Tundu Lissu’s Brother, Advocate Alute Mughwai, Dies Suddenly in Arusha

Lawyer Alute Mughwai Lissu, brother of Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu, died in Arusha during the night of October 31 or early on November 1, 2026. His sister, Rose Masesa, announced his death but did not give a cause; the family plans to bury him after the November 6 court ruling in Tundu Lissu’s case. The CHADEMA leader has been imprisoned since his April 2025 arrest and faces treason charges. In a recent interview, Alute Mughwai said he had refused a government official’s request to persuade his brother to seek amnesty and wanted answers about the 2017 attack on Tundu Lissu.