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Tenant not paying rent
March 27, 2022 in Property and Planning Law /by fbadmin1My tenant has not paid my rent since 2021 despite serving him with a notice to vacate the premises for failure to pay rent. Besides, my tenancy agreement with him expired in December 2019 and I was unable to renew it because I could not travel during the pandemic. The tenant has also not been deducting […]
Q&A – 28 March 2022
March 27, 2022 in Q&A /by fbadmin1Ownership of water resource In my farm there is a small spring which most of my neighbours have been using for their daily water use. For the last two years, there have been insufficient rains in our area which has caused a decline in the volume of water the pond can produce per day. In […]
Penal Code and other laws amended
March 21, 2022 in Legal Update, Updates /by fbadmin1Legal Update – 21 March 2022
Punishment of money laundering in plea agreement
March 21, 2022 in Lawyers, Statutory Interpretation and Court Procedures /by fbadmin1Our company and its director are under criminal investigation for the offence of money laundering. We would like to know what the punishment will be in case the company and the director decide to enter into a plea bargaining with the prosecution. Is there any minimum penalty which the Court is bound to impose irrespective […]
Selling liquor and having a boutique in same premises
March 21, 2022 in Commercial Law, Business Disputes and IP /by fbadmin1I own a bar licensed to sell intoxicating liquors and use the same premises for my boutique. I have been served with a letter by the Municipal Authority requiring me to close down the business of boutique for the reason that it is not allowed to have a boutique in the same premises licenced to […]
Q&A – 21 March 2022
March 21, 2022 in Q&A /by fbadmin1Agreement to pay below minimum wage We are investing in the hospitality industry and most of our tourists come from Eastern Europe, especially Russia and Ukraine. We have started experiencing a decline in the number of tourists coming from those countries due to the war between them. We anticipate that if this war continues, our […]
Division of property obtained through adultery
March 14, 2022 in Children, Relationships, Marriage and Divorce Law /by fbadmin1I have petitioned the Court for divorce and division of matrimonial properties because I suspect my wife has had an extramarital affair with another man she met when she went abroad for studies. There are properties which she acquired when she was abroad pursuing studies. Initially she claimed those properties were given to her as […]
Recovery of stolen money from employee’s pension benefits
March 14, 2022 in Employment and Immigration Law /by fbadmin1Our accountant stole money from the Company, was convicted and sentenced to pay a fine which he paid, and subsequently was discharged. In addition to paying the fine, he was ordered to restitute the stolen money to the Company which he has not done. It is now a year since he was convicted by the […]
Q&A – 14 March 2022
March 14, 2022 in Q&A /by fbadmin1Woman charged with gang rape My sister with two men are charged with gang rape of a woman. It is alleged that my sister called the victim who is her friend to go to her home which she did and when the victim was on her way back home from my sister’s place, she was […]
Registration of SIM when no fingers
March 7, 2022 in Commercial Law, Business Disputes and IP /by fbadmin1Last year my cousin lost all his right fingers and part of his left arm in a car accident after she was registered with NIDA and availed with a NIDA identity card. She now wants to register a new SIM card but is unsure if she can be allowed to do so without her fingerprint […]
Village imposes charges for extraction of stones
March 7, 2022 in Property and Planning Law /by fbadmin1In my home village there is a quarry where the villagers extract stones for use as domestic building material. Recently the village authority started to impose fees to the residents for extraction of stones from the quarry on the ground that the quarry is within the village land and belongs to the village authority. Does […]
Q&A – 7 March 2022
March 7, 2022 in Q&A /by fbadmin1Girlfriend threatens to blackmail boyfriend I am married and only recently broke up with a girlfriend. This girlfriend has been sending me text messages threatening to post my nude photos that she took when I was dating her. She wants a payment of TZS 10M so that she shuts up completely, or a payment of […]
Managing Director of public corporation neglecting to satisfy decree
February 28, 2022 in Commercial Law, Business Disputes and IP /by fbadmin1I won a commercial case against a public corporation and granted a decree which I took to the managing director, It has been five months now since I submitted the decree to him and he has neglected to pay. What can I do to enforce the decree against the corporation? AH, Dodoma In 2020 the […]
