Entries by fbadmin1

Q&A – 31 October 2022

Wife refuses evidence for husband My husband and other three persons are charged with financial crimes for which they have been in remand prison for three years. I have been served with a summons to attend the Court as a defence witness to testify in favour of my husband. I don’t want to be a […]

Q&A – 24 October 2022

Bank account frozen by police My account has been frozen by the Police for the last four months now. The bank states that they got a letter from the Police instructing them to freeze my account because there is an ongoing investigation pertaining to the money deposited in my account. I have not been interrogated by […]

Compensation for car stolen in parking lot

I parked my car in the hotel car park at night when I was having some drinks with my friends. After drinking I found the car missing and the guards denied seeing anybody taking the car. I told the hotel manager that I wanted the hotel to compensate me for the theft of my car […]

Q&A – 17 October 2022

Group CEO signs termination letter I am a Tanzanian and an economist by profession. I was employed in Tanzania in the position of chief economist for a company which is registered in Tanzania. After working in Tanzania for six years, I was transferred to the head office of the Group Company which is registered and […]

Request to be buried in private plot

My father bought a plot not very far from the centre of the city of Dar es Salaam. He has started construction of a house but he also wants to be buried there. Is that allowed? Please advice. KD, Dodoma We are not aware of any law which imposes a legal obligation to bury a person in […]

Injured while rescuing children from pond

My neighbor has got a big fish pond which alludes to many children as it is not confined in a compound. One day when I was passing by, I saw two children in danger of drowning and as a good citizen, I jumped in the pond to rescue the duo. In the course of rescuing […]

Road authority orders fence height reduced

My house is facing the highway and the Road Authority has issued a notice requiring me to shorten the height of my fence. I fail to understand why this rule and what the height has to do with the road authority. Is the Authority justified to give such a notice and order? SG, Mbogwe Section […]

Q&A – 10 October 2022

Determination of legitimate father A Court last year declared my marriage with my ex-wife to have irreparably broken down and as a result ordered divorce. My ex-wife who remained unmarried recently gave birth to a baby-boy whom I suspect to be mine. Nevertheless, my ex-wife is insisting that I am not the legitimate father of […]

Employee terminated and prosecuted for theft

My employer terminated me for allegations of theft of the Company’s money. Immediately after the conclusion of the disciplinary hearing and terminating me from employment, he reported me to the Police for arrest and investigation over the same offence for which I was terminated. I was charged with the offence and the hearing is still […]

Q&A – 3 October 2022

Boyfriends name in Will I am a married and had a girlfriend who has named me in her Will as having been her boyfriend. Is there a way I can get an injunction from being mentioned like this? This girl is quite sick and there are chances she might not survive. How can I stop from being […]

Consolation for injury caused by dangerous animals

Our village is neighbouring a national park. Last year a group of antelopes invaded my shamba and while chasing them away, one of them kicked and injured my three year old child and as a result I spent a considerable amount of money to treat my child. I was told by my neighbor that there […]

Withholding tax certificates for employees

I am a Chief Accountant of a manufacturing company which employs more than 200 employees. Last month we had a meeting with employees which was also attended by trade union leaders. One of the agendas addressed was the provision of withholding tax certificates to employees for PAYE deducted from their salaries. The union leader insisted […]

Q&A – 26 September 2022

Yellow colour of school buses   I am operating an orphanage home and a school serving disadvantaged children. One philanthropist donated two vehicles for the school which I used to transport orphan pupils to a picnic. Despite the buses being clearly marked ‘School Bus’ on the front and back of each bus, a traffic police stopped […]

Arrested for driving unreasonably slowly

On a Saturday I was arrested by a traffic police who told me to pay a fine of TZS 30,000 for causing a traffic jam by driving unreasonably slowly on the highway. This offence is very strange to me and I doubt if it really exists though I decided to pay the fine in order […]

Q&A – 19 September 2022

Rape under influence of alcohol I raped a woman after drinking excessive alcohol. In fact, due to drunkenness I thought the victim was my wife. I am now charged with the offence of rape and the trial has begun though it is yet to be concluded. The victim and other two witnesses have given their […]

Q&A – 12 September 2022

DNA sample for research I am a Tanzanian pursuing a PhD in microbiology. My thesis focuses on DNA analysis to determine the low mortality rate of elderly people in a certain locality in Tanzania. Last year I consulted the elders and local government leaders of that area who succeeded in convincing the residents there to […]

Forged academic certificates transmitted electronically

We advertised an employment vacancy for the position of the head of operations and several expatriates applied for the position. They submitted their requisite academic certificates electronically to prove their qualifications. We then shortlisted and interviewed some expatriates via zoom and employed the one we found to be most qualified. Later on, and after he […]