Name: Family seeks body of Kenyan teacher shot in Tanzania protests
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Description: Violence erupted across Tanzania in late October as disputed elections sparked widespread protests. Polling stations burned, demonstrators clashed with police, and even though gunfire echoed through the streets President Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn in days later. Among the casualties was John Okoth Ogutu, a Kenyan teacher who had made Tanzania his home for a decade.

Violence erupted across Tanzania in late October as disputed elections sparked widespread protests. Polling stations burned, demonstrators clashed with police, and even though gunfire echoed through the streets President Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn in days later. Among the casualties was John Okoth Ogutu, a Kenyan teacher who had made Tanzania his home for a decade.

Nairobi

The family of John Akoth Ogutu, a Kenyan teacher living in Tanzania, is searching for his body after he was reportedly shot and killed during protests linked to the recent Tanzanian presidential election. Ogutu, who had lived and tutored in Tanzania for a decade, was not participating in the protests but was caught in the crossfire while heading home.

Despite being informed by a friend who witnessed the shooting, Ogutu's family has been unable to locate his body, which was reportedly taken away by police. The United Nations Human Rights Office has expressed concern over the reported deaths and injuries during the unrest and has urged Tanzanian authorities to conduct thorough and impartial investigations.

Family seeks body of Kenyan teacher shot in Tanzania protests

Silence reigns in a modest Nairobi home as a grieving family passes around a photo of John Akoth Ogutu, a Kenyan teacher who was among the casualties in the deadly election-related unrest in Tanzania. Massive protests erupted in late October after President Samia Soluhu Hassan's two main challengers were disqualified from the presidential race. Hassan was subsequently declared the winner with 97.66% of the vote and sworn into office on November 3. Opposition figures said the vote was rigged and that hundreds have died in the protests, which the government has dismissed as, quote, exaggerated. Ogutu's sister, Jennifer Etieno, said the teacher was heading home when he was caught in the crossfire. We got the news through his friend, who witnessed him getting shot. They were both heading home at the time. That's when he shared the news. He had not gone there as a protester. He lived and tutored there for 10 years. He was here in July when he came for our father's burial, and he went back thereafter. Now, his family faces a deeper anguish, as Ogutu's body is nowhere to be found after it was reportedly dragged away by police amid the chaos. They finally granted the public access to the morgue yesterday, so his friends, colleagues and the school owner went. And to their surprise, the place had been swept clean. There was no evidence that my brother's body was taken there. The body was nowhere to be found. Seth Magango, a spokesperson for the United Nations Human Rights Office, said the UN was alarmed by the reported deaths and injuries. Credible reports we have received indicate that at least 10 people were killed in Dar es Salaam, Shinyanga and Morogoro as the security forces used firearms and tear gas to disperse protesters. We urge the authorities to ensure prompt, impartial, effective investigations into all cases of election-related violence and ensure those responsible are brought to justice.

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