said that the Kenyan Embassy in Dar es Salaam has been engaged to coordinate arrangements for recovering Ogutu’s body for autopsy a...

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