Twaha Mwaipaya, a former youth leader of Tanzania’s Chadema party, was allegedly abducted near Nairobi, Kenya. Amnesty International and his political party denounced his presumed disappearance on Sunday, according to Africanews, renewing concerns about the safety of Tanzanian opposition figures in the country.
Twaha Mwaipaya, a former youth leader of Tanzania’s Chadema party, was allegedly abducted near Nairobi, Kenya. Amnesty International and his political party denounced his presumed disappearance on Sunday, according to Africanews, renewing concerns about the safety of Tanzanian opposition figures in the country.
Tanzanian opposition figure Twaha Salim Mwaipaya, a youth organiser for the Chadema party, remained missing on 26 October, more than 24 hours after his alleged abduction in Kamulu, Machakos County, Kenya. The Pan-African Solidarity Network called on the Kenyan authorities to locate him and prevent his transfer across the border, Tuko reports.
Tanzanian activist Twaha Mwaipaya was reportedly abducted on Sunday in Machakos County, Kenya, while travelling by taxi to visit friends. Amnesty International Kenya and the Defenders Coalition are urging the Kenyan authorities to find him, while relatives fear he may be forcibly transferred to Tanzania, reports Taarifa.