Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan condemns killing

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Tanzania’s Presdident Samia Suluhu Hassan has denounced the brutal ******** of a senior member of the main opposition party Chadema, who was kidnapped, beaten and doused with acid.

On Friday, Mohamed Ali Kibao, 69, was forced off a bus by suspected security agents while travelling from the country’s biggest city, Dar es Salaam, to his hometown Tanga. His body was found in Ununio, the waterfront district of Dar es Salaam, local media reported.

The post-mortem found that Mr Kibao had been “severely beaten and had acid poured on his face,” party chairman Freeman Mbowe told AFP.

President Samia condemned the “brutal acts” and called for an investigation into the *******.

“I have ordered the investigation agencies to bring me detailed information about this terrible incident and others like this as soon as possible,” she said in a post on X, formerly

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“Our country is a democracy, and every citizen has the right to live,” she added.

Mr Kibao’s ******** comes amid concern by the opposition and rights groups of a clampdown on political activity.

“We cannot allow our people to continue disappearing or being ******* like this. The lives of Chadema leaders are currently at risk,” Mr Mbowe told AFP.

Mr Kibao was a retired military intelligence officer and joined Chadema in 2008. He will be ******* on Monday in the Darigube district of Tanga city.

The ******** of Mr Kibao has sparked widespread condemnation across Tanzania, with many asking the government to take action over reports of several other people being abducted and *******.

Last month senior Chadema leaders,

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after they attempted to hold a youth rally.

Police banned the rally, saying it was intended to cause *********.

In July,

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Many people ***** Tanzania could be returning to the repressive rule of late President John Magufuli, despite his successor Ms Samia lifting a ban on opposition gatherings and promising to restore competitive politics.

In August, Human Rights Watch said the increase in arrests of opposition activists was a “bad sign” with the 2025 presidential elections around the corner.

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