DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 18 -- THE High Court has dismissed a petition filed by former Deputy General Secretary of the Tanzania Teachers Union, Ezekiah Oluoch, challenging the constitutional validity of the Presidents powers to remove, terminate, or retire public servants in the public interest.

A three-judge panel consisting of Abdi Kagomba, Suleiman Hassan and Evaristo Longopa ruled in favour of the Attorney General, stating that Oluoch failed to prove that the contested legal provisions were unconstitutional.

“This Court is of the considered view that the petitioner has failed to prove, on the balance of probabilities, that the impugned legal provisions violate the Constitution. As a result, the petition is dismissed in its entirety...