Mahakama ya Afrika kutoa uamuzi, uchaguzi wa mwaka 2020

Mahakama ya Afrika kutoa uamuzi, uchaguzi wa mwaka 2020

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Mahakama ya Afrika ya Haki za Binadamu na Watu, inatarajiwa kutoa uamuzi wake Alhamisi, Juni 26, kuhusu kesi mbili muhimu dhidi ya Serikali ya Tanzania zinazohusu madai ya ukiukwaji wa haki za binadamu wakati wa Uchaguzi Mkuu wa 2020.

Kesi hizo ni ya Ado Shaibu na wenzake na ya Abdul Nondo, Deusdedit Rweyemamu na Paul Kaunda, ambapo walalamikaji wanadai kukiukwa kwa haki za kiraia na kisiasa.

Katika kesi ya Shaibu, madai yaliyowasilishwa ni pamoja na kukamatwa kwa wagombea wa upinzani bila sababu, kuenguliwa kwa wagombea, kampeni kusimamishwa kwa njia ya kiholela, na vitendo vya vurugu dhidi ya wafuasi wa upinzani.

Vilevile, wanadai kuwepo kwa wizi wa kura, upendeleo wa Tume ya Taifa ya Uchaguzi, na kufungiwa kwa vyombo vya habari na mitandao ya kijamii.

Kesi ya pili, ya Nondo na wenzake, inahoji Katiba ya Tanzania na Zanzibar kwa kuruhusu Tume za Uchaguzi kuwa chini ya Rais na kukosa uwajibikaji kwa mahakama, jambo linalodaiwa kuhujumu uhuru wa uchaguzi.
Mahakama iliziunganisha kesi hizo kutokana na kufanana kwa hoja na matakwa ya walalamikaji.

Hii ni mara ya nne na ya tano kwa Tanzania kufikishwa katika Mahakama hiyo kwa sababu ya ukiukwaji wa haki katika chaguzi.

Katika maamuzi ya awali, Mahakama hiyo iliagiza Tanzania kufanya mabadiliko ya kikatiba na kisheria, lakini hadi sasa hakuna utekelezaji uliofanyika.

Uamuzi huo unakuja wakati Tanzania ikielekea kwenye uchaguzi mwingine mwezi Oktoba 2025, hivyo matokeo ya kesi hizi yanaweza kuwa na athari kubwa kwa mwelekeo wa uchaguzi huo. Watetezi wa haki wanasema huu ni mtihani muhimu kwa Tanzania katika kuheshimu misingi ya demokrasia.


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Mahakama ya Afrika ya Haki za Binadamu na Watu, leo Alhamisi, Juni 26, 2025 inatarajiwa kutoa hukumu za mashauri mawili yaliyofunguliwa na raia wa Tanzania – wakiwemo viongozi wa vyama vya upinzani, wagombea na wapiga kura dhidi ya Serikali ya Tanzania.

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Shauri la kwanza lilifunguliwa na Katibu Mkuu wa Chama cha ACT-Wazalendo, Ado Shaibu na wenzake na la pili lilifunguliwa na Kiongozi wa Ngome ya Vijana wa chama hicho, Abdul Nondo na wenzake wawili – Deusdedith Rweyemamu na Paul Kaunda.

Katika mashauri hayo wadai wanaishtaki Serikali ya Tanzania wakidai ilihusika na vitendo mbalimbali vilivyokiuka haki zao za kiraia na kisiasa wakati wa uchaguzi mkuu wa mwaka 2020.
Hukumu za mashauri hayo zimepangwa kusomwa leo saa 4:00 asubuhi, huku mwenendo huo ukirushwa moja kwa moja kwa njia ya mtandao kupitia kiungo cha Mahakama hiyo.

Katika kesi ya Shaibu na wenzake waliiomba Mahakama kushughulikia ukiukwaji wa jumla wa haki za binadamu za kiraia na za kisiasa uliofanywa na Serikali wakati wa uchaguzi wa mwaka 2020.
 
