Jebra Kambole, Kabenderas lawyer, says authorities also accused Kabendera of sedition for allegedly publishing an article titled John Magufuli is bulldozing Tanzanias freedom, in The Economist, but this charge was later dropped.
JJebra Kambole, ambaye ni wakili wa Kabendera anasema, malamka pia zilimshtumu Kabendera kwa kauli za uchochezi dhidi ya serikali kupitia makala yake iliyochapishwa kwenye gazeti la The Economist, yenye kichwa cha habari kisemacho  John Magufuli anakandamiza uhuru wa habari Tanzania.Hata hivyo mashtaka haya yaliondolewa baadae.