DAR ES SALAAM, June 26 -- THE Mama Samia Legal Aid Campaign (MSLAC) has successfully mediated a long-standing and violent family dispute between Doto Hamis Hussein and her brother Juma Hamis Hussein, residents of Mabibo Kanuni in Dar es Salaam.

Speaking to the ‘Daily News following the reconciliation, Doto revealed that the conflict stemmed from a minor domestic misunderstanding, which eventually escalated into a serious and painful fallout.

Doto recounted the ordeal with emotion, describing how she suffered severe physical and emotional abuse at the hands of her biological brother including being beaten with sticks, pelted with stones and nearly stabbed with a knife.

The attack, witnessed by neighbours, sparked fear throughout t...