Lissu, head of the opposition Chadema party, was detained in April 2025 and charged with treason, which carries a potential death penalty, for allegedly inciting the public to boycott last year's elections

The High Court has ruled that Chadema chairman Tundu Lissu has a case to answer in his treason trial, requiring him to present his defence.

The prosecution has objected to Chadema chairman Tundu Lissu’s request to call President Samia Suluhu Hassan and other senior government officials as defence witnesses in his…