A Research Dissertation Submitted to The Department of Administrative Studies - Mzumbe University Mbeya Campus College for The Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement of The Bachelor of Laws Degree (Ll.B) of The Mzumbe UniversityThe researcher in this work undertakes the study titled “Independence of Judiciary: Removal of the Chief Justice of Tanzania from office”. The research made assessment of the provisions of the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, 1977 which gives power to the President of the United Republic of Tanzania to remove the Chief Justice of Tanzania from office and the personnel forming part in the judiciary. The study also assesses the independence of the judiciary (judicial personnel) their appointments, terms of office for judicial personnel, remuneration of judicial personnel, retirement and removal from office for judicial officers. The study focuses mainly on the office of the Chief Justice of Tanzania as the head of the judiciary in Tanzania. The researcher has adopted descriptive research design in the conduct of the research work with a total number of twelfth respondents (12) who are qualified lawyers, advocates and magistrates serving as the legal personnel within the United Republic of Tanzania in Arusha region. Further, the researcher has adopted interview as the method of data collection regard be had to the nature of the topic selected and the respondents selected by the researcher The researcher finds that the law which gives power to the president of Tanzania to remove the Chief Justice of Tanzania from office is a bad law only to the extent of providing powers of removal without setting out reasons (grounds) and the procedures which should be followed when the President of Tanzania is of the opinion that the Chief Justice of Tanzania being removed from office. Further, the researcher recommended amendment of the law to provides the reasons and the procedures which should be followed when the person holding the office of the Chief Justice of Tanzania is being removed from office. Thus, the research work has been divided into four chapters, chapter one contains the introduction, statement of the problem and background to the problem. Chapter two contain the conceptual framework and legal frame work. Chapter three contains research findings, data presentation and data analysis. Chapter four of the research work contain conclusions and recommendation by the researcher.