CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW ACT 2011

On the 11^th March 2011 a Bill for The Constitutional Review Act, 2011 was enacted. In September 2011 this Bill was finally debated and passed as law and towards the end of last year, His Excellence Jakaya Kikwete President of the United Republic of Tanzania accented as a fully fledged law. This is the latest constitutional reform, aimed at involving the people of Tanzania in the constitution making process. The Act intends to realize both constitution making and constitutionalism in Tanzania. In order for there to be true constitutionalism in Tanzania the people of Tanzania, must be involved the process of deciding upon and creating the laws that their country is run by. The people must be involved at all levels to ensure that the new constitution reflects the ideals, beliefs and needs of the people. Only then can we say true constitutionalism has occurred.