THE government has warned that stern measures will be taken against people who use mobile phones and other types of social media
to incite conflicts and go against the country's customs and norms.
The Minister for Communications, Science and Technology,
Prof
Makame Mbarawa, said in Dar es Salaam over the weekend that the
government has decided to take action because the abuse has been
alarming.
"Strict measures will be taken against all individuals or
companies who will abuse the government and its leaders; religious,
political leaders and individuals," he said.
He added that such measures will be directed towards people
showing pornographic pictures, child defilement and giving out
information that seek to disturb the country's peace and tranquility.
"It is just few people who misuse mobile phones, email and
other social media channelsÉ the law will catch up with this group
wanting to destroy our nation," he said. The minister noted that
despite the fact that technology has helped bring about development
in recent years in the country; there are few people who use ICT
negatively and that the government will not sit aside watching as
things go awry.
Prof Mbarawa said there were reports of people using ICT to
accomplish evil things such as banditry, rape, drugs, prostitution
and releasing private information without concert of people involved.
"We will not tolerate thisÉ we will work with other government
agencies to stop this for the good of our country," he said.
Also, he said that any agent or a telephone company which will
sell a sim card to any person without a recognized identity card will
be liable. He said that it is a crime for a person to provide wrong
information during sim card registration and that the government will
switch off all unregistered sim cards as required by law.
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