Speaking to journalists in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, Mr Butiku, who is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Mwalimu Nyerere Foundation, said one of the most important questions the inquiry should answer was who was responsible for the violence. However, Mr Butiku, said supporting the President did not mean that citizens should abandon dialogue or scrutiny, urging Tanzanians to build greater trust and tolerance. He called on young people to trust the President while engaging with her through respectful dialogue, recalling her call for citizens to “speak freely but speak with respect.”