Entries by fbadmin1

Cannot report employer’s wrong doings

April 10, 2022 in /by

I am a graduate of Computer Science and am about to sign a contract of employment with a Company operating in Tanzania. I have read the contract just to note that there is one clause in it which prevents me ‘not to disclose any information of the employer to any government authority’. Is this clause […]

Q&A – 11 April 2022

April 10, 2022 in /by

Transporting pesticide in a bus Last year I was travelling from Kahama to Ushirombo in a bus. While comfortably sitting with my three year old child, a substance spilled over us from the luggage packed in the bus carrier. Unfortunately, my child sipped some drops of the substance. We lamented and asked the bus conductor […]

MP claims back tractor

April 4, 2022 in /by

In 2018 our member of parliament (MP) bought a tractor for use by small scale farmers in our constituency. He told us that it was a grant from his personal savings but our Councilor is telling us that the tractor was bought from the constituency development catalyst fund (CDCF). In 2020 the MP was fortunately […]

Fertilizer burned my crops

April 4, 2022 in /by

I bought three bags of fertilizer from a vendor at our township for my garden. The bags bore the label purporting to show the fertilizer had all the primary nutrients. I used the fertilizer but after a week, all of the plants in my garden started to wither. My neighbor also faced the same problem. My neighbor and […]

Q&A – 4 April 2022

April 4, 2022 in /by

Liability for delayed flight Last year I booked a flight with a local airline for a business trip to Mwanza where I had a meeting with an investor in aquaculture. The plane was to depart at 0600hrs and I arrived at Julius Nyerere International Airport on time. However, the plane did not depart that day […]

Tenant not paying rent

March 27, 2022 in /by

My 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 /by

Ownership 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 […]

Q&A – 21 March 2022

March 21, 2022 in /by

Agreement 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 […]

Q&A – 14 March 2022

March 14, 2022 in /by

Woman 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 […]

Village imposes charges for extraction of stones

March 7, 2022 in /by

In 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 /by

Girlfriend 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 […]

Labour dispute by child employee

February 28, 2022 in /by

We 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 /by

My 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 /by

Insulting 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 […]

Misbehaving during arbitration proceedings

February 21, 2022 in /by

I 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 […]