Tanzania inapiga kura leo, Oktoba 29, 2025, katika uchaguzi mkuu unaoonekana kumwendea Rais Samia Suluhu Hassan, anayewania muhula wa pili kupitia CCM. Uchaguzi huu umechochea mjadala mkali kuhusu uhuru wa kisiasa na haki za binadamu, hasa baada ya kuenguliwa kwa wagombea wakuu wa upinzani.
They highlighted a silent epidemic of abductions and enforced disappearances, referencing the cases of CHADEMA leaders Tundu Lissu and John Heche, as well as former ambassador Humphrey Polepole, who all remain in detention or missing.
The award was presented by former Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo during the Democrat Union of Africa (DUA) Forum 2025, held in Nairobi, Kenya, on October 28.
The statement accuses Tanzanian authorities of violating human rights through unlawful detention, enforced disappearances and the silencing of opposition voices.
In a statement posted on his official X account on October 26, Lissu said his prison cell has been fitted with CCTV cameras that record all his movements, even during private moments.
Kupitia ujumbe aliouchapisha kwenye akaunti yake ya X mnamo Oktoba 26, Lissu alisema kuwa chumba chake cha gereza kimefungwa kamera za CCTV zinazorekodi kila hatua yake, hata anapojisaidia au kubadilisha nguo.
Wachambuzi wanasema hofu hiyo imemfanya Hassan kutafuta uhalali mkubwa kupitia uchaguzi, kwa kuhakikisha hakuna dalili ya upinzani ndani ya chama wala nje yake.
His request for bail was denied, as treason is considered a non-bailable offence under Tanzanian law.
His whereabouts remain unknown, while party leader Tundu Lissu remains in custody with his treason trial pushed to November 3
Justice Ndunguru, delivering the ruling on behalf of the panel, noted that the case had consistently proceeded with witnesses and that the current delay was procedurally justified. He reiterated that the nature of the charge, treason, precluded the court from granting bail.
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