Pan-Africanist, interests in China-Africa relations, Human Rights and Peace-building,
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Sikula Oniala retweeted
“Regarding the suspended organisations, I have directed the NGO Bureau to handle the affected organisations on a case-by-case basis and establish a clear path towards resolving the matter.
I have also set a two-week timeline, starting from today, for the reopening of organisations whose issues have been resolved.” - @KamuntuProf , Minister of Internal Affairs
#GovtCSODialogue
Sikula Oniala retweeted
TAMKO LA USWISI KUHUSU HALI YA HAKI ZA BINADAMU NCHINI TANZANIA
Tarehe 5 Novemba 2026, jijini Geneva, Uswisi iliwasilisha tamko lake mbele ya Baraza la Haki za Binadamu la Umoja wa Mataifa (UNHRC), katika kikao cha 53 cha Kundi Kazi la Mapitio ya Hali ya Haki za Binadamu kwa Mataifa (UPR).
Katika tamko hilo, Uswisi imeipatia Tanzania mapendekezo matano muhimu:
1. Uwajibikaji kwa ukiukwaji wa haki za binadamu
Kuhakikisha kuwa watu wanawajibishwa kwa ukiukwaji wa haki za binadamu uliofanyika wakati na baada ya uchaguzi mkuu wa Oktoba 2025, kupitia uchunguzi wa haraka, huru, usio na upendeleo na ulio wazi.
2. Uhuru wa kujielezaKuhakikisha uhuru wa kuunda na kujiunga na vyama pamoja na kufanya mikutano, kwa kurekebisha Sheria ya Mashirika Yasiyo ya Kiserikali ya mwaka 2002 na Sheria ya Vyama vya Siasa ya mwaka 1992 ili kuondoa vikwazo visivyo na uwiano.
4. Adhabu ya kifo
Kufuta adhabu ya kifo na kubadilisha hukumu zote zilizopo za adhabu ya kifo kuwa vifungo vya muda maalumu vinavyostahili na vinavyoendana na uzito wa makosa.
5. Haki za ardhi za jamii za asili
Kuimarisha ulinzi wa haki za ardhi za jamii za asili kwa kuhifadhi urithi wao wa kitamaduni na njia zao za jadi za kujipatia riziki.
Ujumbe muhimu: Uswisi imesisitiza masuala ya uwajibikaji kwa ukiukwaji wa haki za binadamu, uhuru wa kujieleza, uhuru wa mikutano na vyama, kufutwa kwa adhabu ya kifo na kulindwa kwa haki za ardhi.
Haya ni mapendekezo rasmi ya Uswisi kwa Tanzania katika Baraza la Haki za Binadamu la Umoja wa Mataifa.
Sikula Oniala retweeted
"On 27 November 2025, the European Parliament condemned in its resolution on Tundu Lissu’s case his arbitrary & politically motivated detention & called for his immediate & unconditional release.
Today I reiterate the call for his release."
@EP_ForeignAff chair @davidmcallister
"The persecution of an opposition figure is a direct assault on democratic principles."
Statement by @EP_ForeignAff chair, @davidmcallister, following the sentencing of Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu.
Read the full statement ➡️ link.europa.eu/HWGG9q
ALT Statement by David McAllister, Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs, on the sentencing of Tundu Lissu in Tanzania: “The persecution of an opposition figure is a direct assault on democratic principles and the fundamental right to dissent.” He adds that charging an opposition leader with treason over statements made at a political rally is a grossly disproportionate restriction on freedom of expression that cannot be justified. European Parliament logo on the bottom right.
ALT Statement highlighting that Tundu Lissu was among the finalists for the Sakharov Prize, in recognition of his fight for freedom of thought and democratic values. It notes that he endured an unjustified and politically motivated trial and over 500 days in prison. The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention deemed his detention arbitrary. The statement recalls that Parliament condemned his detention in its resolution of 27 November 2025 and called for his immediate and unconditional release. It concludes: “Today I reiterate the call for his release.” European Parliament logo on the bottom right.