SERIKALI YA KUIKIMBIA MAHAKAMA YA AFRIKA SIYO DAWA

Utawala wa chama dola kongwe unazidi kuanikwa kwa vitendo vyake dhalimu ikiwemo eneo la kuzuia uchaguzi ulio huru na wa haki :

KIINI CHA KESI

28 February 2025

AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS / COUR AFRICAINE DES DROITS DE L’HOMME ET DES PEUPLES


THE MATTER OF
ADO SHAIBU AND OTHERS
V.
UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
APPLICATION NO. 046/2020
ORDER
(REOPENING OF PLEADINGS)

The Court composed of: Modibo SACKO, Vice President; Rafaâ BEN ACHOUR, Suzanne MENGUE, Tujilane R. CHIZUMILA, Chafika BENSAOULA, Blaise TCHIKAYA, Stella I. ANUKAM, Dumisa B. NTSEBEZA, Dennis D. ADJEI, Duncan
GASWAGA – Judges; and Robert ENO, Registrar.


In accordance with Article 22 of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and
Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’
Rights (hereinafter referred to as “the Protocol”) and Rule 9(2) of the Rules of Court
(hereinafter referred to as “the Rules”), Justice Imani D. ABOUD, President of the Court, and a national of Tanzania, did not hear the Application.

In the matter of
Ado SHAIBU and Others
Represented by:

i. Prof Chidi Anselm ODINKALU, Advocate;
ii. Mr. Ibrahim KANE, Advocate

Versus

UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
Represented by:

i. Dr Ally POSSI, Solicitor General, Office of the Solicitor General;

ii. Ms Sarah Duncan MWAIPOPO, Deputy Solicitor General, Office of the Solicitor
General; and

iii. Ms Nkasori SARAKIKYA, Director of Human Rights, Ministry of Constitution and
Legal Affairs.


I. THE PARTIES
1. Mr. Ado Shaibu (First Applicant) is the Secretary General for the Alliance for
Change and Transparency Wazalendo party (ACT Wazalendo party). Mr.
Ezekiah Dibogo Wenje (Second Applicant) was a contestant for a Parliamentary seat of Rorya Constituency, Tanzania. Mr. Omar Mussa Makame (Third Applicant) was a contestant for the “House ofRepresentative in Kwahani Constituency”, Tanzania. Ms. Dorah Seronga
Wangwe (Fourth Applicant) and Mr. Enock Weges Suguta (Fifth Applicant) are registered voters in Tanzania Mainland while Mr. Kassim Ali Haji (Sixth Applicant) is a registered voter in Zanzibar; hereinafter jointly referred to as
(“the Applicants”). The Applicants are all nationals of the United Republic of
Tanzania.

2. The Application is filed against the United Republic of Tanzania (hereinafter referred to as “the Respondent State”), which became a party to the African
Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (hereinafter referred to as “the Charter”) on 21 October 1986 and to the Protocol on 10 February 2006.


Furthermore, the Respondent State, on 29 March 2010, deposited the Declaration prescribed under Article 34(6) of the Protocol (hereinafter
referred to as “the Declaration”), through which it accepted the jurisdiction of the Court to receive applications from individuals and Non-Governmental
Organisations.


On 21 November 2019, the Respondent State deposited an instrument withdrawing its Declaration with the Chairperson of the African Union Commission. The Court held that this withdrawal has no bearing on
pending and new cases filed before the withdrawal came into effect, that is,

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SUBJECT MATTER OF THE APPLICATION
3. The Applicants allege that preceding, during and immediately after the 2020
general elections in the United Republic of Tanzania, the Respondent State
through its agents namely National Elections Commission and the Zanzibar Electoral Commission, the Tanzania Police Force, Tanzania Intelligence
and Security Service, Tanzania Peoples Defence Force, Tanzania
Broadcasting Corporation, Ministry of Information, Culture, Arts and Sports of the United Republic of Tanzania (hereinafter the URT), Ministry for Regional Administration and Local Government of the URT, Ministry for Regional Administration, Local Government of Zanzibar, and Special Forces of Zanzibar, engaged in multiple acts that violated the rights of the
Applicants to participate in the elections as citizens of the Respondent State.


III. SUMMARY OF THE PROCEDURE BEFORE THE COURT
4. The Application was filed on 20 November 2020 and served on the Respondent State on 3 December 2020. The Parties filed on the merits andreparations after extension of time by the Court.

5. Pleadings were closed on 22 October 2024 and the Parties were notified.

6. On 7 February 2025, the Applicants filed a request for the Court to reopen the pleadings and grant them leave to file additional written submissions.

7. On 13 February 2025, the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (hereinafter referred to as “RFK”) and Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (hereinafter referred to as “IHRDA”) filed a request to act as amici curiae

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IV
ON THE REOPENING OF PLEADINGS
8. The Applicants allege that the Application involves “massive and systematic electoral malpractices and violations which occurred during the Presidential elections held in Tanzania in October 2020” and which require them to file
further written submissions. They therefore pray in accordance with Rule 46(3) of the Rules, for the Court, in the interest of justice, to reopen the pleadings and grant them leave to file their additional written submissions.


