Private sector leaders from Kenya and Tanzania, led by the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) and the Tanzania Private Sector Federation (TPSF), have urged both governments to fast-track economic integration. At the same time, they called for the removal of remaining barriers that continue to slow down trade within the East African Community (EAC). The
The Tanzanian government officials have confirmed that there will be free medical care for all the people affected by the violence after the October General Elections in 2025, as outlined by the Presidential Commission of Inquiry on the violence report. The report found that there was significant human suffering, which included fatalities and thousands of
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