Police Release Chadema Officials on Bail, Required to Report Back Tuesday

Dar es Salaam – Police have released several senior officials of the opposition party Chadema on bail, including the party’s Deputy Chairperson for the Mainland, John Heche.

According to their legal representative, Hekima Mwasipu, the leaders were freed on Monday evening, November 10, 2025, under conditions requiring them to report back to the Central Police Station in Dar es Salaam at 10 a.m. on Tuesday.

"It is true that the leaders have been released on bail, and they are required to report at 10 in the morning to the Central Police Station," Mwasipu confirmed.

Alongside Heche, those released include the Deputy Secretary-General (Mainland), Amani Golugwa, Central Committee Member Godbless Lema, and Coastal Zone Chairperson Boniface Jacob, popularly known as Boni Yai.

Lema, Golugwa, and Boni Yai were among those recently arrested by police on allegations of involvement in protests that turned violent before and after the October 29, 2025 General Election, in several regions including Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Mwanza, Mbeya, Songwe, Kilimanjaro, Dodoma, Mara, and Ruvuma.

Heche had been in police custody since October 22, 2025, following his arrest outside the High Court in Dar es Salaam, where he had gone to attend the treason trial of Chadema Chairperson, Tundu Lissu.