ALT Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu raises his fist while surrounded by uniformed security officers. European Parliament logo on the bottom right.
Sikula Oniala retweeted
Without a correct diagnosis, the patient will die. Here is a summary of the root causes of Kenya’s problems.
—Lack of a transformative IDEOLOGY. The constitution is NOT an ideology. One has to have a clear progressive ideology to implement and uphold the constitution. And a constitution, no matter how progressive, will never be respected, upheld and implemented in a neocolonial slave plantation, which Kenya is.
—Lack of VISION. The rule of law mantra is NOT a vision. Vision must be articulated clearly because without it confusion, opportunism and dysfunction sets in.
—Lack of an understanding of the ROOT CAUSES of the intractable problems are. They are the STRUCTURALLY defective neocolonial state, system, institutions and values. These structural issues cannot be eliminated or transformed through slogans.
—Lack of INTEGRITY among the so-called leaders. One cannot consort with, be funded by and be working with the ARCHITECTS and EMBODIMENTS of IMPUNITY like Uhuru Kenyatta, Matiang’i, Karanja Kibicho, Rigathi Gachagua, Mwangaza, Jumwa, Kibicho, Caroli Omondi, Pauline Njoroge, etc, and pretend to believe in or represent change. One cannot be a genuine alternative to William Ruto when one surrounds himself with corrupt bandits like Ruto & Co.
You can’t speak of “software” when your campaign is funded and run by the ORGANIZED BANDITS who have ruined Kenya since 1963.
Telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
#SocialismIsTheSolution
#RevolutionNow
Today’s verdict and four-year prison sentence are the culmination of a deeply flawed process that was unjust from the moment of his arrest. #FreeTunduLissu #FreeTunduLissu
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Sikula Oniala retweeted
Tanzanian opposition party chair Tundu Lissu has been detained 18+ months solely for peaceful exercise of his rights.
The European Parliament condemned his "arbitrary & politically motivated detention" & called for his immediate, unconditional release.
europarl.europa.eu/doceo/doc…
Sikula Oniala retweeted
The refereeing Liverpool have been subjected to, particularly at Anfield, is genuinely staggering. And I’m tired of legitimate criticism being dismissed as “sour grapes” before anyone even bothers to look at the evidence.
Paul Tomkins has researched this extensively, going back decades and some of his findings are genuinely ridiculous.
Consider these stats from his April 2026 study:
• ZERO opposition players have received a foul-related DOGSO red card at Anfield since 2009. That’s 325 home league games without an opponent being sent off for denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity through a foul.
• 3 Liverpool players received DOGSO red cards at Anfield in just 28 games under Slot. More than opposition players received at Anfield in the previous 25 years combined.
• Liverpool haven’t received a penalty in the opening 15 minutes of a league match with fans present since December 2012. Man City received 14 (!!) in that same period.
• Liverpool went 305 consecutive league matches between 2015 & 2023 without an opposition player receiving a 2nd yellow. That’s 8 years. Home or away.
• Since VAR was introduced, Liverpool have received just 2 VAR-awarded penalties for fouls. Man City received 11. Liverpool have also had 7 awarded against them.
• Liverpool received ZERO subjective VAR overturns in their favour before the 28th minute across approximately 260 matches. Man United received 7, Arsenal 6 & Man City 6.
• Salah averaged just 0.83 fouls won per 90 minutes, ranking outside the top 2,000 players in Tomkins’ study. Anyone who watched Salah knows how ridiculous that is given how frequently he’s grabbed, pulled & manhandled.
• Liverpool’s average foul free-kicks won dropped from around 12-13 per game before Klopp to just 9 after his arrival. Only Sheffield United recorded fewer in Tomkins’ comparison.
• Only 51% of Liverpool’s penalties were awarded at Anfield, compared to approximately 63% at home across the league. Some home advantage, eh?
And perhaps the most damning stat of all:
Of the 56 highly contentious league incidents Tomkins identified against Liverpool in the VAR era, 53 (95%) happened when the match was level or separated by just 1 goal.
