Enhancement of micro-entrepreneurs' access to official information in Tanzania
Enock, Gideon; Kulmala, Riikka (2020)
Turku University of Applied Sciences
2020
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In today’s world, information is considered as one of the most important resources in such that its
accessibility is mentioned as a constitutional right in many countries’ constitutions. Information is this much
emphasized, because it is of paramount importance as a driver of nearly everything in life. In Tanzania, access
to information is mentioned in Article 18 (1) and 18 (2) of the constitution which states that:
Without prejudice to expression the laws of the land, every person has the right to freedom of opinion
and expression, and to seek, receive and impart or disseminate information and ideas through any
media regardless of national frontiers, and also has the right of freedom from interference with his
communications. Every citizen has the right to be informed at all times of various events in the country
and in the world at large which are of importance to the lives and activities of the people and also of
issues of importance to society (URT 1998).
accessibility is mentioned as a constitutional right in many countries’ constitutions. Information is this much
emphasized, because it is of paramount importance as a driver of nearly everything in life. In Tanzania, access
to information is mentioned in Article 18 (1) and 18 (2) of the constitution which states that:
Without prejudice to expression the laws of the land, every person has the right to freedom of opinion
and expression, and to seek, receive and impart or disseminate information and ideas through any
media regardless of national frontiers, and also has the right of freedom from interference with his
communications. Every citizen has the right to be informed at all times of various events in the country
and in the world at large which are of importance to the lives and activities of the people and also of
issues of importance to society (URT 1998).