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Tanzania: Opposition MP to Spend Christmas in Jail
Daily News, 21 December 2016
Opposition Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA)'s Member of Parliament (MP), Godbless Lema, will spend Christmas and Boxing Day in remand following the adjournment of his… Read more »
Tanzanian Opposition MP Lema to Spend Christmas in Jail
The outspoken legislator has been in remand since November 2 facing sedition charges, including insulting the head of state and inciting mutiny.
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Tanzania: Court in 'Whether or Not' Mode to Release MP Lema On Bail
Daily News, 20 December 2016
The High Court here is today expected to issue a ruling on whether Arusha Urban MP on CHADEMA ticket, Godbless Lema, who is facing sedition charges, should be released on bail or… Read more »
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Tanzania: Critical Minds in Tanzania Have a Hard Time With Magufuli
East African, 19 December 2016
Ten years ago, a Kenyan cartoonist caused an uproar when, in one of his drawings, he depicted Tanzanian journalists licking the feet of the president at a press conference --… Read more »
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Tanzania: State Objections in Lema Case Rejected
Citizen, 17 December 2016
The High Court here yesterday threw objections by the state which contended Arusha Urban MP Godbless Lema's application for extension of time for appealing a decision to deny him… Read more »
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Tanzania: Tear Gas Used to Disperse Rioting Lema Backers
Daily News, 15 December 2016
Police here were forced to use tear gas to disperse irate crowd of people who thronged the Regional Magistrate Court's grounds when the appeal to have Arusha Urban Member of… Read more »
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Tanzania: Opposition MP Lema's Bail Application Flops Again
Daily News, 23 November 2016
The High Court here yesterday rejected an application by Arusha Urban legislator Godbless Lema (Chadema), to have a decision by the Resident Magistrate Court on his bail plea… Read more »
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Tanzania: Opposition MP Lema Sent to Remand Prison
Citizen, 9 November 2016
The MP for Arusha Urban, Mr Godbless Lema (Chadema), was yesterday sent to Kisongo Remand Prison, leaving behind wails and cries of disbelief from hundreds of residents who were at… Read more »
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Tanzania: Fate of Detained Arusha MP to Be Known
Citizen, 7 November 2016
The fate of Arusha Urban MP (Chadema) Godbless Lema, who is detained at the Central Police Station here since his arrest in Dodoma last week, may be known today. Read more »
