Tunisia assembly passes constitution

Rwanda’s lower house of parliament on Thursday passed a constitutional amendment enabling President Paul Kagame to run for a third consecutive term in 2017 and potentially paving the way for the strongman to remain in power till 2034.

Tunisia's parliament adopts a tough new anti-terror law following deadly attacks on tourist sites by Islamist militants.

The EALA has late this afternoon enacted the EAC Cooperative Societies Bill 2014 giving the cooperative fraternity and stakeholders, something to smile about.  
The Bill sailed through the third reading after Members debated and made amendments to a number of clauses to reflect relevancy and consistency.
The object of the EAC Cooperative Societies Bill, 2014 is to provide a legal framework for Co-operative Societies in line with Article 128 of the Treaty for the Establishment of the EAC...

CCM majority National Assembly passes disputed Petroleum Act
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With a very low representation and at least two more opposition legislators walking out, the National Assembly yesterday endorsed the heavily contested Petroleum Act, 2015. CCM Members of Parliament, who are for the bill, commended the government ...

Is the constituent Assembly draft constitution sacrilege?
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This year's proceedings of the Constituent Assembly, at Dodoma, committed sacrilege against the description of Tanzania's 1977 Constitution as being “holy” by a bench of three judges of Tanzania's High Court at Dar-es- Salaam, in the Judges' decision ...

>The commencement of the Constituent Assembly Sitting in Dodoma yesterday marks yet another milestone in the new constitution writing process.

Constituent Assembly (CA) member James Mbatia has said the country is currently on a constitutional crisis.

Tanzania assembly approves draft constitution
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Opposition parties and civil society groups called for a raft of political reforms but say the version passed is too limited and does not establish a federal system that many wanted. World Bulletin/News Desk. Tanzania approved a draft constitution on Thursday ...
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Tanzania assembly approves draft constitution, opposition cries foulThe Star...

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Tanzania assembly endorses draft constitution
Newstime Africa
ARUSHA, Tanzania (AA) – Tanzania's Constituent Assembly has finally adopted a draft constitution by a majority of votes cast by representatives of both the mainland and the island of Zanzibar. The Constituent Assembly has convened in Dodoma, Tanzania's ...
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