I got married in haste after finding out my girlfriend (now my wife) was pregnant. We both come from very religious families and it was important to tie the knot before anyone discovered the pregnancy. To my disbelief, my wife gave birth to a child who is mixed race.  She claims mixed race blood runs […]

My son was involved in a crime. This was very stressful to our family since our son faced the potential of going to jail for a long time at the expense of his education. To avoid a long sentence, our lawyer advised my son to plead guilty so as to reduce the potential sentence. To […]

Armed robbery is a big problem in our area. Every year we witness a number of incidents in our neighbourhood and had a meeting where someone suggested we raise a neighbourhood watch group who will be trained and equipped to operate as a military force. Many people seconded this idea because we believe it will give […]

I contracted a customary marriage with a woman in my village. Soon after, I left the village to start a new life in the city of Dar es Salaam. I have been living with another woman as husband and wife and we have been blessed with two children. Unfortunately, this city woman no longer wants […]

I travelled to Dodoma in the standard gauge railway (SGR) last month.  During the on board ticket examination, some passengers were found to have no tickets and others had tickets destined for areas the train had already left the station. I did not care to see what happened to them since I was very tired […]

Our company is planning to undertake a huge investment in the cotton industry and has obtained all the permits and licence for the carrying out of our project save for the environmental impact assessment certificate. We believe the authorities will not have an issue with our project since we have all the necessary documentation. In […]

We have been married for three years now. We got married in a civil ceremony against the wishes of our very religious families and are now considering a religious ceremony to make our families happy. However, we are concerned about the legality of this ceremony. A friend told us there are restrictions but he could […]

I was watching a television show from the USA, where a witness refused to answer a question in order to protect himself. The Court allowed them to refuse to answer. This part inspired me to investigate what the Tanzanian law says about a witness refusing to answer an incriminating question. Please enlighten me. HJ, Dar […]