Tanzania, Aug. 21 -- Dar es Salaam. Chadema chairman Tundu Lissu has told the High Court in Dar es Salaam that the treason case against him stems from his long-running campaign for a new Constitution, the rule of law and electoral reforms.

Lissu, 59, made the remarks on Friday, August 21, 2026, when he began giving evidence in his defence after a three-judge panel ruled that he had a case to answer.

The panel, comprising Justices Dunstan Ndunguru, James Karayemaha and Ferdinand Kiwonde, is hearing a case in which Lissu is charged with treason under Section 39(2)(d) of the Penal Code, Revised Edition 2023.

The charge relates to remarks he allegedly made at Chadema headquarters in Dar es Salaam on April 3, 2025, in which he called for th...