Dar es Salaam. The family of Singida East MP Tundu Lissu has expressed its dissatisfaction in the manner in which the government has been handling investigations on the attempt to assassinate the lawmaker.
Addressing members of the
media on Thursday, Lissu’s brother Vincent Mughwai said they were not
okay with the speed of investigations.
Mr Mughwai said a
month had gone by since the incident occurred without any sound
development save for ‘light’ statements on the matter from authorities.
“That
is why we begged the government to allow independent investigators to
handle the process... the family would be grateful if our requests were
honoured,” he said, adding that so far they had not seen seriousness on
the part of local investigators.
For his part, Mr Alute
Mugwai, another brother of the MP who resides in Arusha, asked
investigators seeking a statement from Lissu’s driver - who is currently
receiving treatment in Nairobi - to follow him there instead of waiting
for his arrival. In another development, the family said it had met
with the minister of Constitution and Legal Affairs, Prof Palamagamba
Kabudi, and Attorney General George Massaju concerning the possibility
of independent investigations on the matter.
“We have
been meeting with Bunge officals, Prof Kabudi and Massaju between Monday
and today (Thursday) and we’re satisfied with the cooperation that we
have received so far,” he said, revealing that the AG had already
responded to the family’s letter which requested for independent
investigators. Mr Alute noted, however, that he was yet to read the
document as was addressed to Arusha.
“I will read it when I return to Arusha to know the government’s stand on our request,” said Mr Alute who is also an advocate.
Lissu’s
brothers also expressed the family’s wish for the matter to be handled
in an appropriate manner instead of being politicized.
“Politics
should be shunned when dealing with this matter...we do wish to see him
in good health so that he can resume his normal duties,” explained Mr
Alute who, however, refused to divulge more details on their Monday
meeting with officials from Parliament Office.
Meanwhile,
Arusha Urban Member of Parliament Godbless Lema (Chadema) criticized
the Inspector General of Police (IGP) for his recent remarks that the
absence of Singida East Member of Parliament Tundu Lissu’s driver was
derailing investigations into the shooting of the lawmaker. Mr Lema
posted a video on his social media platforms, terming the IGP’s remarks
as a ‘mockery’ to Mr Lissu, his family and Chadema supporters.
Mr
Lissu, who is the opposition party’s chief lawyer and doubles as the
president of Tanganyika Law Society (TLS), was attacked and wounded
after 32 bullets were sprayed on his vehicle on September 7, this year.
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