23/09/2024
Tanzanian police have arrested prominent opposition figure Tundu Lissu in a crackdown on protests organized by Chadema party.
The protests were called in response to kidnappings and killing of party members, including the recent case of Ali Mohamed Kibao - a prominent member Chadema and part of its national secretariat who was abducted under mysterious circumstances and later found dead.
Police on Monday blocked access to the homes of key Chadema leaders, including party chairman Freeman Mbowe.
Chadema accuses President Samia Suluhu Hassan's government of reverting to repressive tactics reminiscent of her Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) predecessors.