
The Cost of Silence: Tanzania’s Election and the Fear That Stifles a Nation
As the country votes, a first-time voter asks if we are building a future or fortifying a system of fear.

As the country votes, a first-time voter asks if we are building a future or fortifying a system of fear.

Tunapomzunguka msichana kwa imani na upendo, tunamjengea uwezo wa kujiona kwa macho mapya.

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Samia used her example, citing that people did not believe her in the beginning

Simulizi ya kale ya Fumo Liyongo ina mafunzo mengi kwa muktadha wetu wa sasa, ikiwemo ukweli kwamba tabia za watawala hufanana, na hivyo wanaopambania haki hutumia mbinu ambazo watawala huzidharau

Tundu Lissu turned his cross-examination of a police witness from a legal procedure into a political defence, framing his charged speech as a legitimate part of a decades-long fight for constitutional change in Tanzania.

In our briefing today:
CCM Presidential Candidate Samia Suluhu Hassan Continues Lake Zone Campaigns as Wasira Warns Citizens Against ‘Online Misinformation’;
Opposition Members Vanish in Wave of Alleged Abductions as Tension Grows Ahead of Election in Tanzania;
Prosecution’s Cyber Expert Takes Stand as Lissu Treason Trial Enters Technical Phase.

CCM stalwarts underscored that the forthcoming October 29 elections would be conducted peacefully.

Police cyber expert Inspector John Kaaya testifies about finding and preserving the key YouTube video, while Tundu Lissu continued to contest the evidence’s relevance.

Officials of Tanzania’s main opposition party, CHADEMA, report that those taken include ward chairpersons, constituency leaders, with families describing scenes of forced entry and violence.