
Lissu’s Closing Defence Attacks Treason Case as Built on Anonymous Witnesses
CHADEMA’s chairperson challenges the prosecution in the High Court for failing to produce the crucial video and lacking evidence of his intent to threaten the government.

CHADEMA’s chairperson challenges the prosecution in the High Court for failing to produce the crucial video and lacking evidence of his intent to threaten the government.

Nchimbi announced the resignation publicly through his dormant Instagram account

In his first full day of testimony, CHADEMA’s chairperson recounted his activism, prosecutions, and 2017 shooting, then detailed his version of his April 3, 2025, remarks to aspirants.

New October election violence probe chair vows to summon all implicated as 150-day evidence deadline begins.

The CHADEMA chairperson has begun his defence, asking the court to call the President, security chiefs and party leaders as witnesses.

The Court noted that at this point, it is not assessing the weight or reliability of the evidence in depth, but only whether the evidence presented relates to the charge against the accused

Mahakama imeeleza kuwa katika hatua ya sasa haiangaalii kiundani uzito wa ushahidi au kuaminika kwa ushahidi bali uhusiano uliyopo kati ya ushahidi uliotolewa na shtaka lililopo na mshtakiwa

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.