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Kenyans outraged as Tanzania demands tougher action on activists

Tanzanian MPs Esther Matiko (L) and Maryam Omar Said (R) [@thechanzo/X]

A fiery speech in Tanzania's Parliament on Monday, May 26, has sparked outrage across the border in Kenya.

Maryam Omar, Member of Parliament for Pandani in Zanzibar, unapologetically defended the deportation of Kenyan politician Martha Karua, activist Boniface Mwangi, and former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga.

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