Tanzanian Home Affairs Minister Innocent Bashungwa has asked police officers to weed out Tanzanians peddling content produced outside the country on social media, painting President Samia Suluhu in a bad light.
Speaking on Monday, May 26, when presenting his ministry's 2025/26 budget, the minister urged the police to collaborate with the Tanzanian Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) to weed out Tanzanians sharing foreign activist content and have them face the full force of the law.
According to the minister, the Members of Parliament he was speaking to have witnessed President Suluhu's development, and the country would not take lightly any efforts to cyberbully her. "It has come to our attention that people are using social media to bash our president, and it has been made clear that even if the content originates outside the country, Tanzanians are sharing it in the country for cyberbullying. An undated photo of Tanzania's Home Affairs Minister Innocent Bashungwa.
Photo Daily News "Let me take this opportunity to direct IGP (Inspector General of Police) Camillus Wambura to continue with the good work the police force is doing in collaboration with TCRA to ensure those people are dealt with.
