Activists want RCs, DCs tamed

Tanzania Human Rights Defenders Coalition (THRDC) national coordinator Onesmo Olengurumwa addresses a news conference in Dar es Salaam yesterday. Left is THRDC lawyer Jones Sendodo. PHOTO | SALIM SHAO

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  • Addressing a news conference in Dar es Salaam yesterday, Tanzania Human Rights Defenders Coalition (THRDC) national coordinator Onesmo Olengurumwa said RCs and DCs were also overstepping the boundaries of their authority as stipulated in sections 7 and 15 of the Regional Administration Act, 1997.