Zakaria Kamwela & 126 others(App)
Vs
THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
ATTORNEY GENERAL(Res)
One of the paramount questions for determination in this appeal is
the constitutionality or otherwise, under Articles 19(1) and 29(1) of the
Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, (Cap 2 R.E. 2002) (the
Constitution), which respectively, guarantee the right to freedom of
conscience and religion and the protection of fundamental rights and
duties, of a Circular issued by the Commissioner for Education , which
compelled 127 Secondary and Primary School students, believers of
Jehovah's Witnesses, a Christian religious sect, to sing the National
Anthem during the school assembly.