Salome Bahati seeks government help in Tanzania to regain access to her 15-year-old daughter, whose custody case remains disputed after her father's death.

A Tanzanian mother has made a public appeal to the government to help her regain access to her 15-year-old daughter, who has been in the care of a stranger since the death of her former husband.

A Tanzanian mother seeks help to regain access to her 15-year-old daughter. Photo: Gadi TV. Source: FacebookSalome Bahati Ludovick, from Malampaka Ward in Maswa District, Simiyu Region, says she has been cut off from her daughter, Shalon Edwin, who attends secondary school in Geita Region.

In a report by GADI TV, Salome explained that the trouble began long before her former husband, Edwin, passed away.