Civil society organisations fault rushing of key legislation without adequate consultation
"Civil societies fault rushing of key Bills"
About 60 civil societies are against what they are terming a rush by Parliament to approve three Bills on the extractive sector which have been tabled, discussed and passed under a certificate of urgency.
The Bills, which the government presented in Parliament for the first reading mid last month, include the Tanzania Extractive Industries (Transparency and Accountability) Act 2015, The Oil and Gas Revenue Management Act 2015 and the Petroleum Act 2015.
Among others, civil societies which are opposed to the move by the government and Parliament include Legal And Human Rights Centre (LHRC), Policy Forum, HakiMadini, HakiArdhi, Sikika, Tanzania Human Rights Defenders Coalition (THRDC), HakiElimu, Women’s Legal Aid Centre (WLAC) and Tanzania Gender Network Programme (TGNP).