9. The RFK and IHRDA request the Court for leave to act as amici curiae and submit that they have a combined expertise and experience of six decades
of litigating electoral disputes before human rights tribunals, and therefore, request for leave to file submissions on the right to participate freely in public
affairs.
***

10. Rule 46(3) of the Rules provides that “the Court has the discretion to determine whether or not to reopen pleadings”. Further, Rule 90 of the Rules stipulates that “[n]othing in these Rules shall limit or otherwise affect the inherent power of the Court to adopt such procedure or decisions as
may be necessary to meet the ends of justice.”

11. With regard to the Applicants’ request, the Court notes that the present Application involves elections in the United Republic of Tanzania, the issues
arising from the Application are complex and the outcome of the matter could have a bearing beyond the case of the Applicants.

12. Consequently, by virtue of its discretionary power mentioned above and with the aim of proper administration of justice, the Court grants the request of
the Applicants to reopen the pleadings and consider that, the Applicants’ submissions filed on 7 February 2025 to have been duly filed and be served on the Respondent State for its Response thereto, if any, within 30 days

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Furthermore, the Court notes that, the expertise and experience of RFK and IHRDA in litigating electoral disputes, might be helpful, in light of the nature of the case and the issues arising. Consequently, the Court grants their request to act as amici curiae in this Application and considers their submissions dated 12 February 2025 as duly filed.

V. OPERATIVE PART
14. For these reasons:
THE COURT,
Unanimously,

i. Decides that the pleadings in Application no. 046-2020 – Ado
Shaibu and others v. United Republic of Tanzania are reopened;

ii. Holds that the Applicants’ submissions filed on 7 February 2025 are deemed to have been duly filed and Orders them be served on the Respondent State, for its Response thereto, if any, within 30 days; and

iii. Grants the request for RFK and IHRDA to act as amici curiae in
this Application.

Signed:
Modibo SACKO, Vice-President,
and Robert ENO, Registrar.
Done at Arusha, this Twenty-Eighth Day of the Month of February in the Year Two
Thousand and Five, in English and French, the English text being authoritative

Signed

Source : Shaibu and Others v United Republic of Tanzania (Application No. 046/2020) [2025] AfCHPR 16 (28 February 2025)
 
Kwa jeuri ya CCM wanakwambia hiyo hukumu ni kibogoyo - haina meno yoyote yale.
 
JE, BARAZA LA WAWAKILISHI LIMEREFUSHA MUDA ILI KUTUNGA SHERIA MPYA ?

Unguja, Zanzibar

Rais Dr. Mwinyi aongeza ukomo wa Baraza la Wawakilishi hadi Agosti 13, 2025

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Habari kwa kina :
Dk. Mwinyi alitoa kauli hiyo leo, Juni 23,2025 wakati akihutubia hotuba ya kulifunga baraza hilo huko Chukwani, Zanzibar, ambapo alisema ukomo wa Baraza la 10 utafikia mwisho Agosti 13 2025, kwa mujibu wa Katiba ya Zanzibar.

Amesema kwa mujibu wa Kifungu cha 91(2)(a) cha Sheria ya Zanzibar ya mwaka 1984, anayo mamlaka ya kuongeza muda wa Baraza hilo.


Baraza hilo la 10 lilifunguliwa rasmi na Rais Dk. Mwinyi Novemba 11, 2020, baada ya kuingia madarakani.


Baraza hilo linaundwa na wajumbe kutoka Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), ACT Wazalendo na mjumbe mmoja kutoka Chama cha ADA-TADEA
 
bagamoyo said:
Habari kwa kina :
Dk. Mwinyi alitoa kauli hiyo leo, Juni 23,2025 wakati akihutubia hotuba ya kulifunga baraza hilo huko Chukwani, Zanzibar, ambapo alisema ukomo wa Baraza la 10 utafikia mwisho Agosti 13 2025, kwa mujibu wa Katiba ya Zanzibar.

