AI-assisted research summary: This Act declares Dodoma to be the Capital City of the United Republic and gives Parliament and the President specific powers about changing the Act and setting the city’s boundaries.
CHAPTER 372 THE DODOMA CAPITAL CITY (DECLARATION) ACT [PRINCIPAL LEGISLATION] Arrangement of Sections Section Title Interpretation. 1. Short title. 2. Application. 3. 4. Declaration of Capital City. 5. Management of Capital City. 6. Boundaries of Capital City. 293 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. CHAPTER 372 THE DODOMA CAPITAL CITY (DECLARATION) ACT Act No. 5 of 2018 PREAMBLE WHEREAS Dodoma is the City within Dodoma region which is strategically located in the centre of the United Republic and the location makes it easily accessible and potential for economic, political and social development; WHEREAS considering this strategic location of Dodoma, in 1973 the then President of the United Republic and Founder of the Nation, His Excellency, MWALIMU JULIUS KAMBARAGE NYERERE preferred and declared Dodoma to be the Capital City of the United Republic; JULIUS KAMBARAGE NYERERE, WHEREAS following the declaration by His Excellency, the MWALIMU Government had for quite a long time taken various initiatives to develop the City of Dodoma with the view to achieving the objective of making Dodoma the Capital City; WHEREAS on the 26th April, 2018 His Excellency, JOHN POMBE JOSEPH MAGUFULI, the President of the United Republic officially declared Dodoma to become the City to be developed and administered by the Dodoma City Council; AND WHEREAS consequent to the declaration of the City of Dodoma by His Excellency, JOHN POMBE JOSEPH MAGUFULI, the President of the United Republic of Tanzania, the Government has determined to establish and develop the City of Dodoma as the Capital City of the United Republic. 294 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. THE DODOMA CAPITAL CITY (DECLARATION) ACT [CAP. 372 R.E. 2023] NOW THEREFORE, be it ENACTED by the Parliament of the United Republic as follows: Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Dodoma Capital City (Declaration) Act, 2018 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, appoint. Application 2. This Act shall apply to Mainland Tanzania as well as to Tanzania Zanzibar. Interpretation 3. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires- “Capital City” means the Dodoma Capital City as declared under this Act; “Minister” means the Minister responsible for local government. Declaration of Capital City 4.–(1) The Dodoma City is hereby declared to be the Capital City of the United Republic. (2) The Parliament may enact a law for altering any provision of this Act except that, any decision to alter the declaration of the Capital City under this section shall be supported by the vote of not less than two thirds of all members of the Parliament. (3) The provisions of the Local Government (Urban Authorities) Act and other laws governing local government authorities shall, where appropriate, apply to the Capital City with necessary modifications. Cap. 288 Management of Capital City 5. Management, administration and other matters relating to the Capital City shall be expressly provided for in the law enacted by the Parliament. Boundaries of Capital City 6. The President may, by instrument published in the Gazette, declare the boundaries of the Capital City. 295 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG.