Warioba’s Constitutional Review Commission Advised

Tanzania's Constitutional Ammendment Commettee Chairperson-Hon Judge Joseph Sinde Warioba

By Moses Matthew  in Mwanza

THE Actions for Democracy and Local Governance in collaboration with Forum Syd have advised the constitutional Review Commission (CRC)  to work in hand with Civil Societies Organizations and community Radios in the coming phase in order to be proficiency .

The Forum Syd Organization’s Acting Director, Athanas Evarist says that this strategy can convey a new countenance in transporting more people participate to tender their views towards new constitutional review, saying that also this way would clear out fears among the community and create milieu friendly to these organizations to help CRC to work effectively.

“The Civil Societies Organizations (CSOs) and community radios are at the communities areas. Both radios and CSOs have  worked in communities for long time so the experience gained can add value and transport productivity in proving the tremendous exertion,” said Evarist.

The Actions for Democracy and Local Governance (ADLG) executive director, Jimmy Luhende said that his organization and Forum Syd revealed significance of working with constitutional Review commission during the research and monitoring.

He noted that if the constitutional Review Commission’s would like to be competent has to take the advise and the good pattern is the way  these organizations and radios have been working in Karagwe and Magu districts.

Luhende added that his organization and Forum Syd have been keeping research and monitoring in the areas of Karagwe and Magu Districts in Mwanza and Kagera regions. The monitoring was also  done in Kisesa and Magu Town wards.

 While other Monitoring  and research done in Ukerewe  Nansio, Kagunguli, Ukara, Mukituntu (Mahande), Ilugwa, Murutunguru in Bwiro wards. In Karagwe District the monitoring involved Bugene, Chonyonyo, Kayanga, Nyakahanga and Ihanda District. In this case the monitoring has been done in fourteen wards.  

He said that also additional information were collected in Isingiro, Kamuli, Nkwenda wards in (Kyerwa District), Igurwa, Kibondo, Kituntu (Karagwe)districts,  Bigelima, and Kyaka ward in Misenyi district. Adding said that the research implicated questionnaires for about 472 responded at the same time information about questions and answers to the Karagwe district council leaders has been made.

Evarist said that is expecting more participation especially for those marginalized groups (special groups) which the research found to have been experiencing harms during the process exercise to proffer constitutional Review opinions if the Tanzania Constitutional Review commission will take into account the advise on new way to reach people expectations.

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