Amesema kwa mujibu wa Kifungu cha 91(2)(a) cha Sheria ya Zanzibar ya mwaka 1984, anayo mamlaka ya kuongeza muda wa Baraza hilo
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Wakili msomi Edson Kilatu aliye pia mchambuzi wa maswala ya sera na katiba anatupitisha exclusively kuchambua mamlaka ya rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano na pia rais wa SMZ katika kurefusha ukomo wa bunge au Baraza la Wawakilishi :

26 June 2025

BUNGE LA MUUNGANO DODOMA

Kwa upande wa Bunge la Dodoma je hali ipoje kisheria na kikatiba, wakili msomi anafafanua


View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=109seI462uQ

Wakili msomi Edson Kilatu : ibara ya 65 ya katiba ya 1977 kuhusu Bunge la Muungano kuvunjwa, bunge huvunjwa ikiwa limemaliza miaka 5 , pia ibara ya 90 inaweza kuvunjwa kabla ya wakati au ibara ya 91 kurefusha muda Bunge la Dodoma na la Baraza la Wawakilishi haitakiwi kutofautiana hivyo inawezekana Bunge la Dodoma kuongezewa muda ...ikiwa ...



(3) Muda wa maisha ya Bunge ukimalizika Bunge litahesabiwa kuwa limevunjwa; isipokuwa kwamba muda huo ukiisha wakati wowote ambapo Jamhuri
ya Muungnao iko katika vita Bunge laweza mara
kwa mara kuongeza muda huo uliotajwa katika ibara
ya 65 ya Katiba hii kwa muda usiozidi miezi kumi na
miwili mara kwa mara lakini maisha ya Bunge hayawezi
kuongezwa kwa mujibu wa masharti ya ibara ndogo
hii kwa muda unaozidi miaka mitano.

(4) Kukitokea hali ya hatari au kama kuna hali ya
hatari ambayo Rais anaona inasababisha kuitisha
Mkutano wa Bunge na iwapo wakati huo Bunge limevunjwa na matokeo ya kura zilizo nyingi za Uchaguzi Mkuu hayajatangazwa basi Rais aweza kutoa Taarifa Maalum ya kuitisha Mkutano wa Bunge na kuagiza kwamba Spika na watu wote waliokuwa
Wabunge mara tu kabla Bunge halijavunjwa wahudhurie Mkutano huo wa Bunge na watu hao pamoja na huyo Spika, watahesabiwa kuwa ndio
Wajumbe wa Bunge kwa madhumuni ya Mkutano
huo na watahesabiwa hivyo mpaka usiku wa manane wa siku yatakapotangazwa matokeo ya kura zilizo nyingi za Uchaguzi Mkuu.

91.-(1) Rais atalihutubia Bunge Jipya katika Mkutano wake wa Kwanza na kulifungua rasmi
Bunge hilo.

(2) Bila ya kuathiri masharti ya ibara ndogo ya

(1), Rais aweza wakati wowote kulihutubia Bunge
Rais aweza kulihutubia Bunge
Sheria ya 1984 Na. 15 ib.
14
 
jamaikatz said:
Mahakama ya Afrika ya Haki za Binadamu na Watu, inatarajiwa kutoa uamuzi wake Alhamisi, Juni 26, kuhusu kesi mbili muhimu dhidi ya Serikali ya Tanzania zinazohusu madai ya ukiukwaji wa haki za binadamu wakati wa Uchaguzi Mkuu wa 2020.

Kesi hizo ni ya Ado Shaibu na wenzake na ya Abdul Nondo, Deusdedit Rweyemamu na Paul Kaunda, ambapo walalamikaji wanadai kukiukwa kwa haki za kiraia na kisiasa.

Katika kesi ya Shaibu, madai yaliyowasilishwa ni pamoja na kukamatwa kwa wagombea wa upinzani bila sababu, kuenguliwa kwa wagombea, kampeni kusimamishwa kwa njia ya kiholela, na vitendo vya vurugu dhidi ya wafuasi wa upinzani.

Vilevile, wanadai kuwepo kwa wizi wa kura, upendeleo wa Tume ya Taifa ya Uchaguzi, na kufungiwa kwa vyombo vya habari na mitandao ya kijamii.

Kesi ya pili, ya Nondo na wenzake, inahoji Katiba ya Tanzania na Zanzibar kwa kuruhusu Tume za Uchaguzi kuwa chini ya Rais na kukosa uwajibikaji kwa mahakama, jambo linalodaiwa kuhujumu uhuru wa uchaguzi.
Mahakama iliziunganisha kesi hizo kutokana na kufanana kwa hoja na matakwa ya walalamikaji.

Hii ni mara ya nne na ya tano kwa Tanzania kufikishwa katika Mahakama hiyo kwa sababu ya ukiukwaji wa haki katika chaguzi.

