Entries by fbadmin1

Reckoning of time for instituting employment dispute

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 have an employment contract for an unspecified time. My employment contract requires my employer to give me three months’ notice if he wants to terminate my employment. I received termination notice from my employer last week. I would like to know when the limitation period will start running against me. Will it start after the […]

Q&A – 1 March 2021

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Enforcement of foreign maintenance orders I was married to a Tanzanian. Our marriage was contracted in the United Kingdom and ended having a matrimonial dispute which ended up in Court in the UK. The UK Court granted me a judgment and divorce and ordered my former husband to pay maintenance allowance to me and our […]

Mentally challenged wife

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I celebrated a Christian marriage with a girl 5 years ago. Recently my wife fell sick with malaria and was mis-diagnosed and treated with wrong medication. She then fell into a coma and was hospitalized for 3 months before being discharged. Ever since her discharge she is mentally challenged and cannot eat, take a bath or walk on her own. I […]

Committing a child to prison

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I would like to know if the principle of the best interest of the child allows admitting a child to bail if the child is charged with an unbailable offence. What rules of procedure are applicable where a child is tried for a criminal offence by the High Court either alone or jointly with adults?  […]

Q&A – 15 February 2021

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In this week’s Q&A column read questions on: Aiding and abetting, Cancellation of work permit and Evidence against employer.

Q&A – 8 February 2021

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Termination of a fixed term employment contract I am a HR Manager in a local company in Tanzania and intend to terminate an employee for poor work performance. The employee has a fixed term employment contract which is expiring in eight months to come. We want to know in case the employee successfully challenges his […]

Q&A – 1 February 2021

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Sexual bribe an economic offence Is it true that a demand for a sexual favour in return for employment or services is a crime in Tanzania? Please explain. KG, Dar Demanding or imposing a sexual favour to someone as condition for him or her to get employment, promotion, right, privilege or any preferential treatment is […]

Q&A – 25 January 2021

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Computation of terminal dues I have been recently retrenched by my employer. What is confusing me is the way my terminal dues have been computed by the HR manager. Some of the dues have been computed on the basis of my basic salary alone while some have been computed on the basis of my total […]

Q&A – 18 January 2021

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Kite flying on personal plot I have started flying kites very high on my own plot. The police have started harrasing me that I cannot do so. We have had arguments with them and they have failed to shown me what provision of the law disallows me to fly kites. This is my country and […]

Q&A – 11 January 2021

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Limitation period for appealing I filed a suit founded on defamation in the District Court and lost. I now intend to appeal to the High Court. I am getting different opinions on the limitation period of appeal in my case. Some lawyers are telling me that the limitation period of appeal in defamation cases is […]

Q&A – 4 January 2021

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Corporal punishment by Court What is the procedure for imposition and infliction of corporal punishment imposed by the Court? Can a woman offender be sentenced to corporal punishment and undergo strokes on her bottom? Does the law limit the maximum number of strokes that can be imposed by the Court? Can corporal punishment be imposed […]

Q&A – 28 December 2020

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Teacher misguiding student My wife with whom I am separated, intentionally teaches our child wrong stuff, trying to prove her point. For example in math, the mum would give all wrong answers to the child. She recently told the child that she has the switch to turn on the sun in the morning and switch […]

Husband with ponytail

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I married a man whom I dated for more than ten years. We married 18 months ago and suddenly he decided to grow a ponytail, which is unattractive and displeases me. Initially I thought this was a joke but it is now clear that he will not budge. This is shocking but it is the […]

Hazardous work for pregnant woman

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I am a technician in a company where I have been working for about four years now. Although the foreman knows that I am presently expecting and my due date is in the next two months, he has been assigning very hard jobs to me where I have to stand for long hours. I know […]

Q&A – 21 December 2020

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Conducting religious activities without registration I own a registered church outside Tanzania and want to come to Tanzania early next year on an evangelical mission. Does the law allow foreigners to preach in Tanzania? FJ, Unknown The Societies Act [Cap.337 R.E 2002] allows foreigners to preach in Tanzania but for the priest to lawfully preach, […]

Q&A – 14 December 2020

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Legality of security groups formed by political parties We see security groups of all kind of ‘colour’ guards and others of that nature formed by political parties. Does the law allow political parties to form their own security groups? Are these political parties’ security groups not usurping functions of the Police and other security organs? […]