Proposal for Kadhi courts set to spark fierce debate

>Heated debate is expected today when MPs discuss the 2014/15 Budget estimates for the ministry of Education and Vocational Training.

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Kadhi courts empowerment in the offing
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THE government will soon amend two Acts to give Kadhi courts powers to execute their duties more effectively, the Prime Minister, Mr Mizengo Pinda, said. Addressing the Constituent Assembly (CA), Mr Pinda said that the 1963 Magistrates' Courts Act and ...

>Mainstream churches in the country have appealed to President Jakaya Kikwete to use his powers as Head of State to withdraw the Bill seeking to establish Kadhi’s court, which is expected to be tabled today in Parliament.

MPs divided over Kadhi Courts
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Members of Parliament were yesterday divided over the establishment of Kadhi Courts. Most said the issue would undermine the principles of Tanzania as a secular state as observed since the era of Founding Father of the Nation Mwalimu Julius Nyerere.
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Bill on Kadhi Courts to be tabled next year
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The government is reviewing at least two laws in efforts to develop a Bill that will legalise operation of Kadhi Courts and be tabled by January next year. Addressing the August House yesterday in the nation's capital Dodoma, Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda ...
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Tabling of Kadhi Courts bill will proceed, says AG
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Speaking on the sidelines moments after he was sworn in yesterday in parliament, Attorney General George Maseju said tabling of the Kadhi Courts law will proceed as planned, however, the government will meet all Faith based organisations before it is ...

>This week the Parliament will most probably debate the Miscellaneous Amendments Bill which seeks to amend a number of laws including the Islamic law (restatement) Act, (Cap 375).

CCT challenges Parliament over Kadhi Courts
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The National Assembly resumes in Dodoma today, with the Christian Council of Tanzania (CCT) having openly challenged it over the idea of tabling the Amendment of Miscellaneous Laws. The proposed legislation would include the establishment of Kadhi ...

Legal system to accommodate Kadhi Courts
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PRIME Minister Mizengo Pinda has said the government will review its decision to table a Bill to amend laws in order to accommodate Kadhi courts in the legal system. This follows the tension that emerged during a seminar for the Members of Parliament here ...