The U.N. mission in Congo (MONUSCO) said the Tanzanian peacekeeper was killed during fighting with M23 rebels in the town of Kiwanja, north of the regional capital Goma, the largest city in eastern Congo. "The soldier died while protecting the people of Kiwanja," Martin Kobler, the head of MONUSCO, said in a statement.
Aidha waziri Shamsi Vuai Nahodha amesema wamepokea kifo hicho kwa masikitiko makubwa na kubaini tukio hilo halitawakatisha tamaa wanajeshi wa jeshi la wananchi wa Tanzania Kuendelea kulinda amani mashariki mwa jamuhuri ya kidemokrasia ya Congo ili kuhakikisha wanyonge wa nchi hiyo wanaishi kwa amani.