Government workers and students had been ordered to stay home after violence marred voting in the East African country.

Mass protests have erupted across Tanzania following a fraudulent vote engineered to secure President Samia Suluhu Hassan and the ruling CCM another term in power.

Authorities in Tanzania have imposed a curfew in Dar es Salaam, the country's biggest city, following violent unrest between the police and protesters that erupted during Wednesday’s general election which is expected to offer President Samia Suluhu Hassan a second term.

Tanzania's presidential election turns tense as protests break out, military deployed, internet cut, and curfews imposed amid low voter turnout.

Hassan will effectively be running unopposed. Tundu Lissu, the chair of Chadema, Tanzania’s main opposition party, has been detained since April, when he was charged with treason for pushing for electoral reform. Lissu has argued that elections cannot be free or fair when Hassan directly appoints members of the country’s electoral commission.

Tanzanian police imposed a curfew in Dar es Salaam following violent protests during an election expected to be won by President Samia Suluhu Hassan. The unrest erupted after opposition candidates were disqualified.

Police in Tanzania fired tear gas and gunshots on Thursday to disperse groups of protesters who returned to the streets a day after a general election marred by violent demonstrations,

DAR ES SALAAM, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- The Tanzanian government on Wednesday night directed all public servants nationwide to work from home on Thursday, citing security concerns following youth-led protests on the general election day.