Daudi Mwangosi

Daudi Mwangosi (ca. 1972—September 2, 2012), was a Tanzanian television journalist for private Channel Ten, whom was killed in Nyololo village, Mufindi District, Iringa Region, Tanzania, during a demonstration by supporters of Chadema, the nation's opposition party.

Personal Daudi Mwangosi was forty years old when he was the victim of a protest-related killing in the Nyololo village. Mwangosi was married to Mazishil, and the couple had four children. He was buried in Busoka village in Rungwe District, Mbeya Region.

Career Daudi Mwangosi started his journalism career in 2005. Mwangosi was a television journalist for Channel Ten, which is a private television station. In 2011 he was elected chairman of the Iringa Press Club in the southern city of Iringa. During the moments leading up to Mwangosi's death, he was observing supporters of the opposition party Chadema react to dispersion. An altercation with the police occurred when police attempted to detain another journalist Godfrey Mushi, who was with the Nipashe newspaper.

The week before Mwangosi was killed, police had already killed a Chadema supporter on August 27 in Morogoro, Morogoro Region in eastern Tanzania using dispersion tactics against the crowd.

Reactions Irina Bokova, director-general of UNESCO, said, "I am deeply concerned by the killing of Daudi Mwangosi and call on the authorities to investigate his death and bring those responsible to justice. It is essential for democracy and rule of law that journalists be allowed to carry out their duties and exercise their right to free speech safely."

General secretary of the International Federation of Journalists said, "We are deeply shocked by this killing which robs a family and the profession of a decent man and a courageous journalist.The circumstances surrounding his death indicate that foul play by Police should not be ruled out. That is why we urge the authorities to leave no stone unturned in finding out why yet again a journalist had to lose his life doing his work."

A spokesperson from the Committee to Protect Journalists said, "We condemn the killing of Daudi Mwangosi, who witnesses say lost his life while defending a fellow reporter at a news event. Preliminary statements show police have pre-judged this case, but with the abundance of photographic evidence and eyewitness testimony, we expect the Tanzanian government to set aside such preconceptions, undertake an immediate, independent investigation, and bring the perpetrators to justice." The recipient of the award must be someone who has endured an untold tribulation, not to long after Mwangosi's sudden unfortunate departure. The Heroic Journalism and Servanthood Excellence Award is the first one to be created by the UTPC.