Tanzania: Treatment of the Tanzanian Government Under Contract Law

The Tanzanian government frequently uses contracts with private sector contractors as a mechanism for delivering infrastructure and public services in Tanzania. In this third part of our ongoing 11-part article series on government contracting, I discuss the treatment of the Tanzanian government, as a contracting party, under contract law.

Under the Law of Contract, is the government of Tanzania accorded special treatment? Should the Law give a government contract a distinct status in contrast to a contract between private persons say for the provision of interior design services? It is utterly plausible that one would think so when the government enters into contracts.

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