Tanzania Police Imposes Nationwide Curfew

The Kenya Times ~ Trending, Breaking News and Videos Tanzania Police Imposes Nationwide Curfew The Tanzanian Police have announced a nationwide curfew starting at 6 PM East Africa Time (EAT) amid ongoing unrest. This follows after Dar es Salaam Regional Commissioner, Alfred Chalamila, said state agencies are in place, Strong, and ready to face any attempt to breach the peace in the city, stressing that the Government will not […] This post Tanzania Police Imposes Nationwide Curfew first appeared on The Kenya Times ~ Trending, Breaking News and Videos and is written by Janeffer Katila

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Tanzania Police Imposes Nationwide Curfew

The Tanzanian Police have announced a nationwide curfew starting at 6 PM East Africa Time (EAT) amid ongoing unrest.

This follows after Dar es Salaam Regional Commissioner, Alfred Chalamila, said state agencies are in place, Strong, and ready to face any attempt to breach the peace in the city, stressing that the Government will not hesitate to take strict action against any person or group that tries to disrupt order.

The statement on October 29came following reports of the presence of a group of youths who allegedly tried to protest in the Kibo area, Kimara, before the police dispersed them.

“Even if you see there is propaganda of any kind on social media about any area of the Dar es Salaam Region, know the power that will be used to control the matter is seven times more than the force applied planning it,” said Chalamila.

Speaking to reporters immediately after of voting, Chalamila stressed the importance of protecting a culture of peace which Tanzania has built over the years, and urged citizens to continue trust their government as well as the security agencies.

“Our nation’s culture is peace. If we destroy it This peace, in light language, we will have lost the foundation of our existence as National. I have traveled to different places to tell young people to come forward to exercise justice their primary to vote, but let them do so peacefully,” he said.

Chalamila also appealed to the people of Dar es Salaam to continue to work with the Government to ensure the city continues to be the center of stability, development and national cohesion.

Police confront ‘protesters’ in Dar es Salaam

Earlier, Police in Dar es Salaam dispersed a group of youths who were trying to march in the Kimara Kibo area, the distance between Ubungo and Kimara.

They continued to monitor the situation in the area with patrol vehicles spotted along the Morogoro Road highway.

During the protest, a polling station was destroyed as protests erupt across Tanzania during the election day.

The protests are part of an online response by activist and youth groups calling for more political reform.

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