Tanzania’s electoral commission has declared President Samia Suluhu Hassan winner of the country’s disputed election, securing nearly 98% of the votes.
The result announcement triggered widespread unrest across several regions, with opposition groups alleging a government crackdown that left hundreds d+ad. Chadema party spokesperson John Kitoka claimed about 700 people were k+lled nationwide including over 350 in Dar es Salaam and 200 in Mwanza citing reports from party members who visited hospitals and clinics to count b%dies. He accused security forces of targeting protesters and demanded a transitional government to restore electoral justice and end the k+llings.
While a security source confirmed between 500 and 800 d+aths, Amnesty International reported at least 100 verified f@talities. The government dismissed the opposition’s figures as exaggerated, describing the vi%lence as isolated incidents caused by “cr+minal elements.” Authorities also imposed a nationwide curfew and restricted internet access, a move critics said was aimed at silencing dissent.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for an impartial investigation into the alleged use of excessive force. Suluhu, who assumed power in 2021 after the d+ath of President John Magufuli, sought her first full term under the ruling CCM party. However, the exclusion of major opposition candidates and arrests of political activists have raised serious questions about the legitimacy of the election and the state of democracy in Tanzania.
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