Lawyers lock horns over Mwakyembe TLS ouster

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Lawyers gathering in Arusha for the Tanganyika Law Society (TLS) Annual Conference and General Meeting, were steeped in deep arguments today regarding whether Dr Harrison Mwakyembe, the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs, be chucked out of the Bar Association or not.

During the meeting taking place at the Arusha International Conference Center, some lawyers wanted Dr Mwakyembe’s membership in the Society be revoked, arguing that the Minister had threatened to scrap off the TLS citing political involvement
by some members.

Former Minister for Home Affairs, Mr Lawrence Masha was the first to propose that, Dr Mwakyembe be thrown out of the Bar Association, some members supported him but the majority booed him, saying the move was against the legal profession.

“Dr Mwakyembe is a lawyer and one of the lecturers at Institutions of Higher Learning which means he knows what he is doing and does not rush to make decisions; when caught between defending the government which he serves as Minister or advocating the association in which he has membership he needs to prioritize the nation in patriotic ways,” said Professor Josephat Kanywanyi.

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