The

Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t ...

n Constitutional Review Commission is the national commission established as per the Constitutional Review Act of 2011 for the collection of public opinion on the review of the

Constitution of Tanzania The Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, also known as the Permanent Constitution, was ratified in 16 March 1977. Before the current establishment, Tanzania has had three constitutions: the Independence Constitution (1961), the Republ ...

and its validation via a referendum. Key aspects of the review were legal frameworks for the state of the union, the presidency and the contentious aspect of human rights, which were included in an amendment after public protests. On 6 April 2012 President

Jakaya Kikwete Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete (born 7 October 1950) is a Tanzanian politician who was the List of Presidents of Tanzania, fourth president of Tanzania, in office from 2005 to 2015. Prior to his election as president, he was the Ministry of Foreign Aff ...

appointed the former Attorney General and

Prime Minister A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...

Joseph Warioba as its chairman and the former Chief Justice

Augustino Ramadhani Augustino Steven Lawrence Ramadhani (28 December 1945 – 28 April 2020) was a Tanzanian jurist and Christian leader. He was Chief Justice of Tanzania from 2007 to 2010, and a Judge of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights from 2010 to 2 ...

as its vice chairman. The Commission was expected to complete its task by October 2013, with an estimated cost of TSh 40 billion during the 2012/13 fiscal year. The commission collected views from citizens of different regions within the country and prepared two constitutional drafts for discussion and vote by the National constituent assembly. The assembly was divided on the core issues of union framework and Zanzibar autonomy. After missing the deadline and the extension, the process was stalled by the walkout of the Ukawa party from the constituent assembly and also the Government of National Unity (GNU) in 2015. The process was expected to restart after the elections of 2020 but the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party (CCM) has not committed to a constitutional amendment so far.

Members

{, class="wikitable" , - ! Members from Mainland Tanzania ! Members from

Zanzibar Zanzibar is a Tanzanian archipelago off the coast of East Africa. It is located in the Indian Ocean, and consists of many small Island, islands and two large ones: Unguja (the main island, referred to informally as Zanzibar) and Pemba Island. ...

, - , Prof. Mwesiga Baregu , Dr

Salim Ahmed Salim Salim Ahmed Salim (, , born 23 January 1942) is a Tanzanian politician and diplomat who has worked in the international diplomatic arena since the early 1960s. He served as prime minister for one year, from 1984 to 1985. Early life Salim was b ...

, - , Riziki Shahari Mngwali , Fatma Said Ali , - , Dr Edmund Sengondo Mvungi , Omar Sheha Mussa , - , Richard Shadrack Lyimo , Raya Salim Hamad , - , John Nkolo , Awadh Ali Said , - , Alhaj Said Hamad El-Maamry , Ussi Khamis Haji , - , Jesca Mkuchu , Salma Maoulidi , - , Prof. Palamagamba Kabudi , Nassor Khamis Mohamed , - , Humphrey Polepole , Simai Mohamed Said , - , Yahya Msulwa , Mohamed Yusuph Mshamba , - , Esther Mkwizu , Kibibi Mwinyi Hassan , - , Maria Malingumu Kashonda , Suleiman Omar Ali , - , Al-Shaymaa Kwegyir , Salama Kombo Ahmed , - , Mwantumu Malale , Abubakar Mohamed Ali , - , Joseph Butiku , Ally Abdullah Ally Saleh

References

External links

Official website
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