CLOSE to 40 people went missing, and about 10 others were arbitrarily killed in Tanzania between March 2021 and early July 2024, according to a new random list by the Former Mayor for Ubungo, Boniface Jacob.
Through his X page, Jacob received and published information about the following people from their relatives, friends, and acquaintances.
Government forces are hostile to individuals leaking such information, as police has recently been cracking down on whistle-blowers exposing the disappearances, abductions, and killings.
In this first list, Jacob analyses the information and classifies it as follows:
Regions with the highest number of kidnappings and disappearances:
Dar es Salaam 60%
Mara 20%
Kigoma 10%
Mwanza 5%
Other regions 5%
Rajat Mdoe a.k.a Choiya, December 26, 2021
Tawfiq Mohamed, December 26, 2021
Hemed Abbas, December 26, 2021
Edwin Kunambi, December 26, 2021
Seif Swala, December 26, 2021
Sebastian Mkabai, October 14, 2023
Shedrack Laiza, May 2024
David Gasper Lema, April 6, 2024
Juma Kansachangabo, April 15, 2024
Charles Aden Mwampyate, December 7, 2023
Paul Jerome Kisoka a.k.a Mapii, November 14, 2023
Johnham Anzamen Eliuforo Mkilema Shayo, May 4, 2024
Benson Erasto Arbogast Ishungisa, November 26, 2024
Yonzo Shimbi Dutu, March 2, 2024
Ridhiwani Hemed Msangi, July 2021
Kasian Mazambo, October 2021
Jackson Allan Mahenge, January 2021
Francis Albert Mponela, March 2024
Gideon Michael Mwihumbo, April 21, 2024
Hamza Saidi, December 12, 2023
William Herman, January 1, 2024
Lilenga Isaya Lilenga, May 11, 2024
Abdallah Mkuka, June 29, 2024
Bakati Issa Kambona, January 29, 2024
Humphrey Alphonce Dede a.k.a Dede Limbu Kubagwa, March 16, 2024
Oscar Robert Mgowole disappeared on May 20, 2024, and was found in police custody in Dodoma on May 30, 2024
Kombo Mbwana Twaha, May 15, 2024
Robert Mlaga Mushi disappeared on April 12, 2024, and was found dead on April 22, 2024
Octavian Temba disappeared on May 9, 2024, and was found murdered in a morgue on May 10, 2024
Deo Mugasa was kidnapped by a person identified by his family as Policeman Ramadhan Tarimo, with evidence from CCTV footage, October 14, 2013
Edger Edson Mwakabela (SATIVA) was kidnapped in the Kimara area at 6 PM on June 23, 2024, and was found in Katavi National Park on June 27, 2024
List of people killed in Tanzania
Young man Emmanuel Nyakorenga, resident of Kewaja village, Kemambo ward, Nyamongo, Tarime District, May 5, 2024
Our young man Robert Mlanga Mushi, popularly known as Babu G, was found murdered at the KILWA ROAD POLICE HOSPITAL on April 22, 2024
Young man Octavian Temba from Komela North, Marangu (in the forest), May 10, 2024
The late Bakari Ismail (21) from Majengo, Vingunguti, December 27, 2023
Shomari Kucheuka (22) from Majengo, Vingunguti, December 27, 2023
Amiry Athuman Hassan (25yrs) was living in Tandika. He was arrested by the police on September 17, 2022, in front of his parents and was found in the Muhimbili morgue on September 18, 2022
The late Nyaisuka Chacha Mohono (21yrs) was killed by wildlife officers on March 11, 2024, after being shot at 10 AM at his home in Jerumani Hamlet, Machochwe, Serengeti. Officers arrived at the home intending to seize cattle they claimed had entered the Serengeti National Park (SENAPA)
Mairo Togoro (56), a resident of Maji moto Village, Serengeti, was shot by the police after being detained for over 24 hours in October 2023.
Police authorities have so far refrained from commenting on the list but Home Affairs Minister Hamad Masauni said, “Tanzania is safe.”
