92 days on, family of Polepole vacates his rented home

Ms Annamary Polepole (second left) watches with heavy heart as relatives pack the belongings of her son, former ambassador Humphrey Polepole, at his Ununio residence in Dar es Salaam yesterday. The house was vacated 92 days after his reported abduction by unknown individuals, leaving behind bloodstains and a family still searching for answers. PHOTO/MICHAEL MATEMANGA


Dar es Salaam. Ninety-two days after former Tanzania ambassador to Cuba, Mr Humphrey Polepole, was allegedly abducted by unknown people, his family has visited the house he rented in Boko Basihaya, Dar es Salaam, to remove his belongings.

The family members gathered at the house yesterday to collect his property and hold special prayers for Mr Polepole, a former Ideology, Publicity and Training secretary of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), before speaking to the media.