These are game-changing decisions. Penalties, red cards & incidents that can genuinely decide matches, title races & entire seasons.
Think about Tarkowski’s challenge on Mac Allister, Ødegaard practically playing basketball at Anfield, Senesi’s handball or Salah getting manhandled every other week without a whistle. Oh, and literally disallowing a completely valid goal at Tottenham (no, YOU let it go).
At what point do we stop pretending this is normal?
And what frustrates me most is how quickly people dismiss the conversation as “sour grapes.” As if being a Liverpool supporter somehow invalidates the evidence. You can be biased & still be absolutely right.
I’m not suggesting these stats automatically prove some grand conspiracy, but the disparities are extraordinary. And when you actually watch the incidents themselves, it’s difficult to understand how some of these decisions are even possible.
We’re talking about penalties & red cards. Literally the most consequential decisions a referee can make. And somehow Liverpool consistently find themselves on the wrong end of them, even at Anfield - especially at Anfield - where we’re supposedly benefiting from this enormous home advantage.
Why shouldn’t that be questioned?
Credit to Paul Tomkins for actually doing the research & documenting this over the years.
Full analysis:
tomkinstimes.substack.com/p/…
But sure, “sour grapes.”
#LFC
Sikula Oniala retweeted
I rushed to court this morning after my earlier engagement at Aga Khan University to attend to the pressing matter concerning Tanzanian activist Twaha Salim Mwaipaya.
The danger with injustice is that, if we allow it to happen often enough, we begin to accept it as normal. We must never get so used to abductions that we stop asking questions. Today it is Twaha; tomorrow, it could be any one of us. No one is safe when the rule of law is treated as optional.
Sikula Oniala retweeted
"Dead or alive".
#Kenya's🇰🇪 High Court orders Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja, Director of Criminal Investigations Mohamed Amin, and the officer Commanding Ruai Police station to produce #Tanzania's🇹🇿 human rights defender Twaha Mwaipaya, before the court on Monday, November 2 at 11am without fail, "dead or alive."
They must "produce original detention warrant and show cause" why Mwaipaya should not be immediately released from custody.
Mwaipaya was reportedly abducted on Sunday in Kamulu, Machakos County, by unidentified individuals trailing him in three vehicles.
He had fled Tanzania for Kenya after being abducted and severely tortured by unidentified individuals.
NAIROBI, KENYA
Mahakama Kuu ya Kenya imewaamuru Mkuu wa Polisi nchini humo na maafisa wengine wa polisi kumfikisha mwanaharakati wa upinzani kutoka Tanzania, Twaha Mwaipaya, mahakamani akiwa hai au amefariki, baada ya kutekwa nyara jimbo la Machakos, Oktoba 25.
#SautiyaAfrika
Sikula Oniala retweeted
Mwaka mmoja baada ya matukio ya Oktoba 29, 2025, maumivu ya waathirika bado hayajaisha na haki haijapatikana.
Tunasimama pamoja na familia za wahanga kudai ukweli, uwajibikaji wa Sheria , na haki thabiti kwa wote.
Kurejea kwa shughuli na maisha kama kawaida haimaniishi kuwa kila kitu kiko sawa.
#Oktoba29 #UtawalaWaSheria #HakiNaUwajibikaji #HakiZaBinadamu #TanzaniaMassacre
Sikula Oniala retweeted
We stand in solemn solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Tanzania to honour the lives taken, offer our support and demand true accountability and justice.
Sikula Oniala retweeted
#Tanzania: UN experts concerned that 1-year after post-election violence, victims still await publication of findings from Commission of Inquiry. “We condemn patterns of repression against civil society organisations, journalists & #humanrights defenders.”
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Sikula Oniala retweeted
The Pan African Solidarity Network in partnership with the Social Justice Travelling Theatre of Kenya have today held a Vigil at Mustard Seed, Dandora, Nairobi, Kenya in solidarity with the people of Tanzania. #FreeAllPoliticalPrisoners #SamiaMustGo #PASNet
Sikula Oniala retweeted
One year later, the pain remains. The questions have not gone away.