Katika maamuzi ya awali, Mahakama hiyo iliagiza Tanzania kufanya mabadiliko ya kikatiba na kisheria, lakini hadi sasa hakuna utekelezaji uliofanyika.

Uamuzi huo unakuja wakati Tanzania ikielekea kwenye uchaguzi mwingine mwezi Oktoba 2025, hivyo matokeo ya kesi hizi yanaweza kuwa na athari kubwa kwa mwelekeo wa uchaguzi huo. Watetezi wa haki wanasema huu ni mtihani muhimu kwa Tanzania katika kuheshimu misingi ya demokrasia.


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Ado Shaib kama Ado Shaibu
 
bagamoyo said:
(4) Kukitokea hali ya hatari au kama kuna hali ya
hatari ambayo Rais anaona inasababisha kuitisha
Mkutano wa Bunge na iwapo wakati huo Bunge limevunjwa na matokeo ya kura zilizo nyingi za Uchaguzi Mkuu hayajatangazwa basi Rais aweza kutoa Taarifa Maalum ya
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Maneno mazito hayo ya katiba ya 1977 ,

Je No Reforms No Election au Hukumu ya Kikatiba ni miongoni mwa masuala mazito? Tarehe 27 June 2025 siyo mbali ni masaa machache tutasikia bungeni Dodoma kutatokea kauli ya kutikisa nchi au ni mambo kama kawaida kulivunja Bunge la Dodoma ?
 
bagamoyo said:
SERIKALI YA KUIKIMBIA MAHAKAMA YA AFRIKA SIYO DAWA

Utawala wa chama dola kongwe unazidi kuanikwa kwa vitendo vyake dhalimu ikiwemo eneo la kuzuia uchaguzi ulio huru na wa haki :

KIINI CHA KESI

28 February 2025

AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS / COUR AFRICAINE DES DROITS DE L’HOMME ET DES PEUPLES


THE MATTER OF
ADO SHAIBU AND OTHERS
V.
UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
APPLICATION NO. 046/2020
ORDER
(REOPENING OF PLEADINGS)

The Court composed of: Modibo SACKO, Vice President; Rafaâ BEN ACHOUR, Suzanne MENGUE, Tujilane R. CHIZUMILA, Chafika BENSAOULA, Blaise TCHIKAYA, Stella I. ANUKAM, Dumisa B. NTSEBEZA, Dennis D. ADJEI, Duncan
GASWAGA – Judges; and Robert ENO, Registrar.


In accordance with Article 22 of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and
Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’
Rights (hereinafter referred to as “the Protocol”) and Rule 9(2) of the Rules of Court
(hereinafter referred to as “the Rules”), Justice Imani D. ABOUD, President of the Court, and a national of Tanzania, did not hear the Application.

In the matter of
Ado SHAIBU and Others
Represented by:

i. Prof Chidi Anselm ODINKALU, Advocate;
ii. Mr. Ibrahim KANE, Advocate

Versus

UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
Represented by:

i. Dr Ally POSSI, Solicitor General, Office of the Solicitor General;

ii. Ms Sarah Duncan MWAIPOPO, Deputy Solicitor General, Office of the Solicitor
General; and

iii. Ms Nkasori SARAKIKYA, Director of Human Rights, Ministry of Constitution and
Legal Affairs.


I. THE PARTIES
1. Mr. Ado Shaibu (First Applicant) is the Secretary General for the Alliance for
Change and Transparency Wazalendo party (ACT Wazalendo party). Mr.
Ezekiah Dibogo Wenje (Second Applicant) was a contestant for a Parliamentary seat of Rorya Constituency, Tanzania. Mr. Omar Mussa Makame (Third Applicant) was a contestant for the “House ofRepresentative in Kwahani Constituency”, Tanzania. Ms. Dorah Seronga
Wangwe (Fourth Applicant) and Mr. Enock Weges Suguta (Fifth Applicant) are registered voters in Tanzania Mainland while Mr. Kassim Ali Haji (Sixth Applicant) is a registered voter in Zanzibar; hereinafter jointly referred to as
(“the Applicants”). The Applicants are all nationals of the United Republic of
Tanzania.

2. The Application is filed against the United Republic of Tanzania (hereinafter referred to as “the Respondent State”), which became a party to the African
Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (hereinafter referred to as “the Charter”) on 21 October 1986 and to the Protocol on 10 February 2006.


Furthermore, the Respondent State, on 29 March 2010, deposited the Declaration prescribed under Article 34(6) of the Protocol (hereinafter
referred to as “the Declaration”), through which it accepted the jurisdiction of the Court to receive applications from individuals and Non-Governmental
Organisations.


