Whether the party can successfully navigate this transition will have far-reaching implications for CHADEMA and the broader trajectory of democracy in Tanzania.
The firebrand opposition figure aims to end Mbowe’s twenty-year reign as CHADEMA leader amidst reports of rapidly forming cracks within the party.
The truth shall set you free. This popular saying may prove familiar for Tundu Lissu, Tanzania’s opposition figure, who survived an attempted assassination on September
Party Chairperson, Freeman Mbowe has called for the immediate unconditional release of the arrested leader
Mr Lissu was scheduled to appear on Wasafi FM’s Good Morning show, but the invitation was revoked later in what the radio station’s managers associate with “miscommunications.”
Arusha Police said that they arrested Tundu Lissu and others for participating in an unlawful assembly and obstructing the police from performing their duties.
On Wednesday, Lissu proved wrong people who might have thought that the politician has changed in the way he talks about those in power.
Firebrand politician Tundu Lissu arrived in Tanzania on Wednesday after living in exile for six years. But where did all this start?
Tanzania says it is assessing the Commonwealth’s deadlines on detentions, digital access and inter-party talks, as CHADEMA rules out negotiations without a mediator and Lissu’s release.
Dar es Salaam-The constitutional case filed by Tundu Lissu’s lawyers over the denial of their client’s right to confidential consultation continued on July 22, 2026,