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November 24, 2024
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Tanzania’s Opposition Leader Freeman Mbowe Arrested

Dar es Salaam. National Chairman of the opposition party Chadema, Mr Freeman Mbowe, was arrested today in the Magomeni area of Dar es Salaam while speaking to journalists.

Mbowe had just arrived in a small vehicle and began addressing the media when police intervened to arrest him.

His arrest follows his recent announcement of planned protests to condemn a series of kidnappings and murders, including the case of party member Ali Kibao.

Despite the plans for peaceful demonstrations, police spokesperson David Misime had previously declared the protests illegal.

Mbowe said that the party’s focus on these issues is driven by demands for accountability, including calls for the resignation of the Minister of Home Affairs, Hamad Masauni, and other senior security officials.

He also highlighted the urgent need for the return of party leaders who have been abducted, either alive or deceased, naming Deusdetith Soka, Dioniz Kipanya, Jacob Mlay, and Mbwana Kombo among them.

Earlier in the day, the party’s Vice Chairman for Tanzania Mainland, was also arrested at his home in Tegeta, just hours before the planned protests were scheduled to begin.

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