6) That; on 11thAugust 2021, the Director o f Information Services Department acting on the power conferred upon him under the Act suspended a daily newspaper operating under the name and style o f Uhuru Newspaper for 14 days. 7) That, the order dated 11th August 2021 which subsequently led to the suspension of the newspaper, as I was not able to get the news from the said newspaper which is in violation o f the Constitution o f the United Republic o f Tanzania. 8) That, the order dated 11th August 2021 and subsequent suspension violated the applicant's right to seek and receive information as stipulated in the constitution o f the United Republic o f Tanzania. Gathered from the pleadings in this petition, the gist and the center of the petitioner's claim in my opinion is based on the violation of Article 18 of the Constitution (URT) by the provision of section 9 of the Media Act No. 12 of 2015 which deals with suspension or cancellation of the license of the media. Allegedly, the said provision gives powers to the Director of Information to suspend or cancel the license of Media. Now what are the issues to be determined in dissolving the petitioner's complaint. Mr. Mpoki seems to suggest four issues in determination by this Court. 14

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