Katiba writing process disappointing: Bishop

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

>Tanzania has recently engaged in the constitutional review process following various pressures from different angles but more importantly is the political will of President  Jakaya Kikwete.

>Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Tanzania, Mr Filiberto Sebregondi, said yesterday that there were good and positive things to learn from Tanzania’s constitution writing process, especially on public participation.

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Katiba writing process must strengthen peace, tranquility
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TANZANIANS were reminded of ensuring the on-going process of re-writing the constitution did not divide them, but help maintain and strengthen the country's peace and tranquility. The public was also cautioned that having a new constitution in place would ...

The positive side of our controversial constitution writing process
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The die is cast. Constitutional Assembly MPs questioning the manner by which the constitution writing process has been proceeding have finally maintained their stand not to go back to house they left in protest a few months back in Dodoma. These are none ...

 In last week’s article I tried to speculate both the cost of constitution making process and its eventuality following an agreement between President Jakaya Kikwete and Tanzania Centre for Democracy (TCD) in Dodoma recently.

When I heard the news of the postponement of the Constituent Assembly next month to resume after the 2015 General Election, I found the whole thing deeply troubling. I asked myself: to what end? Where did we go astray? Were we ever on the right course?

Neighbours invited to help in writing new Katiba
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TANZANIA will make use of constitutional experts from a neighbouring country to guide members of the Constituent Assembly (CA), on the rewriting of the basic law to enable the country sail through the process smoothly. “Since our neighbours have a new ...
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Writing the constitution of the people is not an easy task, it needs time and common understanding among those involved in the process, the Constituent Assembly (CA) was reminded yesterday.