Tanzania, June 25 -- Arusha. Former Arusha City Council Tanzania Social Action Fund (Tasaf) coordinator, Mr Amani Mlay, has been arrested in Mtwara Region after spending more than five months in hiding while evading a 20-year prison sentence.

Mr Mlay fled in January 2026 before judgment was delivered in Criminal Case No. 000011512/2024, in which he faced six counts, including four of using forged documents with intent to deceive his employer, contrary to the Prevention and Combating of Corruption Act.

Arusha Regional Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB) officer, Ms Zawadi Ngailo, told journalists yesterday that the suspect was arrested on Sunday, June 21, 2026, in the Mangaka area of Nanyumbu District following an extens...