Constitution of the united republic of tanzania 1977, as amended to 2005. Laws of kenya the constitution of kenya, 2010 published by the national council for law reporting with the authority of the attorney general 2 the constitution of kenya the constitution of kenya arrangement of articles preamble chapter onesovereignty of the people and supremacy of this constitution. The republican constitution of tanzania was adopted. Mpella education blog is a platform created only for proving teaching and learning materials to all levels of education. Christina murray published in 20 61 neue folge band jahrbuch des offentlichen rechts 747 788. It sanctions a republican form of government with a powerful president. This constitution was promulgated in england by the united. Tanzanian affairs analysis of proposed constitution. These are dealt with below in relation to the specific rights to which they apply. The union is headed by a president, who is also the head of government. Tanzania has had two peaceful constitutional and democratic. On march 26, 1991, president ali hassan mwinyi appointed a commission under the chairmanship of chief justice francis nyalali to collect views on what type of political system tanzanians would like. The constitution of the united republic of tanzania, 1977 cap.
The committee carried out a wide consultation at the end of which it produced the first draft constitution in june 20. Zambias constitution of 1991 with amendments through 2016. Laws of kenya the constitution of kenya, 2010 published by the national council for law reporting with the authority of the attorney general. Laws of kenya the constitution of kenya, 2010 published by the national council for law reporting with the authority of the attorneygeneral.
It was based on the west minister model except that it had no bill of rights. This revised edition of the constitution of the united republic of tanzania incorporates and consolidates all amendments made therein by the constituent assembly in 1977 up to the 14 th amendment of 2005 and it is printed and published under section 4 of the laws revision. Despite being presented at the outset with a seemingly unsustainable constitutional settlement, a strong executive has repeatedly deferred and obstructed a radical overhaul of the. Subject to the other provisions of this constitution, the electoral commission may make provisions specifying the procedure to be followed by the political parties for the purposes of electing and proposing the names of the kind of members of. Constitution of the united republic of tanzania 1977, as. The constitution of the united republic of tanzania as further amended fourth constitution 1977today one month after ccm was founded, the permanent constitution was approved. At a recent general meeting of the tanzania constitution forum, gaudence mpangala, a senior lecturer at ruaha university college, commented that 2017 and 2018 are the right times to finalise the constitution process.
Debating constitutional amendments in tanzania issa g. Constitution of the united states of america bill of. The constitution of tanzania, formally constitution of the united republic of tanzania and also. The enforcement of basic rights and freedoms in tanzania background information it is now common knowledge that the bill of rights was introduced for the first time in the permanent constitution of the united republic of tanzania1 by the fifth constitutional amendment act of 1984 act no 15 of 1984. Read online the constitution of the united republic of tanzania of 1977 book pdf free download link book now. Under the 1977 constitution, the head of state and head of government of tanzania is the president s. The enforcement of basic rights and freedoms and the state. The proposed draft constitution content preamble chapter one the united republic of tanzania article part one name, boundaries, symbols, language, national values 1. Tnrf constitution 2 chapter one establishment, objectives, function and membership article 1 name there shall be an organisation named tanzania natural resource forum and the short title of the forum shall be tnrf. Pressure for constitutional reform in tanzania has been primarily driven by and repeatedly failed to address tensions between the nations two constituent parts, mainland tanganyika and the zanzibar isles. Tanzania country constitutional profile constitutionnet. Constitution of the republic of malawi arrangement of sections section chapter i the republic of malawi 1. Oct 21, 2019 download the constitution of the united republic of tanzania of 1977 book pdf free download link or read online here in pdf. Constitution of the united republic of tanzania 1977, as amended.
Pdf tanzanias constitutional reform predicament and the. Download the constitution of the united republic of tanzania of 1977 book pdf free download link or read online here in pdf. Download constitution of ttga here tanzania tour guides association ttga promotes, encourages and protects the interests of tanzania tour guides in tourism industry. The 1977 constitution, with its subsequent amendments which will be discussed in the subsequent paragraphs, is the current constitution of tanzania nyanduga, 1985. All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it. Unfortunately, we do not have space here for all four. United republic of tanzania the constitution of the united. Tanzania adopted the independence constitution of tanzania. Constitution of the united republic of tanzania, 1977. Tanzanias constitutional reform predicament and the survival. The basic law katiba in swahili has been the subject of persistent controversy and contestation since the creation of the united republic of tanzania in 1964. Aug 02, 2017 mpella education blog is a platform created only for proving teaching and learning materials to all levels of education. The constitution of the united republic of tanzania of 1977. The constitution of uganda is the supreme law of uganda.
Links provide access to primary documents, legal commentary, and general government information about specific jurisdictions and. Before the present constitution, tanzania mainland had five constitutions while zanzibar had three. Tanganyika gained its independence with julius nyerere as prime minister. This revised constitution lasted until 1964 when tanganyika and zanzibar merged to become the united republic of tanzania. The enforcement of basic rights and freedoms and the state of. It provided for a governor general representing the queen as the head of state. The constitution of the republic of tanzania was ratified in 1977. This complete constitution has been generated from excerpts of texts from the repository of the comparative constitutions project, and distributed on. A permanent constitution for the united republic was approved in 1977 and amended in 1984 to include a bill of rights. This constitution essentially confirmed the main principles of the republic and interim constitutions, i. The constitution of the united republic of tanzania of.
