Tanzania’s opposition Chief Whip in Parliament Tundu Lissu who
was Thursday shot by unknown assailants has been admitted to Aga Khan
University Hospital in Nairobi.
According to Law Society of Kenya (LSK) president Isaac Okero, Lissu arrived in Nairobi from Dodoma Thursday night.
"We understand he's still in critical condition.''
“Members of the East African Law Society will be visiting him today (Friday) in the afternoon," Mr Okero said.
Mr
Lissu, who is also the chief legal counsel of Chadema (Chama cha
Demokrasia na Maendeleo), was shot in the stomach and leg according to
Dodoma Chief Regional Medical Officer James Charles.
Following the shooting, Chadema party issued a statement condemning the attack.
Although the Parliament of Tanzania planned to admit the injured Lissu, his family and opposition party members recommended for a different place without giving clear reasons, according to the speaker of the Parliament of the United Republic of Tanzania, Hon. Job Ndugai (MP)
Although the Parliament of Tanzania planned to admit the injured Lissu, his family and opposition party members recommended for a different place without giving clear reasons, according to the speaker of the Parliament of the United Republic of Tanzania, Hon. Job Ndugai (MP)
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