Activists Slam President Samia’s Remarks on Gen Z Crackdown, Demand Immediate Apology
“Young people do not need anyone’s permission to claim their rights. Not from Suluhu, not from Ruto. These rights are theirs.”
“Young people do not need anyone’s permission to claim their rights. Not from Suluhu, not from Ruto. These rights are theirs.”
“When two heads of state meet to discuss how to whip and discipline citizens demanding accountability, we’ve crossed from democracy into dictatorship,” she said.
Katika siku ya kwanza ya ziara ya kiserikali ya Rais Ruto nchini Tanzania, Rais Samia alimuomba Ruto kushirikiana naye kuwaadhibu vijana wa kizazi kipya maarufu kizazi cha Gen Z wanaosababisha “fujo” katika nchi zote mbili kwa kukiuka sheria kwa kisingizio cha kuminywa kwa demokrasia.
Rais Samia Suluhu Hassan alimhoji hadharani Rais Ruto kuhusu tangazo lake la awali kuhusu mpango wa kujenga kiwanda cha kusafisha mafuta huko Tanga, akisema hakuwa na taarifa nalo
During the joint press briefing, Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan openly questioned Ruto over his earlier announcement about plans for an oil refinery in Tanga, saying she had not been informed beforehand.
Alichaguliwa kwa mara ya kwanza kuwa rais Mei 2020 katika uchaguzi uliokumbwa na tuhuma za udanganyifu na kuondolewa kwa mpinzani wake mkuu.
Kwa mujibu wa ripoti hiyo, Tume imepata ushahidi unaoonyesha kuwa matukio hayo hayakutokea kwa bahati mbaya, bali yalipangwa, yaliratibiwa, yalifadhiliwa na kutekelezwa na watu waliokuwa na maandalizi ya awali, ikiwemo kupata mafunzo maalum.
Ripoti ya Tume ya Uchunguzi wa Matukio ya Oktoba 29, 2025 imeeleza kuwa ghasia zilizotokea wakati na baada ya uchaguzi mkuu nchini Tanzania zilitokana na mkusanyiko wa changamoto za muda mrefu zilizokuwa zikijengeka ndani ya jamii bila kushughulikiwa ipasavyo.
Kwa miezi kadhaa, taifa limekuwa likikabiliwa na sintofahamu na maswali mazito kuhusu tukio hilo, likiwemo uwezekano wa kuhusika kwa makundi yenye maslahi ya kisiasa, pamoja na madai ya uwepo wa ushirikiano wa ndani na nje ya nchi madai ambayo bado hayajathibitishwa rasmi.
“The commission was established as an afterthought, designed to create the appearance of accountability while in fact undermining any possibility of a credible, independent investigation into the tragic events we experienced”