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Tundu Antiphas Mughwai Lissu (born 20 January 1968 in Ikungi district, Singida) is a Tanzanian lawyer, CHADEMA politician and Member of Parliament for Singida East constituency since 2010. He is also the former President of Tanganyika Law Society (TLS), the bar association of Tanzania mainland, and Chief Legal Officer for Tanzanian opposition party CHADEMA.
Over the years Lissu has built a reputation as a prominent lawyer, fierce opposition figure and outspoken government critic, especially with his repeated confrontations with the government in President Magufuli's tenure in the country. Lissu was responsible for the research and preparation of the document that revealed the involvement of the state's high ranking officials in plundering of public funds, famously known as the LIST OF SHAME. The fierce lawmaker has been arrested at least six times in 2017 alone, accused of insulting the president and disturbing public order, among other charges. On 23 August 2017 his home was searched by the police after he was arrested and questioned over allegations of sedition and insulting President John Magufuli, calling him a 'petty dictator'. His arrest came after he revealed to the public that a plane bought for the national carrier had been impounded in Canada over unpaid government debtsIn the afternoon of September 7 2017 during a parliamentary session break, Tundu Lissu, whilst in his car, was shot multiple times and seriously injured by unknown assailant (the so called unknown people who engaged in many kidnaping and assassinate opposers) in the parking lot of his parliamentary residence in Area D, Dodoma. This happened merely weeks after Lissu declared publicly that certain people instructed by IGP Sirro and the Head of National Intelligence unit Mr Kipilimba, had been stalking him for weeks. Tundu Lissu received emergency treatment for some hours at Dodoma General Hospital before, in fear of his safety, was air-lifted to Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya where he was hospitalized for months before being flown to Belgium to undergo further treatment and rehabilitation . He was hospitalized at the Leuven University Hospital in Gasthuisberg, where he has reportedly undergone nineteen (19) operations to date. Until today, it is still uncertain when Lissu will return home; his brother and family spokesman, advocate Alute Mughwai added that the family would prefer his young brother to stay in Belgium for treatment until he fully recovers.
With his preceding political stance, the recurring arrests plus the recent attack on Lissu have been condemned as 'cowardly', 'heinous' and 'an attack on democracy' by political, human rights and religious organizations. Lissu's party officials openly addressed their concerns to the public and to President Magufuli, who is also Chairman of the nation's ruling party CCM, that the attempt on Lissu's life was politically motivated and just another retaliation on the lawmaker's repeated run-ins with the government. While President Magufuli said on Twitter that he was 'shocked' and 'saddened' by the shooting and was praying for Lissu's 'quick recovery', a number of Tanzanian politicians have aired their comments on the attack, with CHADEMA Chairman Freeman Mbowe and opposition figure Zitto Kabwe hinting on the necessity of having a foreign body man the investigation on the brutal attack.

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  1. Petro E. Mselewa

    Hii hapa Ibara ya Katiba ya Tanzania aliyoigusia Lissu mkutanoni. Je, alikuwa sahihi?

    Ni Ibara ya 99 ya Katiba ya Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania. Inabeba dhana ya utaratibu wa kutunga Sheria kuhusu mambo ya fedha. Ibara husika ina ibara ndogo 3. Tafadhali someni Ibara hii na mjiridhishe iwapo Wakili Msomi mwenzangu Tundu A.M. Lissu alikuwa sahihi au la kwenye hoja yake ya kuhusu...
  2. saidoo25

    Napingana na Tundu Lissu kuwa ugumu wa maisha umesababishwa na Katiba

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  3. saidoo25

    Lissu amtetea Rais Samia kupanda kwa gharama za maisha

    Tundu Lissu amekunukuliwa na gazeti la Majira la leo akiweka bayana kuwa suala la ugumu wa maisha tulionao sasa wa kupanda kwa bidhaa kama mchele, maharage, unga, mafuta na bidhaa mbalimbali haukusababishwa na Rais Samia hivyo asilaumiwe Samia bali wa kulaumiwa ni Katiba mbovu ya tuliyonayo sasa.
  4. B

