37 people linked to online lending firms were arrested in Dar es Salaam for cyberbullying and issuing threats.
Fourteen Tanzanian civil society groups fault the presidential probe for relying on police data and omitting perpetrator names, calling its accountability promise hollow.
After 518 deaths, President Samia must choose accountability or the old system—the Chande Report offers a narrow path to heal or break Tanzania.
Speaking on April 26, 2026, in Zanzibar during a forum organized by the party’s youth wing, the president said the nation’s future depends heavily on its younger generation.
Young people say more degrees haven’t brought wisdom—just lost discipline, broken trust, and a moral void where community once stood.
The President thanked the Commission for completing this important work and outlined several steps the Government plans to take to implement its recommendations.
Among other things, the Commission has found that approximately 518 people were killed as a result of these events. Opposition parties, however, have rejected the report, saying it is an effort by the Government to evade accountability.
High-profile former presidents arrive in Dar es Salaam for engagements with key actors around the deadly October 2025 election violence.
Some stakeholders who attended meetings with the envoy during the visit described them as receptive, noting that the envoy listened attentively to their concerns and perspectives.
After the presidential order dropped her treason charges in December, the Tanzanian woman has been held incommunicado for a week.