Labour dispute by child employee
February 28, 2022 in Employment and Immigration Law /by fbadmin1We are a non-governmental organisation dealing with child protection and have been approached by a child who was employed on a two-year contract as a gardener but his contract has been terminated on account of what the employer called laziness. We would like to get your opinion whether under law, a child employee can lodge […]
Boss refusing to fasten safety belt
February 28, 2022 in Traffic Regulations /by fbadmin1My boss does not like fastening his safety belt when he sits in the front when I am driving. Every time I drive, I get stopped by the traffic police who punish me by making me pay a fine for driving while a front seat passenger has not fastened the safety seat belt. How does […]
Q&A – 28 February 2022
February 28, 2022 in Q&A /by fbadmin1Insulting a barmaid after drinking excessive beer I insulted a barmaid after being intoxicated with beer I consumed at the bar. I am now being charged in the primary Court with the offence of using insulting language. Can you guide me if I can plead intoxication as an excuse for committing this offence? KL, Arusha […]
Selling packaged cassava and banana crisps
February 21, 2022 in Commercial Law, Business Disputes and IP /by fbadmin1I want to start a business of making and selling cassava and banana crisps but am hesitant because my friends are telling me that there is a long process of obtaining a licence from the Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS). Is it true that this simple business legally needs getting a licence from TBS? LK, […]
Misbehaving during arbitration proceedings
February 21, 2022 in Matters of Court Procedure & Ethics, Dealing with Lawyers /by fbadmin1I don’t see police during arbitration proceedings conducted by the Commission for Mediation and Arbitration (CMA). What if someone misbehaves during the proceedings. Can the arbitrator punish him for contempt of the Commission or order his arrest? KL, Iringa It is a contempt for the Commission under section 20(5)(h) of the Labour Institutions Act [Cap.300 […]
Quality and safety control of COVID-19 herbal medicine
February 21, 2022 in Consumer and Claimant Rights /by fbadmin1We have seen the Government promoting use of traditional and alternative remedies in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic. Do we have the legal framework to control the safety and quality of the locally produced and distributed herbal medicines believed to be curing or alleviating the severity of COVID-19 symptoms? MM, MwanzaThere are two principal legislation that […]
Q&A – 21 February 2022
February 21, 2022 in Q&A /by fbadmin1Consulting witchdoctor for divination I have been sick for over a year and have taken all kinds of medical examinations but the reports do not reveal the actual disease. I suspect I am bewitched but don’t know who is bewitching me. Since modern medical science is not helping me, is it an offence to consult […]
Supplier of mining companies to be local
February 14, 2022 in Mining /by fbadmin1Reading the Mining (Local Content) Regulations, I note that the law requires mining companies to give preference to Indigenous companies when appointing their suppliers of goods and services. Why does the law impose this condition? What if I cannot find an indigenous Tanzanian Company? YU, DarIn a bid to ensure that Tanzanians benefit adequately from the […]
Father discovers the child is not his
February 14, 2022 in Children, Relationships, Marriage and Divorce Law /by fbadmin1My girlfriend cheated that she got pregnant from me but after we did a DNA test, a year after birth of the child, I got a report showing that I am not the biological father of the child. What do I do to have my name removed from the child’s birth certificate and the Births […]
Paternity leave for polygamous person
February 14, 2022 in Children, Relationships, Marriage and Divorce Law /by fbadmin1I am polygamous presently with three wives legally married to me according to my religion. My first wife gave birth last year and I was given three days paid paternity leave. This year my third wife gave birth to my second born but when I lodged an application for paternity leave, the HR Manager refused […]
Q&A – 14 February 2022
February 14, 2022 in Q&A /by fbadmin1Woman police searching a male suspect Few weeks back when walking along the beach with my boyfriend, we met three police officers patrolling, two were men and one was a woman. They stopped us and told us that they were suspecting us of carrying and smoking bhang. The head of the three police officers ordered […]