The People's Liberation Party leader, Martha Karua, and former Makueni Governor Kivutha Kibwana, address a media briefing on the Tanzania elections in Nairobi, on November 2, 2025. [Benard Orwongo, Standard]
Human rights defenders in East Africa are sounding the alarm over what they describe as a state-sanctioned massacre in Tanzania, accusing neighbouring governments of aiding or turning a blind eye to the violence during the country’s general election.