Tanzania’s Commission of Inquiry into last year’s post-election violence says 518 people died during the chaos, which it concludes was planned and fuelled by politicians and activists who allegedly paid protesters to disrupt the elections.
The figure, released in a report presented on Thursday, is lower than earlier claims made by activists at the height of the unrest on October 29. The commission, chaired by retired Chief Justice Mohamed Chande Othman, said the death toll could still change if authorities confirm additional unreported burials.
