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Tanzania's opposition Chief Whip in Parliament Tundu Lissu who was Thursday shot by unknown assailants has been admitted to Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi. According to Law Society of Kenya (LSK) president Isaac Okero, Lissu arrived in Nairobi from Dodoma Thursday night. "We understand he's still in critical condition. "Members of the East African Law Society will be visiting him today (Friday) in the afternoon," Mr Okero said.

By Aggrey OmbokiTanzanian 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.

Kenya's The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), the electoral body, has released a revised timetable of activities lined up ahead of the October 17 repeat presidential election. The activities include the revised elections results framework, certification of the voters' register, upgraded technology for elections, recruitment, training and deployment of staff, voter education and election day operations.