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Why family of teacher killed in Tanzania will wait longer to get body

Family of the slain teacher John Okoth Agutu during a press conference in Nairobi on Nov 20, 2025. [Jael Wakesho, Standard]

The family of a Kenyan teacher killed in Tanzania is now urging the government to intervene and bring his body home.

The family in a press conference said the slain teacher John Okoth Ogutu, an English teacher moved to Tanzania some eight years ago in search of greener pastures. Unfortunately, his dream was cut short after he was caught in the crossfire following the election violence that rocked many sections of Dar.

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