Tanzania: Security Beefed Up As Chadema's Top Brass Is Brought to Dar es Salaam Court

Dar es Salaam — Police have beefed up security around the Kisutu Resident Magistrates' Court this morning (Thursday, March 29) where ruling on the bail application for Chadema's top leaders is expected to be made.

The main opposition party's national chairman, Mr Freeman Mbowe Dr Vincent Mashinji (Secretary General), Mr John Mnyika (Deputy Secretary General for Mainland), Mr Salum Mwalimu (Deputy Secretary General for Zanzibar), Rev Peter Msigwa (Member of Parliament, Iringa Urban) and Ms Esther Matiko (MP for Tarime Urban) were charged on Tuesday facing eight counts of sedition and raising discontent and illwill for unlawful purposes.

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