Five-Month Deadline for Commission to Submit Report on Election Violence

TLDR

• DAR ES SALAAM: PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan yesterday launched a Commission of Inquiry to investigate those responsible for violence and violations of the law committed during and after the 2025 General Election.
• The new commission, constituted under the Commissions of Inquiry Act (Chapter 32), is chaired by retired Court of Appeal Judge Shabani Ali Lila and comprises four Tanzanian commissioners, one commissioner from Uganda.
• President Samia said the commission had been given clear terms of reference and an initial five-month period to complete its work and submit a report, adding that the government would consider extending the timeframe if.
• The six-member commission will investigate individuals who allegedly planned, financed, incited and participated in the unrest that followed the elections.
• We decided to involve our colleagues so that the commission can conduct a deeper investigation into who instigated the violence, who was involved and who provided the money, so that the truth about what happened in our.