Tanzania, April 23 -- Dar es Salaam. A Commission of Inquiry into the post-election violence of October 29, 2025 has established that 518 people lost their lives during the unrest, the majority of them from gunshot wounds, according to findings presented at State House on Thursday.

Presenting the final report, Commission Chairperson Retired Chief Justice Mohamed Chande Othman said the findings were based on extensive medical and forensic investigations, including interviews with 80 doctors and specialists, as well as postmortem examinations and hospital records from across the country.

Justice Othman said the death toll stood at 518, comprising 490 males (94.6 percent) and 28 females (5.4 percent). Among the deceased were 21 children. ...