CHADEMA and human rights groups claim that security forces have killed over 1,000 people, but the government dismissed these figures as exaggerated and has not released its own statistics.

CHADEMA said its deputy secretary general, Amani Golugwa, was among those arrested. Golugwa was listed along with nine others as wanted for their alleged involvement in the protests, a day after prosecutors charged 145 people with attempting to overthrow the government.

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In a statement, police said: “The police force, in collaboration with other defense and security agencies, continues a serious manhunt to locate and arrest those who planned, led, and executed the protests.”

Meanwhile, CHADEMA leader Tundu Lissu was charged with undermining national security in April, and his exclusion from the presidential ballot, along with another major opposition candidate, largely fueled the violent demonstrations.

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The electoral commission declared incumbent President Samia Suluhu Hassan of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party the winner with nearly 98% of the vote. She was sworn in on Monday.

Others wanted include John Mnyika, CHADEMA’s secretary general, and Brenda Rupia, the party’s head of communications, according to police.

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Observers from the African Union (AU) criticized the Tanzanian elections as lacking transparency and reported instances of ballot-box stuffing, though the government rejected these claims, insisting the election was fair.

Violent protests broke out on October 29 in the cities of Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Mwanza, and Mbeya, as well as in other parts of the country, police said Saturday, outlining for the first time the scale of the unrest.