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Terror sets the tone for polling day

Security men guided by the President’s son are said to be behind the abductions and killings creating a climate of fear for the 29 October elections

President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s calm, maternal image conceals a streak of ruthless determination to root out all political opposition to ensure her re-election, no matter what the human cost, say oppositionists and human rights activists in the wake of the shock abduction of a Chama Cha Mapinduzi grandee, Humphrey Polepole. Some reports say he was murdered.

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