This guide to law online tanzania contains a selection of tanzanian legal, juridical, and governmental sources accessible through the internet. The tanzania constitution also has a number of socalled internal limitations. The current constitution was adopted on october 8, 1995. The interim constitution of 1965 established the united republic of tanzania through the merger of tanganyika and zanzibar, until then separate and independent countries. The first constitution was adopted in 1962 only to be replaced 4 years later in 1966. Time of assumption and term of office of president 43 43. A specialised and independent quasijudicial body established to expeditiously adjudicate appeals that arise from the decisions and orders of the fair competition commission fcc and the regulatory authorities in the utilities and infrastructure sectors. Key historical and constitutional developments from 1961 at the time of her independence up to 1977, when she got her permanent constitution, tanzania had 5 new constitutions namely. It delivered a first draft to president jakaya kikwete on 30 december 20. It is ugandas fourth constitution since the countrys independence from britain in 1962. The recent seminar arranged by bts and the school of oriental and african studies soas on the proposed constitution for tanzania included four very enlightening presentations. Article 2 head office the head office of tnrf shall be located at arusha in the united republic of tanzania of p o box. Article 16 of the constitution of the united republic of tanzania every person is entitled to respect and protection of his person, the privacy of his own person, his family and of his.
Protection of the people of malawi under this constitution 5. The next stage was the creation of a constituent assembly consisting of mps, members of the zanzibar house of representatives and more than 200 members of the public. Discharge of duties and functions of president 35 38. Since 1977, several amendments have been applied to the original constitution. May 01, 2017 at a recent general meeting of the tanzania constitution forum, gaudence mpangala, a senior lecturer at ruaha university college, commented that 2017 and 2018 are the right times to finalise the constitution process. The 1 st tanzania constitution was referred to as independence constitution of 1961 through the tanganyika constitution order in council, 1961. The present constitution was adopted on 8 october 1995. Its unicameral legislative body is the national assembly parliament. Constitution of the united republic of tanzania adopted on. Introduction the citizen2 has been recently reporting on the recommendations made for change in the constitution and other laws by a committee that was appointed by the speaker of the national assembly, hon. The constitution of the united republic of tanzania. Constitution of kenya, 2010 2 the constitution of kenya, 2010 arrangement of articles preamble chapter onesovereignty of the people and supremacy of this constitution. Introduction the citizen2 has been recently reporting on the recommendations made for change in the constitution and other laws by a committee that was appointed by the speaker of the national. A guiding question for each lesson is included below each section.
The constitution of the united republic of tanzania, 1977, is the current constitution that forms the basis for the law and government of the nation of tanzania. Read the full constitution of tanzania in swahili and english. Opinion a narrow documentary definition of a constitution misses what is, arguably, the most important feature of democracy, i. Article 2 head office the head office of tnrf shall be located at arusha in the united republic of tanzania of p o box 15605, arusha. This platform was created in 2016 since then the blog was only for education stuffs, at the begining the blog provided literature materials, later on the blog started to be pleny of materials to all field of studies and subjects. The united republic of tanzania is a multiparty republic consisting of the mainland region and the semiautonomous zanzibar archipelago, whose main islands are unguja zanzibar island and pemba. This constitution is the constitution of the republic of kenya and shall have the force of law throughout kenya and, subject to section 47, if any other law is inconsistent with this constitution, this constitution shall prevail and the other law shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be void. Resources guide explore the links in the text of the constitution below to discover a variety of relevant, classroom ready, lessons and activities from the bill of rights institute. Moreover, it is a constitution whose terms cannot be altered by ordinary forms of legislation, only by special amending procedures. He pointed out that 2019 will involve local government elections and then in 2020 the national elections. Overview countries keys persons organizations links download synonyms. Tanzanias constitutional reform predicament and the. The constitution of tanzania natural resource forum november 2005. This revised edition of the constitution of the united republic of tanzania incorporates and consolidates all.
Article 4 deals with the exercise of state authority by various organs. This law is the supreme law of the sovereign united republic of tanzania which. It marked the beginning of the presidential system and lay a foundation for imperial presidency, in that it combined in the president the powers of head of state and government and all the. Although the proposed constitution has been commended by civil society as a positive step towards promoting access to information in tanzania, other existing laws such as the newspapers act, 1976, the national security act, 1970, the public service act, 2002 and the public leadership code of ethics act, 1995, would undermine these freedoms. The constitution of the united republic of tanzania urbanlex. Constitution of zimbabwe 20 pdf format note by veritas the new zimbabwe constitution was enacted by the constitution of zimbabwe amendment no. This constitution is the constitution of zanzibar and shall have the force of law throughout the country save for provisions of article 80 if any legislation is found to be in conflict with this constitution this constitution shall prevail and that law shall be null and void to that extent that conflicts with this constitution. The collapse of the soviet union and other external influence highlighted the need for more constitutional reform in tanzania. Tanzania united republic ofs constitution of 1977 with. Constitution tanzania tour guides association nothing. Tanzania tour guides association ttga promotes, encourages and protects the interests of tanzania tour guides in tourism industry.
The constitution of the united republic of tanzania in article 16 and article 18 have provide and ensure right to privacy and personal security and freedom of expression respectively, as stated below. The territory of the united republic of tanzania 3. That is to say, if the constitution itself provides that particular amendment, then it could be possible to amend the constitution, e. It ensures and promotes the highest standards, ethics and professional among tour guides while promoting and enhancing the tourism industry in tanzania. Subject to the other provisions of this constitution, the electoral commission may make provisions specifying the procedure to be followed by the political parties for the purposes of electing and proposing the names of the kind of members of parliament provided for under article 661b.
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