Tanzania's union and Zanzibar officials are telling everyone to chill and keep doing their thing after some chaos went down late last month. Hamza Hassan Juma, the minister handling union affairs, said security forces have things locked down after people trashed police stations and government buildings on October 29. He mentioned the mainland saw similar stuff on October 30, and authorities are now way more alert.
The government is basically begging citizens not to fall for online BS that's trying to stir up religious and ethnic drama. Juma called out social media misinformation as a legit threat to the country's stability, and he wants religious and political leaders to shut that noise down. He pointed to Tanzania's whole vibe of unity between the mainland and islands as something worth protecting.
Officials are particularly worried about young people getting sucked into sketchy activities, so they're asking parents and community leaders to step up and preach patriotism.
The government is basically begging citizens not to fall for online BS that's trying to stir up religious and ethnic drama. Juma called out social media misinformation as a legit threat to the country's stability, and he wants religious and political leaders to shut that noise down. He pointed to Tanzania's whole vibe of unity between the mainland and islands as something worth protecting.
Officials are particularly worried about young people getting sucked into sketchy activities, so they're asking parents and community leaders to step up and preach patriotism.
