19 albino killers get death sentence
Nineteen people have been sentenced to death after they
were convicted of killing albinos,
Dodoma. Nineteen people have been
sentenced to death after they were
convicted of killing albinos, Parliament
was told here yesterday.
These are among 133 people who were
arrested and charged with the offence
between 2006 and last year, Home
Affairs deputy minister Hamad Yussuf
Masauni said.
Mr Masauni was responding to a
question from Ms Mgeni Jadi Kadika
(Special Seats — CUF) who wanted to
know the government’s plans for
safeguarding albinos.
Ms Kadika noted in her question that
albinos had been living in great fear as a
result of some people targeting them on
witchcraft-related beliefs.
Mr Masauni said the government had
over the years heightened security for
albinos.
He listed some of the steps taken to
safeguard the marginalised group of
people as including investigating all
attacks against albinos and taking legal
action against the perpetrators.
He said the government had also
established special centres for albinos
which, he said, ensured they lived in
safe hands. “The Police Force has,
through the community policing
initiative, also been providing public
education on effects of the albino killings
and what could be done to safeguard
them,” he explained. The Police Force
had also been conducting special
operations targeting people engaged in
albino killings including traditional
healers.
“The ministry has through the Police
Force, village, ward, district and regional
peace and security committees been
establishing task forces for ensuring
security of the albinos, especially in hard
hit regions and districts,” he said.
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