Mahakama ya Hakimu Mkazi Kivukoni, Kinondoni, jijini Dar es Salaam, imewahukumu vijana wanne kifungo cha miaka saba jela kila mmoja baada ya kupatikana na hatia ya kujaribu kumteka mfanyabiashara Deogratus Tarimo.
Lissu, ambaye anajitetea mwenyewe, anakabiliwa na shtaka la uhaini yanayodaiwa kutokana na matamshi aliyotoa Aprili 3,2025. Alikamatwa Aprili 9, 2025 mkoani Ruvuma na kisha kusafirishwa hadi Dar es Salaam, ambako anakabiliwa na kesi hiyo mbele ya jopo la majaji wa Mahakama Kuu.
The CHADEMA Deputy Chairperson added that being barred from crossing into Kenya deepened his pain, saying he had hoped to personally pay his final respects to a man he regarded as both a mentor and a friend.
The CHADEMA Diaspora said the move violated Article 17(1) of Tanzania’s Constitution, which guarantees freedom of movement, as well as the East African Community Protocol on the Free Movement of Persons, which allows Tanzanians to enter Kenya without a visa for humanitarian reasons such as funerals.
Humphrey’s mother added that it is painful to see a country once guided by the late Mwalimu Nyerere’s values turn into a place where citizens can disappear without trace
According to the statement signed by Brenda Rupia, the party’s Director of Communications and Publicity, several people were beaten and dispersed by police officers in the court compound.
He further accused police officers stationed at the court of assaulting citizens who had gathered peacefully to follow the proceedings, calling it a violation of constitutional rights.
This incident comes just months after Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi and Ugandan journalist Agather Atuhaire were abducted in Tanzania.
Earlier this month, Tanzania strongly denied allegations of human rights violations during a session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva
Presiding Judge Dastan Nduguru adjourned the matter to Monday September 22nd, when the bench is expected to rule on Lissu’s objections
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