The bar association vows to defend its president’s rights, but the allegations against him remain unresolved on two separate tracks.
An acquittal, an evidence ruling and a prison-access order mark separate gains, but none settles the wider terrorism and treason cases.
Mwabukusi was grilled for nearly seven hours over claims TLS bankrolled an October 29 protest and sent youths to Kenya for training — he denies it all, and police remain silent.
A 1985 speech, a new generation, and the choice between silence and dignity.
Leadership is not only about knowing how to win. It is about knowing when to make room.
Mto wa Ng’ombe demolitions pit Dar es Salaam’s El Niño flood preparations against unresolved questions over notice, compensation and livelihoods.
The dispute over Boniface Mwabukusi’s comments on Tundu Lissu’s treason case now tests both the remarks and Tanzania’s advocate-policing machinery.
Buruhani’s appointment has drawn attention partly because of remarks he made in April 2025, when he appeared to suggest that police should not search for people who are forcibly disappeared after criticising or insulting political leaders online.
Peace is a national achievement. It is not a reason to fear disagreement.
He particularly criticised the use of the term “kiongozi haramu,” which can be translated as “illegal leader,” to describe elected political leaders, saying the word carries a particularly harsh meaning in Kiswahili.