25 September 2026
High of Tanzania
Kivukoni Front
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Treason case no. 19605 / 2025
Republic versus Tundu Lissu
Photo: Tundu Antipas Lissu
EPISODE 95: The treason case facing CHADEMA party Chairman Tundu Lissu has continued today 25 September 2026 which is in the final submission stage for the third consecutive day.
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Tundu Lissu has said "Mere words do not constitute treason" while referring to the case of Khatibu Gandhi alias Hatty McGhee, our legal law History of Treason was taken and enacted directly from English Law when the British were ruling us i.e Tanganyika, Kenya, Uganda and Nyasaland [Malawi] , please follow all that has been reported on the video above
Treason Act 1842 (1842 c 51). The 1842 Act was introduced to address threats against Queen Victoria and the royal family. It made it a criminal offence to ...
In 1930, the British Colonial Office introduced a sweeping legislative overhaul in East Africa, replacing the uncodified English common law and the older Indian Penal Code with standardized Model Penal Codes.
This legal transformation dramatically modernized and unified how
treason and allied offences were codified in both the
Colony of Kenya and the League of Nations
Mandate of Tanganyika
Prior to 1930, British courts in East Africa relied on a patchwork of historical
English Treon Acts and regional ordinances. In 1930, the Colonial Office enacted:
The Kenya Penal Code (Ordinance No. 10 of 1930)
The Tanganyika Penal Code (1930)
These codes were closely modeled on the
Queensland Criminal Code of 1899, which English jurists preferred for colonial administrative purposes because it translated complex English common law into precise, written provisions.
EPISODE 96: TUNDU LISSU TELLS JUDGES I *** SULUHU HASSAN TO CONFIRM IF SHE WAS INTIMIDATED BUT SHE DID...
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EPISODE 96The treason case against the Chairman of the Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA), Tundu Lissu, has been adjourned this afternoon, September 25, 2026, to Monday, September 28, 2026, where it will continue with the hearing of the final submissions from the accused, Hon. Tundu Lissu, Chairman of CHADEMA party
The decision was made by Judge Dunstan Ndunguru who is leading the three-judge panel of the high court of Tanzania that is hearing the case.
Before the judges decided to continue the case on Monday, Tundu Lissu requested a recess as is the case on other days after clocking at exactly One o'clock noon where he had been requesting a recess of one and a half hours, and the judges concur to that decision.
Tundu Lissu is continuing to present his final nine arguments, where by the time the decision was made he had reached the seventh argument which states "if the United Republic was intimidated" with the words that have been used by the accused Tundu Lissu.
Hon. Tundu Lissu has questioned whether the president and other government leaders were intimidated and if they were not intimidated then he is not guilty VERY BRIEF: WHAT LISSU DID IN COURT TODAYTundu Lissu continued with his final arguments in his treason case, focusing on two main arguments:1. Publication argument: He disputed the claim that he was the one who published the video of the CHADEMA meeting on Jambo TV on YouTube .
Tundu Lissu referred to the evidence of prosecution witnesses PW1, PW2, PW3, PW16 and especially PW17, saying that the evidence shows that Jambo TV employees were the ones who recorded and broadcast the video.
Was Government of Samia Suluhu Hsssan intimidated ?
On Whether the Government was intimidated: Tundu Lissu said the prosecution did not present evidence to prove that the Government of the United Republic was intimidated by the words mentioned in the charges.
Tundu Lissu further said that various people he had requested to be called to testify about it did not show up in court.Lissu concluded the argument by saying:“The answer to question seven can only be NEGATIVE — the government was not intimidated.
Tundu Lissu then requested a 1½-hour recess, explaining that he had been up all night preparing for the work and needed to rest his body.The judges decided to adjourn for today until Monday 28 September 2026 at 9:00 am when we Uhuru Media Online will return again to bring you live updates from the High court of Tanzania .