[SIZE=6][FONT=times new roman]Wednesday, July 4, 2018
State-TLS showdown looms over law amendment
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[li][SIZE=6][FONT=times new roman]In the amendments drafted by the Attorney General’s Chambers, TLS complains that the AG is attempting to give himself rights within the bar above those of all other members by restraining the democratically elected governing council from making regulations without first consulting with him.[/FONT][/SIZE][/li][/ul]
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By Deogratius Kamagi @Deogratiuskamagi[email protected][/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=6][FONT=times new roman]Dar es Salaam. A showdown is looming between the government and Tanganyika Law Society (TLS) over planned amendment of the TLS Act. TLS president Fatma Karume has written to members alerting them about proposed amendments tabled in the just ended parliamentary sitting in the Written Laws (Miscellaneous Amendment) Bill No. 3 of 2018.
In the amendments drafted by the Attorney General’s Chambers, TLS complains that the AG is attempting to give himself rights within the bar above those of all other members by restraining the democratically elected governing council from making regulations without first consulting with him. [COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)]The letter written by Ms Karume to all members of the bar states that Section 106(3) of the proposed Bill prohibits members who are public servants, ward counsellors, MPs and leaders of political parties from being elected to the governing council. [COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)]“Section 106(2), (a) of the Bill seeks to prohibit TLS members who are not citizens of Tanzania from being elected to the governing council of the bar, and Section 107 of the Bill seeks to prohibit members of the governing council from engaging in politics,” she said.
Ms Karume said the decision was a clear example of one member of society using legislative powers to carve out for himself special rights and privileges within a democratic setting.
The TLS president further instructed the secretariat to organise a governing council meeting to discuss the way forward regarding the proposed amendments that she said were threatening the independence of the legal profession.
The instructions furthermore went to all TLS members who have been tasked to lobby their MPs so that they can reject the amendments when they are brought for the second reading.
“In case the attempt will prove a failure then we shall have no option but to wait for the amendments to be approved…that is when they can be challenged in court,” she told The Citizen.
According to her, they had attempted to meet the AG, Dr Adelardus Kilangi, regarding the amendments, but he was apparently too busy to grant them audience.
Reached for comment, Dr Kilangi declined to respond on the grounds that the issuing of the statement by the TLS president did not follow proper channels.
“The TLS president is not supposed to communicate with members through letters. There is a proper way. I will respond only if they will tell you where and when TLS members met and came up with that statement,” he told The Citizen.
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He’s all over societies, NGOs, individuals seem to be criticizing his administration ‘one man administration’ he seems standby to ban, abduct, kidnap anything that would criticize his style of administration. Legislature as pillar appears to paralyzed since ruling party members have been scared by the speaker that if they don’t heed to what the executive wants the same would be dissolved as such new election and non would be guaranteed of a seat this however, was a wake up call to critical members of the ruling party in the house of the current administration.
Among the societies that currently is critical of the administration is TLS now for a long time the government has been constantly trying to put it under its tight control but in vain. The judicial has been compromised judges have been appointed to save interest of the administration not to dispense justice, opposition party leaders cases are looming just to suppress critics of the administration. A keynote speech delivered by the then president of TLS during an extra ordinary general meeting which was held on June 30,2018 at Blue Pearl Hotel, Ubungo that TLS in its 63rd year of existence, was in mortal danger of being legislated out of existence. This is what we are witnessing now from the AG chamber he’s there to save interests of the administration regardless.
Kaburu Mweusi, we still have a long way to go before we have real a freedom and therefore be able to participate in anything without kaburu mweusi’s objection.
He’s all over societies, NGOs, individuals seem to be criticizing his administration ‘one man administration’ he seems standby to ban, abduct, kidnap anything that would criticize his style of administration. Legislature as a pillar appears to be paralyzed since ruling party members have been scared by the speaker that if they don’t heed to what the executive wants the same would be dissolved as such new election and non would be guaranteed of a seat this however, was a wake up call to critical members of the ruling party in the house of the current administration.
Among the societies that currently is critical of the administration is TLS now for a long time the government has been constantly trying to put it under its tight control but in vain. The judicial has been compromised judges have been appointed to save interest of the administration not to dispense justice, opposition party leaders cases are looming just to suppress critics of the administration. A keynote speech delivered by the then president of TLS during an extra ordinary general meeting which was held on June 30,2017 at Blue Pearl Hotel, Ubungo that TLS in its 63rd year of existence, was in mortal danger of being legislated out of existence. This is what we are witnessing now from the AG chamber he’s there to save interests of the administration regardless.
Dictatorship is a totalitarian state which controls each and every aspect of human personality, and takes into its fold all human activities in the social, economic, political, educational, religious and cultural spheres.
No margin for individual liberty is left behind. “Nothing against the state, everything for the state, nothing outside the state” is the basic principle of dictatorship.
"they can be challenged in
court,” at which court, because i know in tz courts are not free to that extent to make judgements accoring to laws and rights of citizens may be in East Africa court…
[FONT=tahoma] It remains to be seen should the said bill/amendments be approved given the number of ‘YES’ MPs in the parliament that would be the only highway option at their disposal.[/FONT]
Thank you Magu fool for teaching us the definition and practices of dictatorship practically. So Dictatorship is all about uncultured/uncoothed behaviour and attitudes of an animal.