Smoking in entertainment facilities There are people who smoke in bars without considering that they are affecting heath of non-smokers who drink beside them. Is this not a crime? In other countries smoking is strictly dealt with. UT, Dar Tanzania also has strong anti-smoking laws, maybe not strictly enforced but they do exist. Smoking in […]

Plea bargaining of a drug offence My friend is incarcerated in prison and charged with trafficking in narcotic drug namely bhang. He has asked me to seek your opinion if it is possible for him to initiate a plea bargaining. He would also like to know the possible penalty that the Court is likely to […]

20 year imprisonment for hunting impala My cousin was convicted of unlawful hunting of impala. He hunted only one impala for family consumption. He was found in possession of a skin and ten kilograms of impala he hunted. Last week he was sentenced to twenty years imprisonment by the court. This sentence looks excessive to […]

Jurisdiction of ward tribunals for offence of smoking bhang My neighbour is charged before a Ward Tribunal with an offence of smoking bhang. I am curious to know which law gives such Ward Tribunals power to try the offence of smoking bhang. Secondly, what are the rules of evidence and procedures that govern criminal trials […]

Fake EFD receipt My uncle is a supplies officer working for one of the public parastatals. He is being accused of forgery of an EFD receipt which he submitted to his accounting officer purporting to show that he bought stationeries worth TZS 10M from one of their suppliers. An inquiry done by the Corporation revealed […]

Minors and statute of limitation I am told that the statute of limitation for a breach under contract is 6 years. However, when the dispute arose I was only 15 years. From when does the 6-year rule start to count for me. My lawyer says that I am time barred as the 6 years start […]

Force majeure due to COVID-19 I am told that the force majeure clause will assist be in my nonperformance of a contract. Due to this pandemic, I have been unable to timely finish a construction project and am under intense pressure. Please guide me. IU, Dar A force majeure clause relieves a party from performing […]

Terminating an employee charged in Court A Human Resource Manager of our Company was arrested by the Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB) and charged in Court with the offence of corrupt transaction in employment. It is alleged that he asked for a bribe from one of the applicants for a security guard’s position […]

Applicability of Customary, Statutory and Islamic law in Tanzania I am a law student studying for a LLB. I find it quite intriguing how there are various laws when it comes to inheritance matters amongst others. How do I know when to apply Customary, Statutory or Islamic law in a matter? Please guide. YT, Dar […]

Constitutionality of Saturday cleaning campaign I am an active member and believer of the Seventh Day Adventist Church (the SDA church). And have always been observing the fundamental doctrines and teachings of our church which strictly dedicates the seventh day of every week (Saturday) by keeping it holy for resting, worshiping and praising the Almighty […]