Dar es Salaam – President Samia Suluhu Hassan is expected to grace the commemoration of 70 years of civil society organisation (CSO) registration and regulation in Tanzania, as the government calls on interested organisations to register online to participate in the three-day event.
The event is scheduled to take place from October 28 to 30, 2026, at Mlimani City in Dar es Salaam, bringing together civil society leaders and other stakeholders to reflect on the sector’s contribution to national development, social welfare and national cohesion.
In a notice, the Ministry of Home Affairs urged leaders of civil society organisations intending to attend the meeting to register through the ministry’s website, www.moha.go.tz, or the Registration and Management Information System (RSMIS) portal at www.rsmis.moha.go.tz.
The ministry said registration would enable participants to obtain information about attendance procedures and arrangements for securing exhibition booths during the event.
“I would like to take this opportunity to inform all civil society organisation leaders who wish to participate in this meeting to visit the ministry’s website or the RSMIS portal to register and obtain information on the procedures for securing exhibition booths,” said the Registrar of Societies, Emmanuel Kihampa.
Kihampa said President Samia’s participation is expected to add prominence to the commemoration, particularly as stakeholders reflect on the role of civil society in supporting social services, strengthening community participation and contributing to Tanzania’s development agenda.
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The meeting will be held under the theme, “Civil Society Organisations: The Foundation of Unity, Solidarity and National Development.” The theme underscores the role of CSOs in promoting cooperation among citizens, strengthening social cohesion and supporting national development initiatives.
The anniversary comes as the government continues to expand the use of digital systems to improve the registration and oversight of civil society organisations across the country.
In a statement presented to Parliament in May this year, Home Affairs Minister Patrobas Katambi said the ministry had completed the development of the electronic Registration and Management Information System, which had subsequently become operational.
According to the ministry, Tanzania had 12,966 registered civil society organisations at the time. The electronic platform enables organisations to access registration services without having to travel to the Registrar of Societies’ office at the ministry’s headquarters in Dodoma.
Katambi told Parliament that the system was intended to make registration services more accessible by allowing organisations to complete registration procedures electronically, while improving the administration and management of organisations operating across the country.
The ministry’s figures also show that 126 civil society organisations were registered between July 2025 and April 2026. Of these, 12 were religious organisations, while 114 were non-religious organisations.
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During the same period, the ministry conducted inspections of 350 civil society organisations in Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Kilimanjaro, Mbeya, Morogoro, Mwanza, Ruvuma and Songwe regions.
According to the ministry, the inspections aimed to monitor compliance with registration requirements and assess the organisations’ contributions to national development.
