High Court orders police officer in Tanzania reinstated after dismissal over WhatsApp message

By  Daniel Mjema Mwandishi mwandamizi Mwananchi Communications Ltd (MCL) Dodoma. They say knowing the law is bliss, and that was precisely the case for former police officer Said Hashim in Mara region after the High Court ordered his reinstatement following his dismissal over alleged messages sent to a WhatsApp group. In a judgment delivered on Monday, August 3, 2026, High Court Judge Angelo Rumisha of the Dodoma Main Registry ordered Inspector General of Police (IGP) Camillus Wambura to reinstate the officer immediately and pay all salaries, allowances, and entitlements missed since his dismissal. Besides ordering his reinstatement to duty, the court quashed the decision to dismiss him alongside the appellate ruling which had upheld the punishment. A copy of the judgment was uploaded onto the TanzLII website on Tuesday, August 4, 2026. Mr Hashim had filed an application for judicial review naming the Mara Regional Police Commander (RPC), the IGP, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs, and the Attorney General (AG) as respondents, challenging his dismissal from the Police Force. The constable, who served in Musoma District within Mara Region, was alleged to have posted a message in a WhatsApp group named DP 2003 Forum Members, reading:
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