Tundu Lissu

Tundu Antiphas Mughwai Lissu (born 20 January 1968) is a Tanzanian lawyer, CHADEMA politician, anti-corruption activist and former Member of Parliament for Singida East constituency between 2010 and 2020. He is the current chairman of CHADEMA, Tanzania's leading opposition political party. He is also the former president of Tanganyika Law Society (TLS), the bar association of mainland Tanzania. Quotes Tanzania has always been authoritarian and violent. There is continuity from the colonial to the post-colonial government. Both have lacked accountability and did not care about rights. You cannot beat China at their own game because they do not care about human rights. They do not care about freedom. They care about making money. But where did Magufuli get most of his money? He got it from Standard Chartered, a British bank. He got it from the World Bank. This is the second half of a two-part interview conducted by Nolan Quinn, a research associate for the Council on Foreign Relations’ Africa Program, and reviewed by Ralph Bunche Senior Fellow John Campbell. The interview was held on March 19, 2021—the day after Tanzania President John Magufuli’s death was announced. The first half of the interview, on the need for constitutional reform in Tanzania, can be found here. Mr. Lissu has confirmed as accurate the quotes attributed to him in this post. Lissu called on the new president to “finish the job she began in 2014.” Many Tanzanians seem to agree: Privatus Karugendo, a Tanzanian political analyst, told The Continent that popular sentiment now favors a new constitution and an independent electoral commission, in addition to moves to facilitate national reconciliation in the post-Magufuli era. Much has been made of Samia’s lack of her own political constituency—an evaluation which Lissu did not refute. External links Category:Lawyers from Tanzania Category:1968 births Category:Living people