Katiba process needs compromise, consensus: scholar

 For the last 30 years or so, particularly after the re-introduction of political pluralism in 1992, there have been persistent demands for a new constitutional order in Tanzania. These demands were partly re-enforced by the recommendations by the Nyalali Commission in 1991, but pressure can be traced back to the 1980s.

The Constituent Assembly (CA) finally approved the Proposed Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania on October 3.

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Kikwete optimistic on Katiba consensus
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PRESIDENT Jakaya Kikwete is optimistic that ongoing discussions between political parties through the Tanzania Centre for Democracy (TCD) will produce a consensus in the process of rewriting the constitution. "I call upon fellow Tanzanians to pray for ...

The Vice President, Dr Mohammed Gharib Bilal, has urged members of the Constituent Assembly to ensure that the constitution review process doesn’t tear the country apart.

Dar es Salaam. There is no consensus on the fate of the constitutional process after the postponement of the referendum, with stakeholders divided on what is the next course of action. While the National Electoral Commission and some members of the ruling party (CCM) say the referendum will take place at any time this year once the voter register is complete activists and opposition leaders and are of the view that the postponement of the referendum provides an opportunity to go back to the...

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CCM happy with Katiba process
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THE Central Committee (CC) of CCM is contented with the progress of the ongoing process of rewriting the basic law of the land through healthy debates, as committees of the Constituent Assembly (CA) continues to discuss the second draft of the constitution.

Our country has started yet another historical journey as members of the Constituent Assembly have assembled in Dodoma to deliberate on the second draft of the Constitution notwithstanding....

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New 'Katiba' process high on CCM-CC meet agenda
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NATIONAL CCM Chairman, President Jakaya Kikwete, on Tuesday opened and chaired the party's Central Committee (CC) meeting, which was expected to discuss the progress of the ongoing process of rewriting the constitution. President Kikwete opened ...

>For more than three decades, politicians, activists, academicians as well as ordinary wananchi have been campaigning for a new constitution.