Tanzania's first elected albino lawmaker Salum Khalfan Barwany greets supporters in the south-eastern Tanzanian town of Lindi Photo: AFP/GETTY
Tanzania’s first elected albino member of parliament fears his life could be in danger in the east African country where albino hunters kill their victims and use their blood and body parts for witchcraft.
Salum Khalfan Barwany said he may be threatened by an unknown group that has been tracking his movements since he was elected MP for the Lindi Urban constituency in southern Tanzania in an Oct. 31 election.
“We have received information from good samaritans that a group of five people, some of them with military training, has been secretly pursuing me since I was elected MP,” the lawmaker from the opposition Civic United Front party said.
“I have reported this matter to the police in Dar es Salaam and I hope they will take the necessary action.”