🔐 Tanzania's Revolving-Door Spy Agency TISS: Another Reshuffle Looms as ICC Pressure Mounts
Ujasusi Blog’s East Africa Monitoring Team | 26 February 2026 | 0015 GMT
The Tanzania Intelligence and Security Service (TISS) is reportedly on the verge of yet another Director General of Intelligence and Security (DGIS) change — one that, if confirmed, would constitute the fifth spy chief appointment under President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s administration since March 2021, establishing a historically unprecedented pattern of leadership turbulence at Tanzania’s premier intelligence agency. No official confirmation has been issued as of publication.
🕵️ What Are Intelligence Sources Currently Indicating About TISS?
📊 Who Has Led TISS Since President Samia Took Office in March 2021?
🔴 What Is Driving the Rumoured Reshuffle? The ICC Liability Framework
ICC Liability Management, Not Performance Failure
The Abdul Halim Hafidh Ameir Factor
The Enforced Disappearances Exposure
🪖 What Are Sources Indicating About the TPDF Chief of Defence Forces?
❓ What Should Analysts, Journalists, and Regional Partners Watch For?
🧭 Ujasusi Blog’s Strategic Assessment