Starting TONIGHT, 29 October 2026 at 7PM EAT, Mwanzo TV presents THE BLOOD BENEATH THE FLAG — PART ONE.
The first in a documentary series on the lives lost, the families left behind and the search for answers after Tanzania’s October 29, 2025 unrest.
Watch exclusively on Mwanzo TV:
youtube.com/@MwanzoTV
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#TanzaniaMassacre #MO29
Sikula Oniala retweeted
PRESS STATEMENT
@HakiKNCHR has expressed grave concern regarding the reported abduction of Tanzanian political activist Twaha Salim Mwaipaya in Machakos County.
According to reports received by the Commission, Mr. Mwaipaya was traveling in a taxi on Sunday afternoon, October 25, 2026, to visit friends in Kamulu. At approximately 2:00 p.m., his vehicle was intercepted by unidentified individuals. Captors forcefully removed him from the taxi and drove him away in a three-vehicle convoy. His current whereabouts remain unknown. Mr. Mwaipaya had fled Tanzania for Kenya in 2025 out of fear for his life and safety.
The Commission warned that this incident reflects a alarming pattern of enforced disappearances, abductions, and unlawful cross-border transfers targeting individuals living or seeking sanctuary in Kenya. It noted several similar cases over the past two years, including the gunpoint abductions of Tanzanian nationals Maria Tsehai Sarungi and Mshabaha Hamza in Nairobi. Furthermore, in October 2024, Kenya’s Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Principal Secretary acknowledged the repatriation of four Turkish refugees following their abduction in Nairobi, and in November 2024, Ugandan opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye was reportedly abducted in Nairobi and forcibly transferred to Uganda.
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#hakikwawotekilawakati
Sikula Oniala retweeted
Rights organisations raise alarm over cross-border abductions following the disappearance of Tanzanian activist Twaha Mwayapaya; VOCAL Africa demands he be presented in court, alive or dead.
Sikula Oniala retweeted
" If you see a black landcruiser following you, know that your life is in danger," Wakili Abner Mango @advabner . #FreeTwahaMwaipaya
The Pan African Solidarity Network has filed a habeas corpus at the Milimani High Court, Nairobi, Kenya, seeking the release of Twaha Mwaipaya, a Tanzanian activist who was abducted in Machakos, Kenya on Sunday afternoon.
#FreeTwahaMwapiaya #EndAbductionsEA #PASNet
Sikula Oniala retweeted
" Tuko hapa mbele ya mahakama, kuiomba mahakama iweze kusurutisha serekali ya Kenya imlete Twaha Mwaipaya mbele ya mahakama hii akiwa hai.....tunasema ya kwamba, Twaha Mwaipaya ana haki ya kulindwa kama mkenya yeyote," Vocal Africa, CEO, Hussein Khalid addresses the media outside Milimani Law Courts,shortly after the filing of a habeas corpus calling for the release of Tanzanian activist Twaha Mwaipaya who was abducted in Kenya on Sunday. #FreeTwahaMwaipaya #EndAbductionsEA #PASNet
Sikula Oniala retweeted
“The Kenyan government must uphold the rule of law and guarantee the safety of all citizens and foreign nationals including Tanzanians within its borders."
Speaking outside the court, Hussein Khalid from VOCAL Africa and legal advocates call on authorities to produce missing Tanzanian national Twaha Mwaitage either dead or alive and demand an immediate end to the unlawful targeting and harassment of refugees and asylum seekers in Kenya.
Sikula Oniala retweeted
The Pan African Solidarity Network has filed a habeas corpus at the Milimani High Court, Nairobi, Kenya, seeking the release of Twaha Mwaipaya, a Tanzanian activist who was abducted in Machakos, Kenya on Sunday afternoon.
#FreeTwahaMwapiaya #EndAbductionsEA #PASNet