Entries by fbadmin1

Q&A – 23 November 2020

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Creating artificial shortage of commodities Is it a crime if local manufacturers or producers of commodities reduce the production in order to create artificial shortage in order to raise the price for his unfair profit gain? JK, Mwanza Creating artificial shortage of commodities in the course of production is not a crime but creating shortage […]

Q&A – 16 November 2020

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Donation of dead body I do not wish to be buried when I die and want to donate my eyes and other organs to those in need. I also want my body to be used for medical or other research. Can I provide for this in my Will and can any of my family members […]

Q&A – 9 November 2020

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Fake guarantee of jobs by University I saw an advert from a university that said all their graduates get jobs. Infact the advert said 100% job guaranteed. I studied there and this is the third year, am jobless. I have paid millions of shillings to this institute and want to sue them for misrepresentation, recover […]

Q&A – 2 November 2020

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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 […]

Q&A – 26 October 2020

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Sexual favour as economic offence I recently read in social media that a lecturer at a public university was charged with an economic offence for demanding sexual favours from a student. How does a sexual favour affect the national economy to make an offence ‘economic’? PF, Dar Demanding or imposing sexual favour as a pre-condition […]

Q&A – 19 October 2020

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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 […]

Q&A – 12 October 2020

October 12, 2020 in /by

Fraudulent transfer of credit in electronic account If someone fraudulently transfer credit from my mobile account or my bank account to his or someone else’s account, does that not amount to stealing? I was shockingly told that it doesn’t. HG, DSM No, it does not amount to stealing but it is still a criminal offence. […]

Q&A – 5 October 2020

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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 […]

Q&A – 28 September 2020

September 28, 2020 in /by

Adult woman exploiting a child sexually I have heard that there are adult women who induce or force boys under the age of 18 to have sexual intercourse with them. Doesn’t that act amount to an offence of rape? PL, Arusha In terms of section 130 of the Penal Code, rape is committed by a […]

Q&A – 21 September 2020

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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 […]

Q&A – 14 September 2020

September 14, 2020 in /by

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 […]

Q&A – 7 September 2020

September 7, 2020 in /by

Weddings and drone camera I am a photographer living in Dar es Salaam. Most of the events I photograph are send-off parties and weddings and to get the best shots and videos, I have to use a high-altitude camera. In 2017 I bought a drone to serve this purpose and have since been using this […]

Q&A – 31 August 2020

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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 […]

Q&A – 24 August 2020

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Social media abuses There is a particular person who keeps on abusing me on Instagram and now Facebook. No one seems to care and people end up commenting. It is really causing me stress and I feel I am being stalked and harassed. Is there a way I can stop this? TI, Dar Section 23 […]

Q&A – 17 August 2020

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Non-consummation of marriage due to COVID-19 I am a Tanzanian married to a Kenyan and at the time COVID-19 travel restrictions were imposed by the Kenyan and Tanzanian Governments, my wife got stuck in Kenya and I am here in Tanzania. We have thus not consummated our marriage for the period of over six months […]

Q&A – 10 August 2020

August 10, 2020 in /by

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 […]

Q&A – 3 August 2020

August 3, 2020 in /by

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 […]

Q&A – 27 July 2020

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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 […]

Q&A – 20 July 2020

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Sister doesn’t wish to name child My sister likes to be very different from others. For example, she got married where the dress protocol was swimwear. She then went for her honeymoon to a village where there is no power or water. She is now expecting and wishes not to name her child. Is that […]