Proposal for Educational Campaigns on Currency Handling by Bank of Tanzania
Habari mpya za elimu Tanzania · maelezo ya Proposal for Educational Campaigns on Currency Handling… · imesasishwa 5 Aug 2026 · habari mpya · masasisho · maelezo
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- Tanzania punishes defacement of the currency under section 332A of the Penal Code.
- In Tanzania, people throw the 10,000-shilling note, the highest denomination, affectionately nicknamed Shuka la Masai, not the 1,000.
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- The Bank of Tanzania is already educating the public on handling money, and that is the right instrument.
- Keep the educational campaigns and punish deliberate destruction, but stop turning celebrants into criminals.