Show of force as police move to stop Chadema

Chadema chairman Freeman Mbowe, escorted by his aides, leaves police headquarters in Dar es Salaam after he was questioned yesterday.  PHOTO | SAID KHAMIS

What you need to know:

  • SECURITY: Journalists bear the brunt of police brutality as law enforcers deploy excessive force to control opposition supporters
  • In Dar es Salaam, it was chaos as heavily armed police manned the Police Force headquarters in a bid to thwart any demonstration as Mbowe was being questioned, while in Dodoma two radio stations were shut down
  • Chadema officials and members engaged security officers in cat-and-mouse games in the city as Mr Mbowe arrived to record a statement