The law shows the misallocation of power and limits individual freedoms, such as freedom of expression, which is the key ingredient to an accountable government.
The current pricing policies of Tanzanian telecommunication companies are widening the digital divide instead of narrowing it.
The price used to purchase five gigabytes of data in Tanzania is 12 times the average percentage of income recommended to buy five gigabytes of data.
Solidarity Tax is aimed at reducing inequality but in Tanzania, the story is different because mobile money transactions are used mostly by people who lack access to financial services from commercial banks.
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