Tanzanian politics: Be very wary about what to believe
Chadema party MPs Halima Mdee, Ester Matiko and Ester Bulaya attend a press conference after being released from Segerea prison in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on March 12. Chadema has been hit by several defections by leading members to NCCR-Mageuzi, which appears to be making a comeback. PHOTO | AFP
This past week, the Tanzanian political scene has been dominated by a judgment that was delivered by a resident magistrate’s court in Dar es Salaam finding principal leaders of the main opposition party, Chadema, guilty of sedition and unlawful and riotous demonstration a couple of years ago.
Those found guilty include party chairman Freeman Mbowe and former secretary-general Vincent Mashinji, as well as a number of members of Parliament.
