UPR Sexual Rights Database

National Report:
Para 38) ... Further, the Proposed Constitution provides for the per centum of women in Parliament to be at 50%.

Para 46) Statistics for women in decision making positions show an increase in trend. In 2005 there were 62 women Members of Parliament while in 2015 there were 127. In 2015, there were 10 women Ministers, 5 Deputy Ministers, 32 Judges in the High Court, 5 in the Court of Appeal, 53 District Commissioners and 7 women Regional Commissioners. In higher learning institutions the number of female students increased from 10,039 in 2005 to 78,800 in 2014. Further, the State gained a female Vice President for the first time in 2015 and a female Deputy Attorney General. Also, during the 2015 General Elections, there were female presidential candidate among the contestants.

UN Compilation:
Para 3) The United Nations country team (UNCT) stated that the draft constitution, which had been approved on 2 October 2014 but was still awaiting a referendum, did not adequately address the issue of women's leadership and access to basic services ...

Stakeholder Summary:
Para 63) JS9 stated that while there has been an increase in the representation of women in parliament, the judiciary, government bodies and in political parties, women remained under represented in local government.

National Report:
Para 35) The Proposed Constitution considers women rights and provides women with equal rights as men on inheritance, succession and land issues. The State will embark on amendment of the to laws to enhance equality between men, women and children in succession, inheritance and land issues when the Proposed Constitution is adopted.

Para 36) Currently, the Land Act No. 4 of 1999, the Village Land Act No. 5 of 1999 provide women with the right to own land and participate on equal basis with men, in land decision making bodies. In Tanzania Zanzibar, the Land Tenure Act No. 12 of 1992 provides for similar provisions while the Land Tribunal Act No. 7 of 1994 establishes the Land Tribunal which enforces the provisions of the Land Tenure Act, thereby guaranteeing equality of men and women in land ownership and use. There is also a Registered Land Act No. 10 of 1990 which provides for the appointment of a Land Registrar. It is also worth to state that the current Land Registrar is a woman.