Police in Dar es Salaam have arrested an excavator operator accused of using heavy machinery to damage vehicles, gates, fencing and temporary accommodation belonging to his employer following a workplace disagreement in Kigamboni.
Police arrested the suspect, identified as Halidi Seleman Kalaghe, 45, after the incident, which occurred on November 10 at around 6:05 p.m. on Mvumoni Street, Somangila, within Kigamboni Municipality.
According to a public police statement issued on November 11 by Dar es Salaam Special Police Zone Commander SACP Jumanne Muliro, Kalaghe allegedly entered an excavator and used it to destroy two gates and their surrounding fence, a Toyota Sienta with registration number T 282 DEM, and a fuel tanker bearing registration number T 391 EUN.
The Toyota Sienta belongs to Brighton Abraham Mfangavo, while the fuel tanker belongs to the company. Police also reported damage to temporary accommodation consisting of five rooms and five toilets.
Kalaghe was employed by China Energy Engineering Group Guanxi Hydroelectric Construction Bureau Co. Ltd, a company involved in road construction works in Kigamboni. Police said the incident followed a disagreement between him and his employer, although the statement did not provide further details about the cause of the dispute.
A report published by Habari Digital, however, alleged that the disagreement concerned unpaid wages. It claimed Kalaghe had worked for approximately three months without receiving payment and that his employer repeatedly told him he would be paid once funds became available. The report further alleged that he had been given only three days of leave to attend a family funeral but stayed away for a week before returning to find that he had lost his job.
The police statement does not detail these claims or independently confirm them, but it identifies the dispute with the employer as the circumstances preceding the alleged destruction.
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