Dar es Salaam. As normalcy gradually returns, scenes of distress have unfolded across police stations and hospitals as citizens search frantically for relatives and loved ones—either confirmed dead or still missing since the violent protests of October 29, 2025.

According to families of the missing persons, they have encountered difficulties in locating the bodies of their loved ones who are confirmed to have died, while authorities remain silent on the exact number of casualties.

Speaking to The Citizen in separate interviews, several families described the desperate efforts they have made for more than nine days to find their relatives, with many still unable to recover the bodies despite being told their loved ones had perished.

Meanwhile, about 80 individuals have been arraigned before the Kisutu Resident Magistrate’s Court in Dar es Salaam on charges of treason, stemming from the events of October 29, which also involved damage to public infrastructure.

Hospital administrators have confirmed receiving bodies of people killed during the unrest, though they declined to disclose numbers, stating that only the police were authorised to speak on the matter.

The Inspector General of Police, Camillus Wambura, told The Citizen’s sister Newspaper Mwananchi on November 5, 2025 that information regarding the incident would be provided by the Government’s Chief Spokesperson.

“This will be address