Tanzania Politician Detained at Border, Barred From Travelling to Kenya: “We’ll Overcome"

Tanzanian opposition politician stopped from travelling to Kenya - Kahawatungu

c was on Friday denied permission to exit from Tanzania as he tried to cross into Kenya. Lema who is a member of the Chadema party said Tanzanian authorities had put him on a “stop list” and barred him from leaving the country. The politician said he was held at the Namanga border post by immigration officers for over four hours, as he sought entry into Kenya for medical attention in Nairobi, and was forced to go back to Arusha, with his passpor…

Tanzania politician detained at border, barred from travelling to Kenya: “We’ll overcome"

Tanzanian opposition leader Godbless Lema said immigration officials at the Namanga border post stopped him from travelling to Kenya and confiscated his passport.

Tanzania’s opposition politician Godbless Lema blocked from leaving the country

Tanzanian opposition figure from Chadema and former Arusha Urban MP Godbless Lema was stopped from leaving the country at the Namanga border earlier today, June 6, 2025, the Immigration...

Tanzania’s opposition party condemns detention of former MP travelling to Kenya

Tanzania’s main opposition party Chadema, has condemned the detention of former Member of Parliament (MP) for Arusha Urban, Godbless Lema,