court. No court shall be competent to determine the question whether or not any action or omission by any person or any court, or any law or judgment complies with the provisions of this Part of this Chapter. The Government and the People Act No.15 of 1984 Art.6 8.-(1) The United Republic of Tanzania is a state which adheres to the principles of democracy and social justice and accordingly ­ (a) sovereignty resides in the people and it is from the people that the Government through this Constitution shall derive all its power and authority; (b) the primary objective of the Government shall be the welfare of the people; (c) the Government shall be accountable to the people; and (d) the people shall participate in the affairs of their Government in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution. (2) The structure of the Government of the United Republic and the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar or any of their organs, and the discharge of their functions shall be so effected as to take into account the unity of the United Republic and the need to promote national unity and preserve national dignity. The pursuit of Ujamaa and Self-Reliance Act No.15 of 1984 Art.6 Act No.4 of 1992 Art.6 9. The object of this Constitution is to facilitate the building of the United Republic as a nation of equal and free individuals enjoying freedom, justice, fraternity and concord, through the pursuit of the policy of Socialism and Self Reliance which emphasizes the application of socialist principles while taking into account the conditions prevailing in the United Republic. Therefore, the state authority and all its agencies are obliged to direct their policies and programmes towards ensuring ­ (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) that human dignity and other human rights are respected and cherished; that the laws of the land are upheld and enforced; that activities of the Government are conducted in such a way as to ensure that the national wealth and heritage are harnessed, preserved and applied for the common good and also to prevent the exploitation of one person by another; that the national economy is planned and promoted in a balanced and integrated manner; that every person who is able to work does work, and work means any legitimate activity by which a person earns a living; that human dignity is preserved and upheld in accordance with the spirit of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; that the Government and all its agencies accord equal opportunities to all citizens, men and women alike without regard to their colour, tribe, religion or station in life; that all forms of injustice, intimidation, discrimination, corruption, oppression or favouritism are eradicated; that the use of national wealth places emphasis on the development 15