After 16 months of litigation, secret witnesses, and an appeal, the High Court has directed Tundu Lissu to enter his defence. Here is the complete story of how the case got there.
The suspension of a leading Kiswahili investigative weekly has revived scrutiny of the state’s power to close news outlets in the country.
A pledge to stop violence means little unless the reforms behind it move from promises to a public timetable.
What sorts of consequences follow from an international order that is fragmented and in which security is ever more based on military alliances and regional coalitions rather than on legally accepted rules?
As the prosecution rests after calling 17 witnesses, Lissu argues the evidence is insufficient for a conviction, while state attorneys insist it establishes a case to answer.
A 26-year-old confidential witness has worked for Jambo Tv since 2023
Lissu accused police of decades-long political persecution and exposed procedural gaps in the treason case against him during cross-examination on August 11, 2026.
State House convenes a meeting to address months of strained government-Church relations over the latter’s demands for accountability for the October 2025 election killings.
The trial resumes after a July 30 Court of Appeal victory blocked prosecutors from adding new evidence.
Tanga-based CCM political commentator Kazungu Bakari Kazungu says he was abducted and forced by his captors to insult Vice President Emmanuel Nchimbi and name people allegedly involved in mobilising demonstrations.