Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu, who was wounded in a gun attack outside his Dodoma home, is in stable but critical condition at a Nairobi hospital.
The firebrand Singida East MP was airlifted to the Nairobi Hospital in the Kenyan capital on Thursday night after his condition worsened, amid concerns for his security.
Chadema party leader Freeman Mbowe said in Nairobi that the Tanzanian government had allowed his transfer to Dar es Salaam, but the leader’s family and party colleagues opted for Nairobi, which is nearer to Dodoma by plane.
“We decided to fly him to Nairobi because we were not sure he would survive the long trip to Dar es Salaam in his condition,” Mr Mbowe said.
The Chadema leader, who accompanied Mr Lissu to Nairobi, said the MP had been shot several times when his car was shot at, necessitating two blood transfusions.
“Mr Lissu had bullet fragments in his arms, legs and back at the time of arrival in hospital,’’ said Mr Mbowe.