Why tackling sex trade remains an uphill battle in Tanzania

Dar es Salaam. The absence of a specific law that criminalises people involved in prostitution, commonly referred to as dada poa, is among the key challenges facing the government and stakeholders in their efforts to curb the practice in Tanzania.

Tanzanian laws do not directly recognise adultery, fornication or prostitution as criminal offences; instead, they are treated primarily as matters of morality.