Tanzanian MP faces arrest for criticising president in teen mums row

Tanzanian opposition MP Halima Mdee. PHOTO | NMG

A Tanzanian opposition lawmaker, Halima Mdee, faces arrest for her fierce criticism on President John Magufuli’s stance on education of teen mothers.

A district commissioner in Dar es Salaam, Ally Hapi, has ordered that she be arrested and charged for using abusive language against the president.