Tanzania government denounces Makonda's anti-gay clampdown
Dar es Salaam regional commissioner Paul Makonda. Tanzanian government has distanced itself from Makonda's crackdown on suspected homosexuals in Dar es Salaam. FILE PHOTO | NMG
Tanzania says that a plan to hunt down and arrest suspected homosexuals in the country's economic capital was not official policy, distancing itself from a citywide crackdown slammed by rights groups.
Dar es Salaam's powerful regional commander Paul Makonda, urged citizens last Monday to begin reporting homosexuals for round-ups in a country where anti-gay rhetoric has soared in recent years.
