Two Kenyans arrested during post-election protests in Tanzania have been released.
Taking to social media to announce the news, the Kenyan High Commission in Tanzania relayed that it had received the two, Frederick Lorent Obuya and John Gitahi Nderitu, after their release.
The High Commission also revealed that the two would not face any charges following their arrests on election day, October 29.
“The High Commissioner, H.E. Ambassador Isaac Njenga, received two Kenyans who had been arrested in Tanzania following the protests of 29th October 2025 during the General Elections,” the statement read in part.
“Mr Fredrick Lorent Obuya, a lawyer & tour operator, and Mr John Gitahi Nderitu, a financial professional, were released without charges to the custody of the Kenya High Commission in Dar es Salaam. They thanked the Mission & looked forward to reuniting with their families.”
This follows concerns that Kenyans were among several people arrested in the aftermath of the contentious Tanzanian elections held amid demonstrations on October 29.
On Wednesday, November 5, VOCAL Africa CEO and activist Hussein Khalid reported that 29-year-old Obuya had been arrested in Dar-es-Salaam while travelling on business to Zanzibar.
At the time, Obuya was reportedly being held at Oyster Bay Police Station, without communication on his progress or why he had been arrested.
The two are among the Kenyans highly caught up in the post-election violence. One other Kenyan, John Okoth Ogutu, a teacher in Tanzania, was killed on election day in Tanzania in troubling circumstances.
Their release came just hours after Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, who were allegedly abducted in Uganda last month, were released on the night of Friday, October 7.
Njagi and Oyoo's release came 38 days after they were allegedly abducted by Ugandan security officers on October 1 in Kampala.
The two were handed over to Kenyan authorities at the Busia border crossing after being released to the Kenyan High Commission in Uganda, as confirmed by the Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary, Korir Sing'oei.
“Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo are free and on Kenyan territory. Late last night, after lengthy engagements, the two were released to our High Commissioner in Uganda. They were escorted by the Ambassador and officials of the Uganda government to the Busia border town and were received by Busia County Commissioner, Chaunga Mwachaunga,” Sing’Oei said in a statement on Saturday.
