A Tanzanian religious group is calling for a three-day national fast and prayer session after wild unrest around the October general election left people dead and buildings trashed. Sheikh Alhad Mussa Salum from the Tanzania Community for Reconciliation and Peace wants believers across all religions to ask God for forgiveness and healing, while pushing the government to sit down with political party heads and faith leaders to fix democratic systems.
The organization is telling young people to skip whatever protests are supposedly planned for Independence Day on December 9, saying it would disrespect the country. They praised President Samia Suluhu Hassan for her recent speech to elders and thanked officials for reopening the Glory of Christ Church.
JMAT backed the presidential commission investigating what went down and stressed that figuring out why everything blew up is the only way to stop it from happening again.
The organization is telling young people to skip whatever protests are supposedly planned for Independence Day on December 9, saying it would disrespect the country. They praised President Samia Suluhu Hassan for her recent speech to elders and thanked officials for reopening the Glory of Christ Church.
JMAT backed the presidential commission investigating what went down and stressed that figuring out why everything blew up is the only way to stop it from happening again.
