Tanzania MP Advocates for Prisoners' Rights After Being Jailed

After spending two months in jail for insulting President John Magufuli, Mbeya Urban MP Joseph Mbilinyi of opposition party Chadema, has addressed parliament about prisoner rights. Mbilinyi, also known as Sagu, said that some police officers are not performing their investigative duties properly.

Chadema's Mbeya Urban MP Joseph 'Sagu' Mbilinyi.

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