Dar es Salaam. President Samia Suluhu Hassan addressed the nation on December 2, 2025, explaining the government’s response to the election-related unrest that erupted on October 29. She detailed several factors that led to the security bodies’ decisive actions.
During her address to the Dar es Salaam Region Council of Elders at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre (JNICC), President Hassan stated that the unrest in Tanzania following the general election was not a spontaneous expression of public frustration.
