The Vice Chairman of Tanzania’s main opposition party, Chadema, John Heche, has been arrested by police on Wednesday morning in Dar es Salaam, while entering the High Court gate, to hear the treason case facing its leader, Tundu Lissu.
The Electoral Commission (EC) of Uganda has confirmed that the country will hold its next Presidential and Parliamentary elections on January 15, 2026. Campaigns for the presidential race are scheduled to conclude on January 13, 2026.
Madagascar’s new head of state on Monday named a civilian prime minister, following a military takeover last week that sent ex-president Andry Rajoelina fleeing.
“I don’t feel safe being a politician in Tanzania. I don’t feel free to criticize the government. We find ourselves under constant attack by the police.”
The late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has been awarded the Chief of the Order of the Golden Heart (C.G.H), the highest honour in Kenya.
Heche was stopped at the Sirari border post in Tarime District, Mara Region.
Alikiba announced that he would dedicate his upcoming show in Nairobi to the memory of the late statesman. The show, scheduled for October 19, 2025, at Cavalli Club in westlands, will also mark the first anniversary of old-school Bongo music.
Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu has requested his deputy, John Heche, to represent him at the state funeral of former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
Kenya held a state funeral for revered opposition leader Raila Odinga in Nairobi on Friday, a day after security forces opened fire on huge mourning crowds.
Army colonel Michael Randrianirina was sworn in as Madagascar’s president on Friday, just days after a military power grab that sent ex-president Andry Rajoelina fleeing.
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