{"id":24556,"date":"2021-03-06T20:19:29","date_gmt":"2021-03-06T20:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/?p=24556"},"modified":"2021-03-06T20:19:29","modified_gmt":"2021-03-06T20:19:29","slug":"govt-cautions-tanzanians-against-issuing-unauthorised-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/community\/govt-cautions-tanzanians-against-issuing-unauthorised-information","title":{"rendered":"Govt cautions Tanzanians against issuing unauthorised information"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AfricaPress-Tanzania:<\/strong> GOVERNMENT Spokesperson Dr Hassan Abbasi has warned Tanzanians and the media on issuance of information to the public saying there are authorities that have been authorized to inform the public on certain information.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Abbasi said in recent days there has been a new tendency by some media outlets, people and social media platforms who have been issuing information which involves the government and its institutions without following rules of issuing the information, a thing which he said is illegal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have noticed a tendency by some people, and institutions who come out to issue information and data on infections and diseases on behalf of the government which is an unacceptable, every person and institutions must take part in educating the public on how to take preventive measures,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He said the government has been issuing information by following rules and that anybody who wishes to get information from the government is welcomed.<\/p>\n<p>He has insisted that the role of issuing information of public interest such as deaths and outbreak of diseases was vested on the government and not an individual.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo ordinary people should stop issuing such information especially on outbreak of diseases, there are guidelines that have been put in place on who is supposed to issue information like last year when there was an outbreak of Corona, the president gave a list of leaders who can issue such information,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Abbasi called upon the public to continue taking precautions against the disease.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfricaPress-Tanzania: GOVERNMENT Spokesperson Dr Hassan Abbasi has warned Tanzanians and the media on issuance of information to the public saying there are authorities that have been authorized to inform the public on certain information. 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