Invalid Commission and Illegal Report

Adeladius Makwega – MBAGALA

April 25, 2026 — Mwanakwetu went to a certain place to buy a few items. On his way back, he decided to have some tea at a small local café. He entered and ordered tea. Inside the café there were three people: one attendant and two customers. Later, another attendant joined, making them four people in total.

While seated there, one of the other customers was drinking tea, but both of his hands were shaking severely. He struggled to hold the cup, which trembled a lot, and with the help of his other shaking hand, he slowly managed to bring the tea to his mouth. He then picked up a piece of chapati and brought it to his mouth.

As Mwanakwetu drank his tea, he silently prayed in his heart,

“God, please heal this man.”

Inside the café, no one spoke beyond the initial greetings. However, outside the café, people were discussing the Commission on the events of October 29, 2025, and the days that followed:

“Where have you ever seen Tanzanian magistrates deliver justice? Let alone judges! Justice in Tanzania depends only on your money.

Those who died on October 29, 2025, and the days after—that’s it, nothing more is being done. These people of ours are not good.”

After finishing his tea, Mwanakwetu left and began heading back to where he had come from. On the way, he thought to himself:

“Those who committed this wrongdoing have no peace, while society still remembers their loved ones. What does this situation really mean?

Leaders are not trusted, and there are no answers to the questions being asked. How can a nation move forward under such conditions?”

At that moment, Mwanakwetu decided to call a relative of his, a journalist with two degrees: a Bachelor’s in Journalism and a Master’s in Journalism, and also knowledgeable in both domestic and international security matters. This relative said:

“This report is like covering up wrongdoing so the guilty can pass unnoticed. It does not aim to defend the nation, but rather to make a small group of people appear innocent.

Look at the number of people killed in the streets—the statistics are laughable. You cannot be accused and then produce a favorable report about yourself.

I believe Tanzanians are patient, and we should pray to God to get through this safely.”

Mwanakwetu then asked whether voting might return to normal in future elections.

“This report has increased resentment among citizens. Tanzanians have changed—they are no longer easily swayed by small incentives. I think very few people will participate in future elections, mostly those who are used for certain purposes.

Even getting a new constitution soon seems unlikely. Tanzania lacks a strong judiciary. Judges appear to be used instruments, starting from the Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Judge Jacob Mwambegele.

High Court judges today are not like those of the past, who were truthful. We must be cautious with these current judges. Don’t we see what’s happening?

You cannot announce election results when the internet has been shut down—this is a large country. Who voted? Where? And when? Or were the results and the winner predetermined?”

Mwanakwetu also asked about Tanzanians who had been abducted and whose whereabouts remain unknown, while the commission claims such cases are due to romantic jealousy.

“You cannot be both the accused and the investigator of your own case. These explanations about romantic jealousy distort the reality of abductions.

When Tanzanians speak of abductions, they refer to people being arrested and even confined in their places of worship, for example Bishop Dr. Josephat Gwajima.Is it true that Humphrey Polepole and Mdude Nyagali were abducted due to romantic issues? That does not make sense.Who is this woman they are supposedly fighting over? Who is the man? Why hasn’t that person been arrested? This is not true.This is an invalid commission and an illegal report.”

Dear reader, these are the reflections from an interview between Mwanakwetu and a stakeholder in journalism and security matters, conducted after hearing young people outside the café discussing and heavily criticizing retired Chief Justice Mohammed Othman Chande and the Tanzanian judiciary.

 

What does Mwanakwetu say today?

Dear reader, remember the customer in the café who struggled to drink tea because of his trembling body. Mwanakwetu carries that image and compares it to Tanzania in 2025/2026. Both leaders and citizens are suffering from the ‘illness’ caused by what happened on October 29, 2025, and the days that followed.

Now everything happening is viewed with suspicion, just like that trembling customer in the café. Unless the issues from October 29, 2025, and the following days are resolved, the situation in Tanzania will never stabilize.

With such a situation—where many people are killed and nothing is done—do you think Tanzanians can peacefully participate in public affairs? That is difficult. How long will Tanzania continue like this?

This is Mwanakwetu’s reflection for today.

“Invalid Commission and Illegal Report.”

Have a nice day.

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