An Assessment on the History, Trend, Legal Framework Governing Corruption, and the Challenges Facing the Prohibition and Prevention of Corruption in Tanzania

This paper provides an assessment of the history, trend, and legal framework governing corruption, and the challenges facing the prohibition and prevention of corruption in Tanzania. Corruption leads to social, economic and psychological effects to persons and to the country at large, as the presence of corruption and the factors leading to corruption can threaten the welfare of the society. To see that the Tanzania government has stepped forward to prohibit and prevent corruption in all levels of the government in Tanzania beginning with the enactment of the laws, policies, and institutional agencies that are responsible for the prevention and prohibition of corruption in Tanzania. The current trend shows that corruption practices have gained momentum which will be addressed by this paper to threaten the welfare of the state and societies in Tanzania thus there is a need to come forth and ensure corruption is eradicated in every aspect within the government and other private sectors in Tanzania. Thus, this study examines the laws governing the prevention and prohibition of corruption in Tanzania, traces the history of corruption prevention in Tanzania and assesses the current of corruption in Tanzania.