Tanzania

Tanzania to receive governance assessment team

By Shout-Africa Correspondent – The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania has invited the APRM Country Review Mission (CRM) to visit Tanzania from 2-23 March 2012. The Mission, comprising experts from other African countries, will interact and consult extensively with governance stakeholders being government officials, parliamentarians, representatives of political parties, the business community, representatives of civil society including media, academia, trade unions, civil society organizations(CSOs), community based organizations (CBOs), rural communities and development partners. The consultations will serve to build consensus with governance stakeholders on governance challenges and steps needed to address same. The APRM Tanzania Executive Secretary, Rehama... Continue Reading

Publish Date: Thursday, February 23rd 2012 | Read Comments

APRM panel to audit Tanzania’s governance commitments

By Special Reporter – A Country Review Mission (CRM) of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), from the African Union (AU) will visit Tanzania from 24 February to 15 March this year to review how the country has performed its commitments to the governance process. A press release issued in Dar es Salaam yesterday by the Executive Secretary of the APRM Tanzania, Rehema Twalib, indicated that the panel lead by African eminent persons, will meet various stakeholders including government leaders. “The coming of the Country Review Mission (CRM) to Tanzania will mark a significant step in the country’s commitment to the... Continue Reading

Publish Date: Wednesday, February 8th 2012 | Read Comments

No need for registering new political parties in Tanzania?

By Elias Mhegera –  Although he did not suggest a stoppage of such registrations but he warned that a good number of registered parties will wither away through a process of ‘natural attrition’, and therefore paving way to the consolidated parties particularly the Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA). He was commenting to Shout-Africa.com exclusively after being asked his opinion following the registration of a 19th political party in Tanzania, the Chama Cha Kijamii (CCK). The party was issued with a provisional registration certificate in July 2010 after the de-registration of the Chama Cha Jamii (CCJ) whose big number of followers... Continue Reading

Publish Date: Thursday, February 2nd 2012 | Read Comments

APRM Tanzania to sensitize Zanzibar House Reps on governance

By Shout Africa.com Correspondent Hassan Abbas, Dar es Salaam – The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Tanzania Secretariat will on 23rd October, brief Zanzibar House of Representatives on the findings of an updated governance report which was released in September this year. Speaking in Dar es Salaam today the Executive Secretary of APRM Tanzania, Rehema Twalib said the seminar with House Reps will be preceded by one with Permanent Secretaries of various Ministries in the Isles on 18th October. “The report has contained views of the common citizens and experts from both sides of the Union. It is now high time to brief... Continue Reading

Publish Date: Monday, October 17th 2011 | Read Comments