Lissu arrested

Nairobi: Tanzanian opposition presidential candidate Tundu Lissu was arrested yesterday, his Chadema party said on Twitter.

On Monday, Lissu had said Tanzanian police thwarted planned opposition protests against last week’s election over alleged irregularities by arresting several Chadema officials.

They included Chadema chairman Freeman Mbowe, former lawmaker Godbless Lema and the former mayor of Dar es Salaam’s Ubungo municipality, Boniface Jacob.