Tanzania: Review Bill In Need of Amendments

Government and the opposition party are both of the opinion that the newly passed Constitutional Review Act 2011 Bill is in need of drastic changes.

President of Tanzania, Jakaya Kikwete.

  • Tanzania:   Group Shelves Demos On Laws

    Citizen, 24 November 2011

    Tanzania Constitution Forum (TCF) has rescheduled its nationwide demonstrations meant to contest the passing of the Constitutional Review Act 2011 Bill by Parliament last week. Read more »

  • Tanzania:   Chadema - Hands Off Our Meeting With JK

    Citizen, 24 November 2011

    Chadema has asked the ruling CCM to stop interfering in its plans to meet with President Jakaya Kikwete over the Constitution Review Bill.Chadema said in a statement yesterday that… Read more »

  • Tanzania:   Now Police Say No to Katiba-Related Demos

    Citizen, 23 November 2011

    Police in Dar es Salaam yesterday banned the planned demonstrations by activists scheduled for Saturday to press President Jakaya Kikwete not to sign into law a Constitutional… Read more »

  • Tanzania:   Group Asks Kikwete Not to Assent to Review Bill

    Citizen, 22 November 2011

    The Tanzania Constitutional Forum (TCF) will on Saturday stage peaceful demonstrations countrywide in an attempt to persuade President Jakaya Kikwete not to assent to the… Read more »

  • Tanzania:   Judges' Take On Review Bill

    Citizen, 21 November 2011

    The Tanzania Retired Judges Association (Tarja) holds no grudges against Parliament's decision to pass the constitutional review Bill without incorporating many of the… Read more »

  • East Africa:   Tanzania Off to a False Start Over New Laws

    East African, 20 November 2011

    It is now clear that the journey to a new Constitution in Tanzania will be a bumpy one, going by the divergent approaches being pushed by the ruling party, opposition politicians… Read more »

  • Tanzania:   Why You Cannot Sideline Me in Katiba - President

    Citizen, 19 November 2011

    President Jakaya Kikwete yesterday declared he won't be sidelined in the new Constitution making process.Mr Kikwete said he had the legal mandate to steer the impending review… Read more »

  • Tanzania:   Elders Step in to Rescue Constitution Review Bill

    Citizen, 17 November 2011

    The government and Chadema yesterday reportedly reached a compromise over the Constitution Review Act 2011 Bill. Read more »

  • Tanzania:   Constitution Confusion

    Citizen, 13 November 2011

    The process to write a new constitution was thrown into confusion yesterday with many people rejecting the government's decision to table the Constitutional Review Bill for the… Read more »

  • Tanzania:   MPs Get Lessons On Constitution Bill

    Citizen, 13 November 2011

    Dodoma: Members of the Parliament received a lecture on key concepts of the constitution making process ready for discussions on the constitutional review Bill, 2011 to be tabled… Read more »

  • Tanzania:   Nation at a Crossroads

    Citizen, 15 November 2011

    The sharp divergence of approaches by the ruling and main opposition parties on the constitution-crafting process, has put the nation at a crossroads.Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) MPs… Read more »

  • Tanzania:   Politicians Left Out in Law Review Bill

    Citizen, 15 November 2011

    The hotly debated Constitutional Review Bill 2011 gives the Union and Zanzibar Presidents powers to nominate a Constitutional Review Commission.The two Presidents are not bound to… Read more »

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