The Commission of Inquiry into the 2025 Tanzania protests has concluded that the violent demonstrations during and after Tanzania’s October 2025 General Election were highly orchestrated and well-funded, while stopping short of identifying those directly responsible for the deaths recorded. In a report, the Commission’s Chairperson, Retired Justice Mohamed Chande Othman, did not cite the
President Samia Suluhu Hassan has ordered the formation of a special investigative body to follow up on findings in the Commission of Inquiry report on the October 29, 2025, post-election unrest. The commission, chaired by retired Chief Justice Mohamed Othman Chande, presented its report at State House, Dar es Salaam. It linked the unrest to