Launch of Six-Member Presidential Commission to Investigate October 2025 Election Violence

TLDR

• Dar es Salaam – The government has officially launched a new six-member Presidential Commission of Inquiry tasked with conducting a deep criminal investigation into the violence that surrounded the October 2025 general.
• READ MORE: Full Text: President Samia’s Address Upon Receiving the Commission Report on the Events of October 29, 2025 The commission is supported by a six-person secretariat led by Paul Kadushi.
• When the initial announcement of the criminal commission was made in May 2026, it drew sharp criticism from civil society organisations and opposition leaders.
• The commission was inaugurated at State House in Dar es Salaam on Friday, August 7, following recommendations from the initial inquiry led by retired Chief Justice Mohamed Chande Othman.
• The Chande report had previously noted that according to police statistics, 245 people remained missing out of 758 reported disappearances between 2023 and 2025.