Arusha residents demand new Katiba for national healing
People ride on a motorcycle waving a Tanzanian flag during violent protests that marred the election following the disqualification of the two leading opposition candidates in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on October 29, 2025.
Residents of Tanzania’s Arusha Region have called on the government to fast-track comprehensive constitutional reforms, saying a new constitution is the only meaningful path to healing the pain and trauma caused by the killing of young people and other civilians during unrest linked to the October 29, 2025 General Election.
Speakers at a public forum convened by the Commission of Inquiry into the election-related violence said long-standing demands for constitutional reforms lay at the heart of grievances that escalated into violence, citing a failure by authorities to listen to citizens and implement promised changes.
