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Samia Suluhu Hassan has got a massive victory in the presidential elections of the African country Tanzania. However, amidst the election victory, severe violence was also witnessed. This presidential election quickly turned into a bloody game. According to foreign media reports, Tanzania’s main opposition party has claimed that massive demonstrations took place after this week’s disputed elections, in which hundreds of people were killed.
The United Nations says it has ‘credible reports’ that at least 10 people have been killed. Along with shutting down the internet, a large number of army has also been deployed here. Curfew has also been imposed in the area. The situation remains critical from Zanzibar to Dodoma. Amidst all this the United Nations has appealed not to use force.
What did the opposition party spokesperson say?
Amidst all this, John Kitoka, spokesperson of Tanzania’s opposition Chadema party, claimed, ‘At present the death toll in (Dar-es-Salaam) is about 350 and in Mwanza it is more than 200. If we add the figures from other places in the country, the total number of deaths is around 700.
Tanzania’s Foreign Minister Mahmud Thabit Kombo has rejected all these allegations. He directly said that the government does not have any data on these deaths nor has any excessive force been used. On Friday, Kombo denied reports that hundreds of opposition people had been killed, saying, ‘For now, no excessive force has been used. I have not seen these 700 people anywhere. So far there is no data on any protestor being killed.
Army along with police deployed to stop riots
After Wednesday’s elections, police as well as army were deployed to stop riots in big cities. Tanzania is generally considered a very peaceful country. However, after the elections, soldiers are seen patrolling the streets. There are also reports of sporadic firing.
In this general election, Samia Suluhu Hassan and her party Chama Cha Mapinduzi were accused of rigging and then the violence started from here. As soon as the election results came out, people started taking to the streets in many cities including Dar es Salaam, Mwanza, Dodoma. Along with tearing of posters, there were attacks on police stations and clashes with the police were also seen. Within no time the atmosphere became violent.
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