Samia Suluhu turns on the media after reports on elections violence

Activists hold a candlelight vigil to commemorate those who lost their lives in post-election violence in Tanzania, in Nairobi, Kenya on November 20, 2025. [File, Standard]

The Tanzanian government is now shifting blame on the media for what it termed as ‘unfair and unbalanced’ coverage of the violence that led to deaths of hundreds of people.

Speaking for the first time after the elections which were rocked by violence, the government’s spokesperson Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Culture, Arts and Sports, Gerson Msigwa blamed the media for publishing ‘misleading reports’ on recent events in Tanzania.