A VETERAN Politician In Tanzania, James Mbatia, Has Said That The Situation That Emerged On And After The October 2025 General Elections In Tanzania Is Not Just A Political Issue But Is “The Pain Of The Majority Against The Minority”, Due To The Situation Being Covered In Pain, Deaths - Among Other Things.
Speaking On November 5, 2025, Mbatia Said That The Situation Cannot Be Compared To Ordinary Political Conflicts But Is A Trend That Requires “Broad And Advanced Thinking” To Restore National Unity.
He Said It Is Important For Everyone With A Position And Voice In The Country To Speak Openly And Fearlessly About These Events, Emphasizing That The First Step In National Healing Is To Restore Dignity To The Families Of Those Who Lost Their Lives.
"Now We Are Asking Ourselves What To Do? The First Step In This Disaster, In This Pain, Is To Give Us Our Bodies, Our Heroes Who Were Killed Who Are A Tradition In Our Culture, Our Religious Decency And Otherwise So That We Can Cover Them Otherwise So That We Can Cover Our Brothers, We Bury Our Heroes With Dignity Without Further Anger Because The Thorn In The Foot Grows Dates", He Explained.
Mbatia's Statement Came A Few Days After The Minister Of Foreign Affairs And East African Cooperation, Mahmoud Thabit Kombo, Explained That There Were Violations Of The Law In A Few Parts Of The Country During The Elections, But The Security Agencies Took Action Quickly, Professionally And Firmly To Deal With The Situation.
In Addition, In Her Inauguration Speech, The President Of The United Republic Of Tanzania, Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, Expressed Her Regret Over What She Described As Incidents Of Breach Of Peace, Loss Of Life And Destruction Of Public And Private Property, Especially In Cities And Towns, That Occurred During The Elections.