By Spy Uganda Correspondent
Tanzania’s main opposition party, Chadema, has implored local politicians seeking asylum abroad to return to the President Samia Suluhu-led nation.
Chadema Secretary-General John Mnyika on Thursday guaranteed all exiled party members that they would not be harmed should they choose to return to the East African nation.
“The country is safe, I urge those who fled the country to return, because the country is safe and dialogue between the government and political parties is going well,” Masauni said then.
The exact number of Tanzanians living in exile remains unknown but some high-profile names include former Presidential candidate Tundu Lissu and legislators Godbless Lema and Ezekiel Wenje.
Lissu fled the country in 2020 after initially seeking temporary refuge at the residence of the German Ambassador in Dar es Salaam on grounds that he had received death threats after unsuccessfully attempting to usurp then president, the late John Magufuli, at the country’s General Election.
Lissu had been living abroad since 2017 after a botched assassination attempt on his life.
Magufuli however successfully defended his seat though the election results were disputed.
Following Magufuli’s death in March 2021, Suluhu took over as Tanzania’s president.