Tanzania’s Child Protection Bill: A victory tainted by the 1977 Marriage Act

The minister for Community Development, Gender, Women, and Special Groups, Ms Dorothy Gwajima, tables of the Child Protection Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill, 2024 in Parliament on August 30, 2024. PHOTO | HAMIS MNIHA

By  Jacob Mosenda

Senior Journalist with The Citizen

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What you need to know:

  • This change is a direct response to the growing threat posed by online predators who use the internet to exploit children.

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