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Expatriate maintaining bank account outside Tanzania I am an expatriate working in a key sector in Tanzania for the last eighteen months having a fixed term contract which will expire on 30 June, 2024. I want to transfer part of my money from my local bank account to the account I hold in my home […]
I am employed as a driver of heavy trucks which transports goods to the neighboring countries from Dar es Salaam port. To celebrate my birthday, I had some beers while I was on my way back to Tanzania. After drinking a few beers, I was involved in an accident which the police claimed was attributed […]
Selling medicine without prescription It is common here in my town to see people going to the pharmacies to buy drugs without having a prescription issued by a doctor. Some foreigners who visit Tanzania actually stock antibiotics from Tanzania as our pharmacies are very flexible in dispensing. Do we have any law that regulates the […]
During this Christmas holiday we have planned to have a clan meeting at the village with a view to establishing a clan savings and credit group which will be receiving contributions from clan members and giving loans to the members at a low interest rate. One of the clan members who likes complicating things is […]
Life audit of a retired public servant I retired from public service four years ago and am now doing my private businesses which I established since I was in public service. I am currently under investigation for the offence which the investigators call ‘possession of unexplained wealth’. The investigators asked me to give them statements […]
Legal Update – 22 December 2022
I am back to my home village for a break and the old men in my village enjoy traditional liquor rather than beer. They asked me to buy them traditional liquor which I accepted. I went to buy traditional liquor for them and on my way back from the traditional distiller I was arrested by […]
I want to buy a car for my father who is 85 years old as a Christmas gift. Does the law allow such an old man to learn driving and get a driving licence? Is there an age limit for getting or holding a driving licence? LW, Dar es Salaam Section 25 of the Road […]
Expiry of dependent’s residence permit upon divorce I am a foreigner residing in Tanzania on a dependent’s residence permit and was granted a dependent’s pass since I was married to an expatriate and wholly dependent on him. However, recently we divorced and the Court ordered my husband to continue maintaining me. My dependent’s pass is […]
My tenant has not paid rent for two months now. Can I evict him myself or do I need to get a Court order first before such eviction? TY, Dodoma. This is a question we get asked very frequently. Section 101 of the Land Act [Cap113 R.E 2019] gives the lessor the right to terminate […]
Last year when I went back to my home village for Christmas Holiday, I applied for allocation of a farm from the Village Council which I was allocated. Now I am back only to discover that the Village Council has allocated the same land to another person on the grounds that I have failed to […]
Employee denied paid sick leave I was employed about four months ago and two months after my employment, I fell sick and was admitted to the hospital for six weeks. I notified the HR Manager that I was admitted and he came to the hospital to see me. After I was discharged from the hospital, […]
It has been more than two months since my son has been revealing abject mental disorders. He keeps on chanting all day long and sometimes throws stones to people passing our neighbourhood and has occasioned losses to us and our neighbours. A doctor advised me to admit my son to a mental health centre at […]
Overriding of tax laws We are an entity relying on a certain treaty for our affairs in Tanzania. Unfortunately, when the Tax Administration Act was enacted, there are certain provisions in this Act that contradict what is in the treaty. When such a conflict arises, what should one do? Moreover, we also intend to enter […]
I was travelling by train from Kigoma to Morogoro to visit my brother. When we reached Tabora my brother called to inform me that he has been transferred to Dar es Salaam, thus advised me not to disembark at Morogoro but come to Dar es Salaam railway station where he would pick me up. On […]
I am in my fifth month of pregnancy and my husband is forcing me and the fetus to take human DNA tests. When I asked him to disclose the purpose of compelling me and the fetus to take human DNA tests, he told me that he wants to know if the expected child is his. […]
Reciprocal recognition of firearms licences I am a businessman operating in Tanzania and Kenya. Last year I legally acquired a pistol in Kenya and want to come to Tanzania for Christmas and New Year festivals. Am I allowed to come with my pistol into Tanzania? Do I have to legally own it in Kenya to […]
I am an auditor and tax consultant and have read some new rules that a tax consultant is an agent of the taxpayer? What are the consequences as a normal principal agency relationship has serious liabilities for the agent? YI, Dar It is true that recently the Tax Administration (General) (Amendment) Regulations, 2022 amended the Tax Administration […]
We are involved in mining and own a few mining licences. Recently we came across the Mining (State Participation) Regulations 2022 (Regulations) which provide for how the Government will get free carried interest (FCI) in our company. Does the free carried interest apply to companies mining rare minerals as we are soon required to notify […]
Informing spouse of HIV status A friend of mine has tested positive for HIV/AIDS. The question we have is whether he is required to inform his spouse of his status or can he continue in the relationship so long as he uses protection? RY, Morogoro The HIV and AIDS (Prevention and Control) Act makes it […]
I am charged with a criminal offence and am wondering whether I should tell my lawyer the truth? What if the lawyer refuses to defend me after hearing me? What are the lawyer’s duties to me as his client? PL, Dar There is what you call an Attorney Client privilege whereby your lawyer cannot disclose […]
Liability of airlines in event of crash I am a frequent traveler by air, both within and outside Tanzania. I and many other people have been traumatised by the recent aircraft crash. Some people have vowed not to travel by air for the remaining span of their lives. Moreover, since the accident many people have […]
I have a land case in the District Land and Housing Tribunal in which I am the respondent and have been defending the case myself. In the course of hearing, the claimant called a witness who is a total stranger to me and not even one of my neighbors. The witness lied in the Tribunal […]
Employer refuses to report death to WCA Our brother was employed as a truck driver and while in the course of his employment, he was involved in an accident which claimed his life. We reported the accident and his death to his employer for the employer to notify the Workers Compensation Fund (WCF) to process […]
Our brother has been convicted of three different trophy offences and sentenced to imprisonment for twenty years. In addition to the imprisonment penalty, he has been sentenced to corporal punishment of twelve strokes. We would like to know if our brother will suffer twelve strokes for each offence he was convicted of or the twelve […]
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