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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.
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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