Entries by fbadmin1

Q&A – 29 August 2022

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Conversion of marriage I married three wives in accordance with the customary rites and have now been converted to Christianity. My pastor is telling me that men who truly follow Christianity cannot have more than one wife. How can I convert my polygamous marriage to a monogamous marriage? Can I divorce two of my wives […]

Helping myself in the bush

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When I was driving back to my home village for a weekend, I stopped on the way in order to have a call of nature in the forest which is located along the highway. In the process of having the call of nature I was arrested by the village militia for committing a crime. They […]

Q&A – 22 August 2022

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Attempt to kill by witchcraft Last week at night I caught a wizard naked in front of my house. When I asked him what brought him there at night, he said he was hired by my neighbour to kill me by witchcraft because of the misunderstanding I have with my neighbour. When I searched for […]

Child employed in supermarket

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In my area there is a friend who owns a mini supermarket and has approached me to seek a consent for my child aged fifteen years to work for him in that supermarket. He wants my child to assist him in data entry on the computer and conduct regular stock-taking. While contemplating giving consent, a […]

Land survey on my land

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My house is about three hundred metres from a highway and also extends from my house to that highway. A large portion of the land is stony without crops. Last week I received a notice from a government road agency informing me that in a lapse of thirty days the agency will be carrying out […]

Q&A – 15 August 2022

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Uncle wants his gift back During the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic my uncle, while in hospital and inhaling by aid of machines, gave me a valuable watch as a gift with words “Your gift. Take care of my children. I am dying”. Fortunately, he recovered and now wants his watch back. I have already […]

Refresher training for drivers

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I am very disappointed by the traffic laws of Tanzania. I have been a driver for passengers’ vehicles for 31 years now. Last month I had a process of renewing my driving licence. However, before effecting that renewal a traffic police officer required me to undergo a refresher course at the National Institute of Transport […]

Registration of a foreign doctor

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I am a foreigner and my parents have been working in Tanzania with a multinational company for twelve years now. I have completed my medical school and registered as a medical doctor and practicing in my home country. Please guide me on the procedure to register as a foreign doctor in Tanzania. RQ, Europe Registration […]

Q&A – 8 August 2022

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Disciplinary powers of the head of public school I am a teacher employed in a public primary school. In our school two teachers serve on duty for a week. Responsibilities of teachers on duty include ensuring cleanliness of the school compound and to ensure pupils are punctual. Last month I was on duty but unfortunately […]

Arrest order by District Commissioner

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When the District Commissioner was visiting our ward, he ordered my friend to be arrested and detained because he was inciting people to oppose a health project that is carried out in our ward. The District Commissioner seemed to have acted on wrong information he was given by the political opponents of my friend. My […]

Malicious accusation to the Police

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I have had a land dispute with my neighbour for a long time and the dispute is pending in Court for two years now.  Two weeks ago, my neighbour reported me to the police that I insulted him, an accusation which is a total lie. I want to report him to the police as well […]

Q&A – 1 August 2022

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Proof of birth by affidavit I applied for an ordinary passport and in the application form I attached my birth certificate and an affidavit of birth of my late father sworn by my uncle who is only two years older than my late father. The immigration officer rejected the affidavit of my uncle on the […]

Administration of the deceased gun

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My uncle passed away recently and one of the properties he left is a gun. We have already held a clan meeting and proposed my brother to be the administrator of the deceased estate though he has not petitioned the Court for appointment. However, we are doubtful if we can list the gun as one […]

Q&A – 25 July 2022

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Two owners for one car My father was a mechanic and owned a garage. He died three years ago and bequeathed the garage to me and my elder brother. After his death, we called all the clients whose vehicles were undergoing maintenance in that garage and every client with a car came and identified their […]

Amount of cash one is allowed to carry

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My cousin was going back to his home village where he is undertaking a big construction project. He carried with him in the car TZS 100M to enable him clear various costs of the project. On the way at a police barrier he was stopped and when he was car searched, he was found in […]

Q&A – 18 July 2022

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Suing a soldier in his absence I have been in a dispute with my neighbour who is an army officer. The long term misunderstanding has been on my inherited piece of land and claims that my father sold it to him before his death. Last month he mobilised building materials in that piece of land […]

Throwing an empty bottle out of moving train

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I was travelling from Kigoma to Tabora by train. Along the journey, I was boozing from a disposable beer can. After seeping the contents from the bottle I threw the empty bottle outside the train through the window while the train was moving. The wagon attendant saw me when I threw the bottle and furiously […]

Suing for a dishonored cheque

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I am a businessman, among other things, supplying food items to different private schools in our district. Months ago, I supplied food to one of those schools whereby the school manager drew a cheque worth to pay for the supplies. I banked the cheque, but after a day my banker called me to take back […]

Q&A – 11 July 2022

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Misnomer and misdirection of object in Will It was a fracas when the Will of the deceased neighbor was read. Among others, the Will indicated that a house in which the deceased neighbor was staying before his death was bequeathed to his last born ‘Jonathan’ and his only wife Dina. Dina is a mother of […]