On 21 November 2019, the Respondent State deposited an instrument withdrawing its Declaration with the Chairperson of the African Union Commission. The Court held that this withdrawal has no bearing on
pending and new cases filed before the withdrawal came into effect, that is,

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SUBJECT MATTER OF THE APPLICATION
3. The Applicants allege that preceding, during and immediately after the 2020
general elections in the United Republic of Tanzania, the Respondent State
through its agents namely National Elections Commission and the Zanzibar Electoral Commission, the Tanzania Police Force, Tanzania Intelligence
and Security Service, Tanzania Peoples Defence Force, Tanzania
Broadcasting Corporation, Ministry of Information, Culture, Arts and Sports of the United Republic of Tanzania (hereinafter the URT), Ministry for Regional Administration and Local Government of the URT, Ministry for Regional Administration, Local Government of Zanzibar, and Special Forces of Zanzibar, engaged in multiple acts that violated the rights of the
Applicants to participate in the elections as citizens of the Respondent State.


III. SUMMARY OF THE PROCEDURE BEFORE THE COURT
4. The Application was filed on 20 November 2020 and served on the Respondent State on 3 December 2020. The Parties filed on the merits andreparations after extension of time by the Court.

5. Pleadings were closed on 22 October 2024 and the Parties were notified.

6. On 7 February 2025, the Applicants filed a request for the Court to reopen the pleadings and grant them leave to file additional written submissions.

7. On 13 February 2025, the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (hereinafter referred to as “RFK”) and Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (hereinafter referred to as “IHRDA”) filed a request to act as amici curiae

page 3


IV
ON THE REOPENING OF PLEADINGS
8. The Applicants allege that the Application involves “massive and systematic electoral malpractices and violations which occurred during the Presidential elections held in Tanzania in October 2020” and which require them to file
further written submissions. They therefore pray in accordance with Rule 46(3) of the Rules, for the Court, in the interest of justice, to reopen the pleadings and grant them leave to file their additional written submissions.


9. The RFK and IHRDA request the Court for leave to act as amici curiae and submit that they have a combined expertise and experience of six decades
of litigating electoral disputes before human rights tribunals, and therefore, request for leave to file submissions on the right to participate freely in public
affairs.
***

10. Rule 46(3) of the Rules provides that “the Court has the discretion to determine whether or not to reopen pleadings”. Further, Rule 90 of the Rules stipulates that “[n]othing in these Rules shall limit or otherwise affect the inherent power of the Court to adopt such procedure or decisions as
may be necessary to meet the ends of justice.”

11. With regard to the Applicants’ request, the Court notes that the present Application involves elections in the United Republic of Tanzania, the issues
arising from the Application are complex and the outcome of the matter could have a bearing beyond the case of the Applicants.

12. Consequently, by virtue of its discretionary power mentioned above and with the aim of proper administration of justice, the Court grants the request of
the Applicants to reopen the pleadings and consider that, the Applicants’ submissions filed on 7 February 2025 to have been duly filed and be served on the Respondent State for its Response thereto, if any, within 30 days

Page 4

Furthermore, the Court notes that, the expertise and experience of RFK and IHRDA in litigating electoral disputes, might be helpful, in light of the nature of the case and the issues arising. Consequently, the Court grants their request to act as amici curiae in this Application and considers their submissions dated 12 February 2025 as duly filed.

V. OPERATIVE PART
14. For these reasons:
THE COURT,
Unanimously,

i. Decides that the pleadings in Application no. 046-2020 – Ado
Shaibu and others v. United Republic of Tanzania are reopened;

ii. Holds that the Applicants’ submissions filed on 7 February 2025 are deemed to have been duly filed and Orders them be served on the Respondent State, for its Response thereto, if any, within 30 days; and

iii. Grants the request for RFK and IHRDA to act as amici curiae in
this Application.

Signed:
Modibo SACKO, Vice-President,
and Robert ENO, Registrar.
Done at Arusha, this Twenty-Eighth Day of the Month of February in the Year Two
Thousand and Five, in English and French, the English text being authoritative

Signed

Source : Shaibu and Others v United Republic of Tanzania (Application No. 046/2020) [2025] AfCHPR 16 (28 February 2025)
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Hii hukumu nimeisoma mara kadhaa, kakini sijaewa, labda kama kuna wanasheria wanaoweza kutufafanulia vuzuri
 
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