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By Special Correspomdent, EA The Police in Tanzania have confirmed that the injured opposition leader, Freeman Mbowe was drunk and no evidence yet to prove his claims that he was attacked. Mr. Mbowe was reportedly attacked by an unknown assailant close to or at his home in Dodoma. "Invetigations are going on but what we now know is that he came from the house of his girl friend, MP Joyce Mukya, and passed through several places to drink before he returned home," said the police report adding: "All key witnesses confirmed tha Mr. Mbowe was very drunk to an extent of failing to express himself." Police in Tanzania said investigations are going on to establish if he was really attacked or he fall down trying to climb stairs at his residence in Dodoma. According to a press release issued by the Police Spokesperson today in Sar es Salaam, the Opposition Leader's statements were also contradictory as he told the police that after the event he chose to go to

Kenya To Discharge Asymptomatic Covid-19 Patients To De-Congest Hospitals Kenya plans to discharge nearly all asymptomatic Covid-19 patients to free-up space in congested hospitals. The government has released guidelines for home-based care for discharged patients, which include at least 10 days of isolation. “Due to our rising number of Covid-19 cases, it is increasingly becoming difficult and untenable to isolate all patients in our hospitals for management and care,” health ministry official Rashid Aman told a media briefing on Wednesday. Patients with no underlying health conditions and have suitable space at home are also eligible for discharge. “For those in informal settlements we would need to put them in institutions in the community that meet the requirements,” Dr Aman added. Community healthcare workers will be involved in the daily assessment of the patients at home. The east African nation has confirmed 3,094 coronavirus cases so far.

By Staff Writer Kampala President Museveni Okays Internal Tourism A cruise on Murchison Falls. Photo by Daily Monitor Johnson AtegekaJune 10, 2020 Editor Picks, NATIONAL, News, TRAVEL Share Tourism is one of the sectors that have been hit hard by the restrictions imposed to combat the spread of coronavirus. Tourism players can now smile after the President announced on Tuesday while officiating Heroes’ Day celebrations that internal travel can resume. The President admitted that the tourism sector has been hit hard, but expressed hope that it will be revived. He advised tourism players and travellers to observe social distancing guidelines and others recommended by the Ministry of Health. Elsewhere, Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli said his country was open to receive foreign tourists and anyone willing to travel outside is allowed. Uganda is yet to open her borders and continues to tighten restrictions, blocking entry. Internally, some restrictions have been relaxed. P

NEWS /KENYA Three Kenyan police held after dragging woman behind motorbike Arrest of three officers comes after video posted online sparks further outrage over police violence in Kenya. 23 hours ago Three Kenyan police officers have been arrested after a widely circulated video showed the men dragging a woman behind a motorcycle and whipping her. The arrests on Thursday came after the video taken the previous day in Kuresoi South, west of the capital, Nairobi, sparked outrage among social media users, activists and others. More: Fury in Kenya over police brutality amid coronavirus curfew Six killed by Kenyan police enforcing coronavirus curfew: HRW Coronavirus: Which countries have confirmed new cases? In the one-and-a-half minute clip, a police officer is seen riding a motorcycle, 21-year-old Mercy Cherono being pulled along behind it, while others beat her. The ordeal causes her trousers to slide off, leaving her naked from the waist down. "Three officers were yesterd

Machira Mabior, Nairobi Hours after the leader of the opposition in the Tanzanian National Assembly, Freeman Mbowe, was injured at his home in Dodoma, the Speaker of the Assembly, revealed the secret behind the incident. Mr. Mbowe who was rushed to a private hospital in Dodoma, is now in Dar es Salaam for further treatment following what is described as a foot ankle injury. His party quickly met with the press to offer detailed but skewed account of what happened. "A group of unknown assailants attacked the Chairman and they were telling him some words that indicates he was attacked because of his political activities," said the opposition party, Chadema, National Secretary,  John Myika. Mr. Myika however refrained from detailing on who was together with the leader when the incident happened sometime in the midnight and he could not also explain where were Mr. Mbowe's personal Boardguards always seen with him in public events. However, hours after the skewed C