Hearing starts on Rwanda’s move to amend constitution

CCM starts seminars on constitution referendum
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With almost three months ahead of the referendum, CCM in Kipawa Ward, Dar es Salaam region has introduced seminars for awareness dissemination on the proposed constitution's contents. The move, according to ward councilor Bonnah Kaluwa, will ...

>The Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC) on Tuesday launched a film and a new song aimed at educating the public on the process of writing the new constitution. The centre will distribute the draft of the proposed constitution in all 20 regions. It will also distribute the film free of charge in all regions.

Rwanda’s lower house of parliament on Thursday passed a constitutional amendment enabling President Paul Kagame to run for a third consecutive term in 2017 and potentially paving the way for the strongman to remain in power till 2034.

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Tanzania Constitution Forum seeks draft constitution distributed before referendum
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The Tanzania Constitution Forum (TCF) has called on the government to distribute copies of the draft constitution before it goes to a vote in the March referendum, Tanzania's Daily News reported Tuesday (December 30th).
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Constitution Forum Seeks Draft Constitution Distributed Before Referendum
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The Tanzania Constitution Forum (TCF) has called on the government to distribute copies of the draft constitution before it goes to a vote in the March referendum, Tanzania's Daily News reported Tuesday (December 30th). "We have asked the Ministry of ...
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Government is expected this morning to unveil a number of amendments to the current electoral laws, including a change which, if adopted, will remove the requirement for a presidential candidate to campaign in each of the 112 districts.

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EALA Seeks to Amend Rules of Procedure
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The East African Legislative Assembly (Eala) will today afternoon commence review of the rules of procedure following a ruling by the House Speaker, Margret Nantongo Zziwa, during yesterday's plenary session. The ruling follows a motion moved by Kenyan ...
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Bill to amend 1999 Copyright Act in pipeline
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The National Assembly was yesterday told that the Bill to amend the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act, No 7 of 1999 was in the pipeline, awaiting cabinet approval before tabling in Parliament. The deputy minister for Industry and Trade, Janet Mbene ...

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Govt urged to amend oppressive media laws
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The government has been called upon to scrap out and/or amend all oppressive laws which curtail the freedom of the media and expression and instead exhaust other remedies such as the Court of law and the Media Council of Tanzania (MCT) to address its ...