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Freeman Mbowe speaks out on charges, eight months behind bars

Tanzania's main opposition Chadema party chairman Freeman Mbowe.

Tanzania's main opposition Chadema party chairman Freeman Mbowe (in red) leaves the High Court in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on February 18, 2022. PHOTO | AFP

By  The Citizen

Nation Media Group

Tanzania opposition leader Freeman Mbowe, who was arrested over alleged terrorism links, has narrated his eight-month ordeal in remand prison.

The Chadema chairman was released last Friday after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) dropped the charges against him and three others.

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