A year after Tanzania’s deadly election, families of the dead still wait for justice

L2Who’s affected

Neema Munuo, whose 18-year-old daughter Maria Chami was shot while buying phone credit in Arusha; Mwajuma Hamisi, widowed with five children after her husband George Kisivani was shot; Meshack Sane, shot in the leg, who says he has had more than five operations and can’t afford more; farmer Juma Nasibu, whose nephew Juma Shabani’s body was never recovered.

L3Why it’s quiet

Analysis · OVERLOOKED A year-on anniversary with no new official findings rarely makes U.S. news.

L4Deeper impact

Amnesty interviewed 17 people between Sept. 3 and 17, 2026. A 26-year-old told Amnesty he was arrested on July 24 in Dar es Salaam after backing banned July 7 protests, held without charge for 47 days, blindfolded and abused. Amnesty cites acts that may amount to torture, arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearances. Authorities did not respond to the BBC or Amnesty.

L5Full context

Samia was declared winner with 98% of the vote after her two main challengers were excluded. She says the vote was fair and blames foreigners for the unrest. The inquiry report was handed to her in April but the full report has not been made public; she has set up another commission to identify those behind the violence.

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