New basic law could easily be tampered with

On April 30 next year, Tanzanians through a referendum will decide if they want the proposed Constitution to be their new and permanent Constitution or not. If they vote for it, then it will be their Constitution for many years to come, affecting not only the current generation, but many others in the future.

TheCitizen

Habari Zinazoendana

11 years ago

TheCitizen

08 Jun

Why thorough basic law crucial

Today, in a series of my articles which try to respond to the proposals of Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) following the publication of the second Draft Constitution, I would like to critically, but constructively differ with CCM’s proposal that the Draft Constitution is too much detailed to the extent that it lacks profundity and brevity as it is supposed to be.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

21 Jun

Tanzania vs Kenya’s basic law - 3

Today, we are looking into Chapters - One and Two – in both documents and see how similar or different they are. We do this because we want to establish how easy or difficult harmonisation of these two basic laws is, as we look forward to writing the federal Constitution of member countries of the East African Community (EAC).

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

19 Jan

Tanzania deserves new basic law

Although historians and lawyers differ on many issues, they share many characteristics. In making their arguments, both professions engage in case-making by citing scenarios, which can justify a status quo.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

16 Feb

Inclusiveness in writing basic law

Inclusive representation during constitution building has been an ideal. In theory, it is an important factor in the legitimacy of the process.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

23 Feb

Union structure key to basic law

At last the long awaited Constituent Assembly has arrived in Dodoma although there are mixed feelings of its outcome after 70 or more days.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

05 Oct

Proposed basic law has ignored people’s wishes

The constitutional review process has now reached a perplexing stage. The Constituent Assembly (CA) has just completed the voting process for the draft constitution, yet there is no hope that a new constitution will be in place any time soon.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

14 Jun

KATIBA REVIEW: Tanzania vs Kenya’s basic law - 2

In last week’s article, I started making a comparative analysis on the constitution making process in Tanzania vis-à-vis the Constitution of Kenya. The proposed Constitution is subject to the referendum’s approval or disapproval

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

16 May

INSIGHT: Article 96 of Burundi’s basic law now divisive

>On April 24, 2015, the Conseil National Pour la Défense de la Démocratie–Forces pour la Défense de la Démocratie (CNDD–FDD), the ruling party in Burundi, endorsed Pierre Nkurunziza as its candidate to contest the presidential election slated for June 26, 2015

 

11 years ago

IPPmedia

08 Apr

CA asked to focus on people's issues not Union's articles in basic law debate

CA asked to focus on people's issues not Union's articles in basic law debate
IPPmedia
Instead of unprofitable debates on the authenticity of Articles of the Union, members of the Constituent Assembly (CA) are been called on to focus on solutions to the challenges facing the people. Speaking at the start of the week in the capital, Zanzibar Deputy ...

 

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