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The survivors have returned to the Supreme Court in a case challenging what they describe as years of exclusion from compensation, recognition and other forms of support given to victims of political violence.
Speaking on Radio Generation on Wednesday, Kirwa described a country struggling with institutional conflicts and increasing political anxiety.
According to the petition, Tanzanian authorities “murdered thousands of civilians, subjected hundreds to enforced disappearance, tortured thousands in detention facilities, committed sexual violence against detainees, forcibly displaced tens of thousands of indigenous Maasais, and employed cyber-enabled repression affecting millions.” The organisations argue that the events surrounding the vote reflect widespread and deliberate attacks that warrant international scrutiny.
Efforts to locate Kenyan teacher John Ogutu, who was reportedly shot dead during the violence, have so far been unsuccessful. Ogutu, employed at Sky School in Kinondoni District, was killed on October 29, 2025, at about 7:00 pm. Searches conducted in hospitals and mortuaries in Dar es Salaam and other regions have not produced his body.