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My cousin was arrested for rape 3 weeks ago. After he made a cautioned statement to the Police, he was taken to the Ward Executive Officer to record an extra-judicial statement. How can a ward executive officer who is the executive arm of the state be allowed to record extra-judicial statement of a suspect? CM, […]
I left my home town 7 years ago to go overseas to look for employment. When I came back in January this year I was informed that last year my brother filed an application in court for a declaratory order that I was presumed dead. After the Court had granted him the declaratory order that […]
Three months ago our company advertised vacancies for drivers. In the advertisement we listed qualifications for the position, one being a form four graduate with a valid form four academic certificate. In the course of shortlisting the applicants we have realised that there are applicants who presented to us forged certificates purporting to have been […]
My son aged 16 went to a pharmacy and bought a HIV self-testing kit. After undertaking self-test he confirmed himself positive and attempted to commit suicide. I am upset with the seller. Does the law allow selling such kits to children below the age of 18? MK, Iringa Section 16A(3) of the HIV (Prevention and […]
Selling HIV self-testing kits to under 18 year old My son aged 16 went to a pharmacy and bought a HIV self-testing kit. After undertaking self-test he confirmed himself positive and attempted to commit suicide. I am upset with the seller. Does the law allow selling such kits to children below the age of 18? […]
Legal Update – 8 June 2021
I sold my small plot to a friend who paid me the purchase price with the latest model phone. My tax consultant said that payments must be in shillings and not by way of barter? I also wish to pay the taxes on the transfer by way of an asset and not cash. Kindly guide […]
Our lands were acquired three years back in order to pave way for a public project. The ministry responsible for the project brought valuers to conduct valuation but to date we have not been paid compensation. After commencement of valuation exercise we were stopped by the Government not to carry out any further development on […]
My husband left Tanzania for overseas to look for employment. In the first five months of his arrival overseas he was phoning me almost every two days. Now it is 4 years and he has not phoned and I have also failed to reach him. Even his parents are asking me if I have ever […]
Presumption of spouse’s death My husband left Tanzania for overseas to look for employment. In the first five months of his arrival overseas he was phoning me almost every two days. Now it is 4 years and he has not phoned and I have also failed to reach him. Even his parents are asking me […]
In 2016 I was given a building permit by the Municipal Council to start erecting a building on my plot. Because my business was not doing well, I was unable to start the project till January this year. Surprisingly, the Municipal Authority has served me with a letter ordering me to stop the project with […]
I registered my SIM card in 2017 but left Tanzania 2 years ago to pursue studies abroad. When studying abroad, I stopped using my sim card but kept it in a secure place so that I could reuse it when back. Now that I am back I am surprised to be told by my friends […]
I impregnated a woman 10 years back but have never provided maintenance costs for the child since she was born, nor have I declared to anybody that I am the biological father of the child. My child’s mother passed away recently and the child is now staying with her aunt. What can I do to […]
Application for parentage of a child I impregnated a woman 10 years back but have never provided maintenance costs for the child since she was born, nor have I declared to anybody that I am the biological father of the child. My child’s mother passed away recently and the child is now staying with her […]
I have been a tenant in a property for the past many years. Three months ago I was served with a notice to vacate the premises on grounds that the property had been sold. Is there no law that the landlord should have offered it to me before selling it in the market? MV, Mwanza […]
During this time of COVID-19 some people have been buying Azithromycin and other drugs without any form of prescription for self-medication in case they are symptomatic. Don’t we have any law that regulates the business of selling medicine to final consumers? In other countries a pharmacist cannot sell certain types of drugs to the final […]
My son aged 17 years is charged with an offence of impregnating a schoolgirl who is apparently aged 19 years. I wonder why my son is being charged while the girl consented, and why the girl is not charged for having sexual intercourse with someone below the age of 18 years? Why does the law […]
Impregnating a schoolgirl My son aged 17 years is charged with an offence of impregnating a schoolgirl who is apparently aged 19 years. I wonder why my son is being charged while the girl consented, and why the girl is not charged for having sexual intercourse with someone below the age of 18 years? Why […]
Legal Update – 19 May 2021
I would like to know if the High Court or subordinate Court can be sued for recovery of the Court fees it has overcharged which it refuses to refund after several demands. What is the procedure for suing the Court and which Court has jurisdiction to hear a case against the Court? I also want […]
I bought a secondhand skirt and blouse from a mitumba shop that looks like a uniform normally worn by female prison wardens. My friends are telling me that it is an offence to wear such clothes and I can be prosecuted if am found wearing it. Is there any legal substance in this threat? TT, […]
My father was fisherman. Last year he and his colleague left home and went to the ocean for fishing. Since then, we have never heard from him or his colleagues. Considering it was windy the day they left home, we suspect their canoe might have capsized and they must have died in the ocean. We […]
Presumption of death My father was fisherman. Last year he and his colleague left home and went to the ocean for fishing. Since then, we have never heard from him or his colleagues. Considering it was windy the day they left home, we suspect their canoe might have capsized and they must have died in […]
I have been granted a power of attorney to assist someone in a land transaction. I have no time to act. Can I assign or delegate this power of attorney to someone else who is equally competent to act. RB, Dar A Power of Attorney (POA) is a written authorisation to represent or act on […]
I am a Tanzanian who has been living overseas for 10 years. I have not taken citizenship of the country where I am living and continue to own a registered land in Tanzania which I inherited from my father. I want to mortgage my land to obtain money from one of the foreign banks in […]
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