A human rights group has asked Kenya's foreign ministry to help locate two citizens who vanished in Tanzania amid violence following disputed elections last month. Vocal Africa wrote to government officials about a teacher who reportedly died from gunfire on October 29 during protests in Dar es Salaam and whose remains cannot be found. A second person was detained on October 31 while traveling to Zanzibar for employment and has had no contact with relatives or attorneys since his arrest.
The organization requested that Kenyan diplomats work with Tanzanian officials to determine what happened to both men and ensure humane treatment under regional agreements. Chief Executive Hussein Khalid warned that delayed action would increase family suffering and prevent justice. Tanzania held elections on October 29 that opposition figures contested before street clashes erupted between demonstrators and police. President Samia Suluhu Hassan won nearly 98 percent of the votes and took her oath on Monday at a restricted military ceremony in Dodoma. She blamed foreigners for the unrest without providing details. Her chief rival, Tundu Lissu, faced treason accusations and remained jailed. The appeal coincides with separate concerns about two activists reportedly taken in Uganda 36 days earlier.
The organization requested that Kenyan diplomats work with Tanzanian officials to determine what happened to both men and ensure humane treatment under regional agreements. Chief Executive Hussein Khalid warned that delayed action would increase family suffering and prevent justice. Tanzania held elections on October 29 that opposition figures contested before street clashes erupted between demonstrators and police. President Samia Suluhu Hassan won nearly 98 percent of the votes and took her oath on Monday at a restricted military ceremony in Dodoma. She blamed foreigners for the unrest without providing details. Her chief rival, Tundu Lissu, faced treason accusations and remained jailed. The appeal coincides with separate concerns about two activists reportedly taken in Uganda 36 days earlier.