    Kwanini Lissu na CHADEMA watautafuna mfupa uliowashinda wengine

    Mheshimiwa Lissu kaingizana nchini jana kama farasi wa ngongo. Mapokezi yake tu ni ishara tosha kuwa huyu ni mtu wa namna gani kwa watu wake. Kwenye hotuba yake mara tu baada ya kuwasili, anawaongelea waziwazi watanzania wote. Matatizo ya bei za vyakula, mzigo wa matozo na kodi ni shida kwa...
  5. MSAGA SUMU

    Mapokezi ya Lissu yatakuwa yamemvunja moyo sana Lema

    Kama Lissu aliyekaa nje muda mrefu, Makamu Mwenyekiti, amewahi kugombea Urais, angalau ana elimu kiasi ya Sheria nk, amepata mapokezi ya wastani vipi kuhusu Lema na Wenje? Nashauri kamati ya mapokezi ijaribu kutumia njia nyingine kutuepusha na aibu sisi BAVICHA iliyoko mbele yetu. Msigwa na...
  6. GENTAMYCINE

    Tundu Lissu una uhakika kuwa tatizo la Watanzania ni bei ya nyama kuwa sawa na ya maharage?

    Kwahiyo umetoka nchini Ubelgiji (Ulaya) kuja (kurejea) Tanzania kuzungumzia Bei ya Nyama kuwa sawa na ya Maharage? Kama wanasiasa wa Upinzani mpo this low ni bora tu GENTAMYCINE na Watanzania wenye akili tuendelee kuipigia kura CCM na CCM iendelee kutawala kama siyo kututawala milele! I'm very...
  7. chiembe

    CHADEMA iheshimu protokali, ni "insubordination" kwa Lissu kuongea muda mwingi wakati Mwenyekiti wa chama yupo. Ugombea Urais ulikoma aliposhindwa

    48 LAWS OF POWER. Nashangaa CDM wanapotengeneza zimwi ambalo litawashinda, na limeshaanza kuwashida tayari. Inaonekana Mbowe ni kiongozi jina tu, mwenye chama ni Lissu. Hata Hotuba ya mwanza, inaonekana Mbowe alikuwa anamlenga Lissu. Ni wakati Sasa Mbowe ajionyeshe kwa rangi zake. Kama Silaa...
  8. J

    Lissu: Mazungumzo na Rais yataendelea, lakini Katiba Mpya italetwa na pressure ya wananchi

    Lissu amesisitiza wananchi waweke shinikizo kudai Katiba Mpya. Kwamba Mbowe ataheshimiwa ktk meza ya maridhiano kama itaonekana anaungwa mkono na umma wa Watanzania. https://m.youtube.com/results?sp=mAEA&search_query=Lissu%2C+Mbowe%2C+Heche
  9. The unpaid Seller

    Tundu Lissu ndiye anayefaa kuwa Mwenyekiti wa CHADEMA

    Salaam, Dont get me wrong, Mbowe ni kiongozi mzuri na amekipigania chama kwa mda mrefu. Mbowe amekiletea mafanikio makubwa chama cha CHADEMA kwa muda wa miaka 30 aliyokitumikia lakini zifuatazo ni hoja zinazompa Lissu karata turufu ya uongozi wa chama dhidi ya Mh. Mbowe. 1. Umri. Mbowe...
  10. chiembe

    Kunani Lissu na mkewe? Mbona hakumsindikiza airport Ubelgiji, wala hajaja kumpokea airport DSM?

    Najiuliza tu hili swali, wanaojua watufahamishe. Hawa watu wamekuwa wakiambatana katika shughuli nyingi, kulikoni?
  11. GENTAMYCINE

    Je, hili la DC Nassari kuhamishiwa Iramba ni 'Strategical' kutokana na Ujio wa Tundu Lissu atokae huko Singida?

    Mkijifanya mna Akili Kubwa msisahau kuwa tuko Wengine wenye nazo hadi hatujui tumpunguzie nani. Kwahiyo tulisubiri hadi Mwamba arejee rasmi leo ndipo tuutangaze huu Mkeka kisha tumpelekee Jirani Mtu ambaye walikuwa Marafiki na anayemjua ndani nje? Siku zingine mtushirikishe na Sisi akina...
  12. Suley2019

    Je, Tundu Lissu ana mahusiano na mwanamke wa kizungu?

