A Compulsory Research Report Submitted to Mzumbe University – Mbeya Campus College in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for an Award of the Bachelor Degree of Laws (L.L.B) Degree of Mzumbe University.
The concept of freedom of expression is where a person is free to express himself or herself which provided under the cyber-crime act and also this freedom is expressed under the constitution of the Tanzania. In my topic is much on the cyber-crime of Tanzania and its relevancy on freedom of expression. The act is tries to explain the extent of the act on the freedom of expression, but it lacks limitation on what extent the freedom expression can be exercised to the people through different medias in Tanzania for example Facebook, magazines, radios and twitter, Instagram others alike. According to this there are some cases which the cases that can show the limitation to this act, for example in the case of Republic v. George Aloyce Kimaryo. Then in this case of Republic v. Liela Constantine Sinare and 3 others. The researcher aims to answer the question that the cyber-crime act provides for the limitation of freedom of expression.
The research was conducted Mbeya through cases that are revealed through obtaining information from different person concerning the effectiveness of the cybercrime act and its relevancy in freedom of expression by using interview verbal and eye to eye contact with the respondents. The researcher used primary data collection and secondary data collection.
Despite that the freedom of expression is governed by the cyber-crimes act, CAP 4 of 2015. That express the penalties and offences under this act for example section 16, 31 and section 20.
This research has great importance, it shows different laws and provision which deal with the implementation of the cybercrime act and its relevancy to the freedom of expression. Therefore, the act should be amended because the act does not provide for the limitation of exercise the freedom of expression. Recommendation that the Cyber Crimes Act should undergo an immediate amendment.