Tanzania ex-MP flees to Kenya as Tundu Lissu holed up in German embassy

Godbless Lema.

Former Arusha Urban Member of Parliament Godbless Lema. PHOTO | COURTESY

A Tanzanian ex-MP has fled to Kenya with his family to escape what he terms as threats to his life, as opposition leader Tundu Lissu, who is seeking refuge in the German embassy, called for non-recognition of the country’s recent polls.

Godbless Lema, the former MP for Arusha Urban Constituency, fled by road with his wife and three children.