Lissu was charged with treason following his April 03, 2025, remarks at the CHADEMA’s offices in Mikocheni
Lissu was arrested alongside Aden Mayala, CHADEMA’s Southern Zone Chairperson, Felius Festo, Shija Shebeshi, and his bodyguard.
Tundu Lissu amekamatwa na kupelekwa kituo cha polisi Mbinga pamoja na wanachama wengine wa CHADEMA
Mbowe, who led the party for two decades, conceded defeat Wednesday after delegates of CHADEMA’s annual general meeting gave Tundu Lissu a thumping mandate to lead the party as chairperson for the next five years.
Kila kitu anachokilalamikia Lissu leo kilichambuliwa kwa undani na Waraka wa Mabadiliko 2013 uliomfukuzisha Zitto CHADEMA kwa madai ya kutaka kufanya “mapinduzi.”
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Mr Lissu was scheduled to appear on Wasafi FM’s Good Morning show, but the invitation was revoked later in what the radio station’s managers associate with “miscommunications.”