Policy Forum expresses deep concern over the loss of lives and human rights violations that occurred in the aftermath of the 2025 General Election. We mourn with fellow Tanzanians for those who lost their lives and extend solidarity to all affected families.

We are alarmed by credible reports of excessive use of force by police and security agencies against civilians. Such actions undermine public trust and contradict the duty of law enforcement to protect citizens and uphold the rule of law.

The Coalition on Rights to Information (CoRI) expresses its deep concern and strongly condemns the 90-day suspension of JamiiForums, a Tanzanian online platform that facilitates public discourse and whistleblowing, imposed today, September 6, 2025 by the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA).

OVERVIEW:

WAJIBU and Policy Forum <

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

The WAJIBU Institute of Public Accountability and Policy Forum (PF) have officially been introduced in three regions—Dodoma, Lindi, and Katavi by the President’s Office – Regional Administration and Local Government (PORALG) for the implementation of a new governance project titled Empowering Citizenry Agency for Strengthened Public Governance and Sustainable Growth in Tanzania.

The measures taken by the Government of Tanzania after the release of the report of the Controller and Auditor General for the year 2021/2022, which showed that there has been a large amount of misuse of public funds have been stated to be ineffective because the concept of accountability has not been fully implemented.

Stakeholders have demanded that the government and mining companies expand on more ways to build the capacity of Tanzanians located near mining areas for them to access opportunities in their areas.

The policy debate revolved around the complaints of petty traders, such as the establishment of business stalls by the council and government officials, which benefit the owners of these establishments. It also focused on

Stakeholders in Tanzania have been reminded that in order to fight corruption successfully, it was important to bear in mind that the vice was more of a structural problem than one of individual moral turpitude, and as such, it can only be addressed by comprehensive structural change.