Tanzania, May 27 -- Dar es Salaam. Members of Parliament on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, engaged in a heated debate over a proposed United States Senate bill seeking sanctions against Tanzania, as the government said it would respond through diplomatic channels and had invited the bill's sponsors to visit the country and assess the situation firsthand

Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation Minister, Ambassador Mahmoud Thabit Kombo, told MPs that Tanzania's Embassy in Washington, led by Ambassador Dr Elsie Sia Kanza, had been instructed to engage with the concerns raised by US Senators.

He said the matter would be handled through formal diplomatic procedures, stressing that Tanzania remained committed to preserving its long-standing rela...