Tanzanian ex-MP Godbless Lema and his family get asylum in Canada
Tanzanian ex-MP Godbless Lema (left) with his family and the Chadema party chairman Freeman Mbowe (right) in Nairobi shortly before his departure for Canada. PHOTO | COURTESY
Tanzanian ex-MP, Godbless Lema, has flown to Canada with his family after being granted political asylum in the country.
Mr Lema flew out of Nairobi, Kenya, where he has been staying with his wife and three children since fleeing across the border from Tanzania after expressing fears for his life.