Six top Chadema leaders arrested

Chadema Secretary General Vincent Mashinji

What you need to know:

  • The team was ordered to spend 48 hours in custody by police authorities, with Chadema spokesperson Tumaini Makene claiming these were orders from higher authorities which he did not name.
  • Ruvuma Regional Police Commander Gemini Mushi told The Citizen yesterday that Chadema Special Seats MP Zubeda Sakuru had secured a police permit to conduct an internal party meeting, but it turned into a “demonstration”.