REVIEW OF THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK ON DIGITAL COMMERCE AND ELECTRONIC CONSUMER PROTECTION IN TANZANIA’S DIGITAL ECONOMY.

Abstract

Digital commerce (E-C) and electronic consumer protection in Tanzania’s digital economy are two very crucial and important phenomena that work hand in hand in digital realm. They have been established by the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) advancements which in turn have revolutionized the global marketplace. The buying and selling online has been ushering in numerous e-challenges, that are demanding for more and new e-enactments to regulate them in the  digital marketplace. Certainly, existing offline laws cannot regulate ICT field satisfactorily. The present regulating laws were enacted before digital era, meaning that they were not tuned for digital commerce. Hence, the need to scrutinize the current existing laws that are governing digital arena and identify the legal gaps therein. Internet and other related advances of ICT are rapidly changing
the marketplace. Certainly, laws ameliorate the legal grounds by giving certainties and predictability forcing Tanzania to have a comprehensive and enforceable legal framework.