contended that the Government of Tanzania has an official presence on Clubhouse
through the page of the Chief Government Spokesperson at the following link:
https: //www.clubhouse.com/house/msemaii-mkuu-wa-serikali.
This
has
been resisted by the Respondents.
The Petitioner, as can be discerned from paragraph 4 of his Affidavit,
paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 of the Rejoinder Affidavit and Annex CH 01 and CH 02, it is his
view that the Government of Tanzania not only officially announced the establishment
of its Clubhouse page but has actively used the said page to communicate with the
public about various government initiatives. It is demonstrated through the links
appended to paragraph 7 of the Rejoinder Affidavit and Annex CH 02; how various
executives of the government of Tanzania have relied on Clubhouse to disseminate
information to the public.
Undenied by the Respondents, the Petitioner submitted that the Office of the
Chief Government Spokesperson is an instrumental office within the setup of the First
Respondent tasked with the responsibility of passing on profiling the good image of
the Government of Tanzania in the
eyes
of the Republic. The Petitioner also
submitted that by establishing and using the Clubhouse page of the Chief
Government Spokesperson; the Government of Tanzania through the First Respondent
was undertaking the following mandates outlined in the Constitution of Tanzania,
1977:
a)
Being accountable to the people under Article 8[1][c];
b)
Reporting to the public because sovereignty resides
inthepeople, and
it is
from the people that the Government through this Constitution shall derive all
its power and authority - Article 8[1][a];
c)
Updating the public of its primary objective of promoting the welfare ofthe
people [Article 8[1][b]; and,
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