{"id":145160,"date":"2025-12-02T19:56:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T19:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/presidential-inquiry-commission-vows-thorough-investigation"},"modified":"2025-12-02T20:09:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T20:09:51","slug":"presidential-inquiry-commission-vows-thorough-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/presidential-inquiry-commission-vows-thorough-investigation","title":{"rendered":"Presidential Inquiry Commission Vows Thorough Investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Tanzania. <\/strong><\/span>THE Independent Commission of Inquiry established to investigate the unrest during and after the October 29th General Election has unveiled a road map for implementing its 90-day task, declaring that it will leave no stone unturned in its probe.<\/p>\n<p>Commission Chairperson, retired Chief Justice Mohamed Chande Othman, said the commission\u2019s investigation will focus on areas most affected by the violence, and it will also visit those areas to gather information.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur investigation will focus on the 26 districts where incidents occurred, but we will also learn from areas that were peaceful,\u201d Justice Othman said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe appeal to Tanzanians to cooperate with us to provide accurate information to facilitate our investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The commission will use various methods to gather information, including reviewing documents, conducting interviews, and collecting emails, phone messages, and social media posts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe that through these methods, we will reach many stakeholders to fulfill our mandate,\u201d Justice Othman said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have started identifying stakeholders we will work with, including victims, participants in the incidents, political parties, civil society, election officials, local government leaders and journalists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The commission\u2019s terms of reference give it 90 days to complete its work.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Othman said the commission\u2019s preliminary analysis shows that Tanzanians want a thorough investigation, transparency and accountability.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will conduct a detailed and professional investigation using data, and we will leave no stone unturned,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the commission\u2019s legitimacy, Justice Othman said the commission was established by President Samia Suluhu Hassan in accordance with the law to investigate the violence, identify its causes and recommend measures to prevent similar incidents in the future.<\/p>\n<p>This legitimacy, Justice Othman said, gives the commission powers to seek cooperation from all stakeholders, acknowledging that some people may be hesitant to cooperate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will persuade them to cooperate because they have a stake in building a better future, including addressing issues related to politics,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The commission will conduct a root cause analysis, examining past events that led to the violence.<\/p>\n<p>The commission has the power to issue summons like a high court and will operate like a court, with witnesses having the right to representation during questioning.<\/p>\n<p>The commission\u2019s mandate includes investigating the causes of the violence, identifying those responsible, assessing the damage caused, and recommending ways to improve peace, security and national reconciliation.<\/p>\n<p>The commission began work on November 20 this year and is expected to complete its investigation within 90 days.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Tanzania<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Tanzania. THE Independent Commission of Inquiry established to investigate the unrest during and after the October 29th General Election has unveiled a road map for implementing its 90-day task, declaring that it will leave no stone unturned in its probe. Commission Chairperson, retired Chief Justice Mohamed Chande Othman, said the commission\u2019s investigation will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":145159,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[711],"class_list":["post-145160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-tanzania"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Presidential Inquiry Commission Vows Thorough Investigation - Tanzania<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"THE Independent Commission of Inquiry established to investigate the unrest during and after the October 29th General El ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/presidential-inquiry-commission-vows-thorough-investigation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Presidential Inquiry Commission Vows Thorough Investigation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"THE Independent Commission of Inquiry established to investigate the unrest during and after the October 29th General El ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/presidential-inquiry-commission-vows-thorough-investigation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Tanzania\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-12-02T19:56:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-12-02T20:09:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/sites\/17\/2025\/12\/sm_1764693508.002559.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"780\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"470\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/presidential-inquiry-commission-vows-thorough-investigation#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/presidential-inquiry-commission-vows-thorough-investigation\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Presidential Inquiry Commission Vows Thorough Investigation\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-02T19:56:15+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-02T20:09:51+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/presidential-inquiry-commission-vows-thorough-investigation\"},\"wordCount\":420,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/presidential-inquiry-commission-vows-thorough-investigation#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/sites\/17\/2025\/12\/sm_1764693508.002559.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"tanzania\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/presidential-inquiry-commission-vows-thorough-investigation#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/presidential-inquiry-commission-vows-thorough-investigation\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/presidential-inquiry-commission-vows-thorough-investigation\",\"name\":\"Presidential Inquiry Commission Vows Thorough Investigation - 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