Investigation into 518 Deaths and 245 Missing Persons from October 2025 Violence
Latest Tanzania politics news · Investigation into 518 Deaths and 245 Missing Persons f… explained · 2025 updates · updated Aug 7, 2026 · politics news · government · policy
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.
- That earlier body, which concluded its 153-day investigation in April 2026, found that approximately 518 people were killed during the unrest but deferred criminal identification to a specialised body.
- 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 Chande report had previously noted that according to police statistics, 245 people remained missing out of 758 reported disappearances between 2023 and 2025.