This archive report was first published on 31 July 2019.
On July 31, 2019, Tanzanian police detained freelance journalist Erick Kabendera, who writes for The East African, over concerns about his citizenship.
According to Lazaro Mambosasa, a police spokesman, Kabendera was taken into custody after failing to honour a police summons.
"He failed to honour so we helped him honour the summons," Mambosasa said in a statement.
Mr. Kabendera was taken from his home in a Dar es Salaam suburb by individuals claiming to be police officers and was later taken to Oysterbay Police Station in the city centre.
