Intelligence Brief - Tanzania Democracy Crisis: Analysis of Tundu Lissu's Daily Maverick OpEd
Ujasusi Blog’s East Africa Monitoring Team| 31 August 2025 | 0215 BST
Article Overview
Source: Daily Maverick OpEd, August 28, 2025
Author: Tundu Antiphas Mughwai Lissu Title: "My treason trial is a death sentence for Tanzania's democracy"
Context: Written from Ukonga Central Prison while facing death penalty charges
Tundu Lissu, Chairman of Tanzania's main opposition party Chadema, has published a detailed account of his ongoing treason trial in the Daily Maverick. The article serves as both a personal testimony and a comprehensive analysis of Tanzania's democratic decline under President Samia Suluhu Hassan's administration.