Now Tanzania gagging the opposition both inside and outside parliament

In just seven months of President John Magufuli’s administration, opposition leaders and critics of the ruling Cha cha Mapinduzi regime say they are being targeted for clampdown.

Recently, Arusha resident Emily Isaac was sentenced to three years in prison or a fine of Tsh7,000,000 ($3,200) under the infamous Cyber Crime Act, for posting on his Facebook page a comment criticising those who liken President Magufuli to founding president Julius Nyerere. He paid the fine.