    Nguli wa siasa nchini, bwana Tundu Antipas Lissu leo ameondoka Ubelgiji kurejea nchini. Wakati anaondoka ameonekana anaagana 'Kimahaba' na mwanamke wa kizungu uwanja wa ndege. Je, haitamletea shida kisiasa ikizingatiwa anayo ndoa rasmi na Alice Magabe na kuzaa nae watoto wawili? Nini...
  13. Jidu La Mabambasi

    Lissu ukirudi Tanzania zingatia hili, kumkashifu Baba wa Taifa ni off limits

    Tundu Lissu karibu Bongo. Nchi hii imeundwa, na walioiunda wengi wametangulia mbele za haki. Lakini sera, misimamo na misingi yao ya haki na maendeleo kiuchumi, kijamii kwa ujumla mustakabali kitaifa iko pale pale. Misingi ya umoja wa kitaifa ndio umeijenga nchi inayoitwa Tanzania. Kinara wa...
  14. GENTAMYCINE

    Sikatai Tundu Lissu kurejea Tanzania, ila je, ameshahakikishiwa na kujihakikishia pia Usalama wake akirudi rasmi?

    Je, wale Maadui zake wapo au labda wameshakuwa Executed na waliopanga ile Mission dhidi yake? Je, ana uhakika kuwa hakuna Mabaki ya Maadui zake waliomfanyia Tukio baya Dodoma yamebaki na kwamba huenda kwa Hasira walizonazo kwa Kumkosa basi Safari hii akirejea watahakikisha Wanamaliza Shughuli...
  15. Mpekuzi Tanzania

    Kulikoni Tundu Lissu hajaweka chochote mtandaoni kuhusu kumbukizi ya kuanzishwa kwa CHADEMA?

    Ukiwa kama Makamu Mwenyekiti, Chama kimezindua Mikutano ya hadhara kwenye siku ya Kumbukizi ya Kuzaliwa kwa Chama chenu lakini hujasema chochote kukitakia Chama heri na mafanikio. Hujaposti chochote kwenye ukurasa wako wa twitaa kuhusu kilichojili Mwanza. Aidha Godbless Lema nae ukimya wake...
  16. ASIWAJU

    Tundu Lissu ni mwanasiasa bora wa upinzani kwa sasa

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  17. Roving Journalist

    Fatma Karume: Serikali imlinde Tundu Lissu na familia yake, tusikubali mtu apigwe risasi kwa sababu ya siasa

    Fatma Karume amezungumza na Wakili TV na kufafanua mambo kadhaa ikiwemo kuhusu hali ya demokrasia nchini, siasa ya Tanzania na kurejea kwa Tundu Lissu. Huyu hapa anafafanua: Nikiwa kama Rais mstaafu wa TLS nimefurahi sana kusikia Tundu Lissu anarudi Nchini Tanzania kwa sababu mazingira...
  18. K

    Wakili Tundu Lissu akielezea mabadiliko makubwa matatu chini ya uongozi wa Rais Samia yaliyomfanya aamue kurudi nyumbani

    Makamu Mwenyekiti wa CHADEMA , Tundu Lissu akielezea sababu zilizomfanya arudi nyumbani Tanzania baada ya miaka 5 akiishi ugenini. Hii ni hatua njema hususani katika kuimarisha demokrasia nchini, Rais Samia Suluhu Hassan wakati anaingia madarakani alisema matamanio yake ni kujenga nchi mmoja...
  19. R

    Wanaomchukia Tundu Lissu wanaumiza nafsi zao bure

    Kiukweli hili jambo linashangaza sana. Linashangaza kwa sababu watu hawataki kujifunza. Bado kuna watu bila sababu yoyote ya msingi wanahendekeza chuki zao dhidi ya Lissu. Lissu hana kosa lolote. Lissu hajawahi kushika madaraka makubwa ya nchi. Kwa hiyo kama kuna watu wana umaskini, njaa...
  20. F

    Nani anahitaji mapokezi makubwa ya heshima, ni Rais Samia ambaye siku zote anapambana kujenga uchumi au Tundu Lissu anayekirudia kivuli chake?

    Ni swali tu ndugu zangu ambalo limekuwa likininitatanisha sana na leo nimeona nishiriki nanyi kulijadili. Nimeona Tundu Lissu akiomba watu wakahudhurie mkutano wa hadhara uliotishwa na chama chake, ni jambo jema kama kiongozi wa kisiasa. Pia, nimeona watu wakihimizana wakampokee Lissu akitua...
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