Public prosecutors alleged that the accused published audio information on a WhatsApp group called the "Soka Group", that was intended to mislead the public during the October 2015 Tanzanian general elections, which were plagued by accusations of vote-rigging. 
Mwendesha mashtaka wa serikali alidai kwamba watuhumiwa hao walichapisha taarifa ya sauti kwenye kundi la WhatsApp linaloitwa "Soka Group", ambayo ilikusudia kupotosha umma wakati wa uchaguzi mkuu wa Oktoba 2015 nchini Tanzania , ambao uligubikwa na madai ya wizi wa kura.