Tanzania’s Police Force has issued a new alert over attempts to organise anti-government demonstrations, saying security teams are tracking the planners whose call for nationwide “peaceful and indefinite” protests did not take off on Independence Day.
In a notice released on Wednesday, the police said messages urging Tanzanians to join street protests on December 9 were widely shared, but those behind the push failed to bring people out.
The notice said the country “woke up in a safe and peaceful state,” crediting this to close coordination between the police and other security organs.
The force restated two earlier warnings made on December 3 and December 5, where it accused the groups of urging their supporters to use “13 criminal methods” aimed at disturbing public order and weakening the country’s social and economic stability.
According to the police, these efforts were being run through online pages and other channels.
“We have closely monitored them for an extended period, including since yesterday, December 9, 2025, through online clubs and other communication channels they were using to plan and mobilize,” the statement said. Police added that after their plans flopped on Independence Day, the organisers were now preparing to march on December 10 in open disregard of the law.
The police stressed that the planned demonstrations, which the organisers describe as peaceful, had already been declared unlawful on December 5.
They said the actions do not meet the standards set in the 1977 Constitution and the Police and Auxiliary Police Act, Chapter 322, and would place the country at risk.
“The Police Force continues to remind, emphasize, and warn them not to proceed,” the spokesperson said. “What they call peaceful and indefinite demonstrations were banned as of December 5 because they do not meet the legal requirements.”
The force assured the public that officers would keep working with other agencies to maintain calm across the country. “We will continue to safeguard the security of our country, as well as your lives and property, so you may continue with your daily activities as normal,” the statement said.
Authorities cautioned that any attempt to break the ban or to interfere with daily life and public services would attract firm action. They accused those behind the protest calls of misleading people with the aim of creating instability.
“If anyone attempts to defy the laws of the country with the intention of endangering national security or halting economic and social activities, we will take appropriate action to ensure the country remains safe,” the police said.
The force urged citizens to follow directions issued by security agencies and to respect the country’s laws to help sustain peace. It said the steps being taken were meant to protect the nation and ensure people can go about their lives without fear.
“All these measures are being taken to ensure that our nation remains safe and that all peace-loving Tanzanians continue to remain secure at all times,” the notice concluded
