Dar es Salaam/Upcountry. Planned nationwide protests by members of the Tanganyika Law Society (TLS) failed to take off on Monday, September 22, 2025 after police officers maintained a heavy presence at the organisation’s headquarters in Dar es Salaam.
The demonstrations had been called to condemn the assault of lawyer Deogratius Mahinyila on September 15, 2025, during the hearing of a case involving Chadema national chairman Tundu Lissu. Mahinyila, who also chairs the party’s youth wing, commonly known in its Kiswahili acronym as Bavicha, was allegedly beaten by police officers as they attempted to arrest him at the court premises.
