Opposition: We want media services bill now

>The Opposition yesterday joined the media fraternity in castigating the government over the Media Services Bill 2015.

Dodoma. It’s not yet clear whether the government will submit the contentious Media Services Bill in the current Parliament meeting for debate or not as both pillars try to distance from the matter.

Media Services Bill to be tabled in Parliament
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AT last following cries from the media fraternity and civil society organisations, the government will table the Media Services Bill and Access to Information Bill, 2015, in the 19th session of the National Assembly that starts in Dodoma on Tuesday. According to ...

Yesterday, they stood asking the House Speaker to compel Mr Ngwilizi to withdraw his statement, but their requests were watered down by Ms Makinda who said the House will review the Hansard to find out the authenticity of their claims. Aggrieved by Ms Makinda’s decision, the two furious MPs walked out of the debating chamber.

>The government yesterday tabled the Value Added Tax (VAT) Bill, 2014 which among other issues aims at improving a system of collecting revenue and seal loopholes for tax evasion.

Media Bill officially withdrawn.
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The government has officially confirmed withdrawal of Access to Information Bill, 2015 which was scheduled to be tabled in the House today, saying that the bill will be tabled in the next parliament. The official announcement was made in Parliament yesterday ...
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Media Bill now ripe for tabling
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INFORMATION, Culture, Youth and Sports Minister Fenella Mukangara unveiled her 35bn/- budget estimates for 2014/15 financial year, promising to table the eagerly awaited media and information bill in the next parliament session. Dr Mukangara told the ...

Media operators call for the Media Services Act 2015 be considered in the new dispensation after the elections and when the country adopts the proposed new constitution. 

>The official opposition in Parliament yesterday demanded that the government withdraw the Disaster Management Bill, 2014 arguing that it contravenes the constitution.