Tanzania 2, November 2025 - Tanzania’s main opposition party, Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA), has issued a strong condemnation of what it calls “mass killings” and “excessive use of force” against civilians during and after the October 29 elections.
In a statement released on Sunday, CHADEMA Secretary General John Mnyika said the party has received alarming reports and verified images showing bodies scattered on the streets and hospitals overwhelmed with corpses and injured civilians. The opposition party blames the violence on what it described as the “oppressive regime of President Samia Suluhu Hassan and her party.”
According to the statement, some hospitals are reportedly struggling to accommodate the dead and wounded, while others are facing shortages of essential services such as transport and communication. CHADEMA also accused security forces of allegedly moving from one hospital to another to collect bodies of those killed in demonstrations, purportedly to “erase evidence and statistics.”
“We strongly condemn the unnecessary use of force by the security organs of Tanzania against demonstrators who chose to exercise their constitutional and legal right to peacefully protest against the illegal exercise of the so-called elections,” the statement read.
The opposition party urged security organs to immediately halt what it termed the “excessive and unreasonable” use of force against civilians and called for urgent international intervention. Mnyika appealed to the United Nations and the International Criminal Court (ICC) to conduct an independent investigation into the alleged killings and to hold those responsible accountable.
CHADEMA further demanded that the Tanzanian government restore internet connectivity, which it said has been disrupted, to allow communication and access to essential services.
The statement comes amid heightened tension across the country following President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s landslide victory, which the electoral commission announced on Saturday.
Opposition groups have rejected the results, citing widespread irregularities and exclusion of key challengers from the race.
