Police arrests Tanzanian opposition leader Edward Lowassa
Chadema’s former presidential flag bearer Edward Lowassa. PHOTO | FILE
Tanzanian main opposition leader Edward Lowassa was arrested and briefly detained by police on Monday for allegedly holding an illegal meeting in Geita, a gold mining town in the northwest of the country.
Mr Lowassa, a former prime minister and Chadema leader, was in the company of other senior party officials heading to Nkome, an area in Geita, to campaign for their member for a forthcoming civic by-election.
