Police detain 8 suspects involved in the killing of a CUF member

KILIMANJARO: The Police Force in the Kilimanjaro region has detained eight individuals on suspicion of killing Daudi Ntuyehabi, the former parliamentary candidate for Siha Constituency through the Civic United Front (CUF) party.

According to a statement from the Kilimanjaro Regional Police Commander, SACP Simon Maigwa, the incident occurred on October 7, 2025, at 1:30 AM in Kilingi village, Sanya Juu ward, Siha district.

The statement explained that Ntuyehabi was killed by residents after allegedly stabbing another man, Abdul Mohamed, during a dispute between the parliamentary candidate and another young man over money at a grocery store selling beverages.

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Commander Maigwa named the detainees as Hamadi Mohamed, Alphonce Kinyaha, Rizik Amedeus, Frank Lutindi, Shedrack Emanuel, Jeremia Mnkondo, Zainab Elisha, and Issah Mohamed.

“This act of taking the law into one’s own hands occurred after the deceased parliamentary candidate stabbed Abdul Issah Mohamed, a resident of Kilingi, in the stomach, causing his intestines to protrude,” he said.

The police have stated that Abdul Mohamed is receiving treatment in the hospital while a thorough investigation is ongoing.