In 2003, the Information and Broadcasting Policy was formally launched. The Policy was a product of deliberations bringing together key stakeholders including government, media and civil society organisations. Stakeholders wanted it to address crucial issues in the Information and Broadcasting policy, such as media freedom, gender equality and diversity and pluralism amongst media ownership. ... 2014 has seen the media trying to heal the disunity that, in the past, seemed to derail efforts to establish an effective media law and access to information law. In 2005, the amended Constitution saw the removal of the claw-back clause, “Subject to the laws of the land...”, which had rendered protection of the right to freedom of expression useless. The second phase of reform started in 2006, when the government posted a draft Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill on their official government website. Media and free expression stakeholders provided feedback and even proposed content for the FOI legislation in Tanzania, including the Right to Information Act and the Media Services Bill. Despite endless promises, these bills remain un-tabled, mainly due to the turnover of Ministers, who come with different priorities in their tenures. These included Mr Huruma Mkuchika, Dr John Nchimbi and now Dr Fenella Mukangara. In 2013, speaking in London at an event organised by Open Government Forum, President Kikwete promised his government would send the FOI Bill to parliament by April 2014. This never happened and was followed with yet another promise in 2014 that the ATI Law would be ready by February 2015. This came as a new hope and as a way of honouring his promises the President agreed to a Constitutional Review Process in the country. The drafting committee accepted stakeholders’ recommendations to include the Right to Information Act and the Media Services Bill in the draft constitution. However, the committee did not incorporate all the recommendations regarding human rights. The additional recommendations need to be included in articles 38 and 39 of the proposed new constitution. The Tanzanian Coalition of Right to Information (CORI) has since tried to engage with the drafters and members of the Constitutional review process to ensure the human rights laws are worded appropriately. CORI is also pushing for the recommendations that have not yet been taken on board, such as the need for an independent public broadcaster, to also be included in the new Constitution. Therefore, 2014 has seen the media trying to heal the disunity that, in the past, seemed to derail efforts to establish an effective media law and access to information (ATI) law. A constitutional referendum will be held in Tanzania in April 2015 and media stakeholders are hoping the media and ATI laws are includ- So This is Democracy? 2014 73