Tanzania has threatened to revoke the registration of religious organizations that mix religion and politics after a cleric has criticized President John Magufuli's leadership in a Christmas sermon. Opposition leaders in Tanzania said the tolerance for dissent was quickly disappearing since Magufuli took office at the end of 2015 and is committed to reforming the third largest economy in East Africa and cracking down on it. large-scale corruption. The Tanzanian constitution protects freedom of worship, but religious organizations must register with the country's Ministry of the Interior to obtain a license to operate legally. The Permanent Secretary of the Interior Ministry of this country, Projest Rwegasira, said: "Recently, some leaders of religious societies have used their sermons to analyze political issues, which is against the law.
“Any violation of the law could lead to cancellation of the registration of concerned religious society.”
The warning was issued just days after the head of a Pentecostal church in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam criticised Magufuli’s leadership, saying his government was closing democratic space.
Zachary Kakobe, self-proclaimed bishop and founder of the Full Gospel Bible Fellowship Church, accused the Tanzanian government of “quietly turning the country into a one-state rule by systematically banning political activity.”
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