Vocal Africa CEO Hussein Khalid has raised concerns over the mysterious disappearance of a Kenyan lawyer who was arrested in Tanzania last week.
In a statement on Wednesday, November 5, Khalid revealed that his organization had received a distressing case involving 29-year-old Fredrick Lorent Obuya, a Kenyan lawyer and tour company operator who was apprehended in Dar es Salaam on October 31, 2025.
“As we continue to follow up on the Tanzania post-election violence, Vocal Africa has received the case of a Kenyan, Fredrick Lorent Obuya, who was arrested in Dar es Salaam on 31st October 2025. 29-year-old Fredrick is a lawyer and runs a tour company,” Khalid stated.
According to friends of the missing lawyer, Obuya was traveling to Zanzibar on a work-related trip when he was taken into custody. His last known whereabouts were traced to Oyster Bay Police Station in Dar es Salaam, but his current location remains unknown.
The case adds to mounting concerns about the safety of Kenyans in Tanzania amid ongoing post-election turmoil in the neighboring country.
This comes a day after a Kenyan teacher who had resided and worked in Tanzania for nearly eight years was reported killed in the violence that has engulfed parts of the country.
Speaking on Tuesday, November 4, the deceased teacher’s sister revealed that the family had last communicated with him in September before receiving the tragic news of his death this week.
“My brother has been in Tanzania for almost 8 years. I remember the last time I talked to him was on 22nd September when he was wishing me my birthday,” she said emotionally.
The family was subsequently informed that his body was being held at Mwananyamala Hospital Mortuary in Dar es Salaam. The incident reportedly occurred in the Ubungo district, specifically in the Goba ward area.
The disappearance of the lawyer and death of the teacher follow another troubling incident involving a Kenyan journalist who was arrested at the Lunga Lunga border while reporting on the protests in Tanzania.
On Friday, October 31, Hussein Khalid condemned the arrest of Shoka Juma of Nyota TV, raising questions about Tanzanian security forces operating on Kenyan soil.
“What are Tanzanian police officers, the so-called Usalama wa Taifa, doing on the Kenyan side of the border arresting Kenyan journalists? Journalist Shoka Juma of Nyota TV has been arrested at the Kenyan side of the Lunga Lunga border and is currently being held by Tanzanian security officers,” Khalid’s statement read.
The series of incidents involving Kenyan citizens has sparked alarm among human rights organizations and raised diplomatic concerns as Tanzania continues to experience post-election violence and political tensions.
