Due to the recent increase in the digital money
transactions in Tanzania it has been inevitable for the government authorities
and stakeholders to find a way on securing all the routes which are involved in
the process. Most of the banks now in Tanzania are joining the mobile money
transactions since it has proven itself to be successful business strategy.
Some of the banks including the local Eco Bank have
just announced soon they will launch the service from their bank.
Although there have been tremendous increase in
e-banking very few effort was targeted to improve the security of the
transactions and the method to be used to apprehend criminals and laws to guide
them through the prosecution process have been very poor.
The Director of Public Prosecution (DPP),
Dr
Eliezer Feleshi, said offences involving hi-tech include money laundering
and financing of terrorism have been a great threat to the nation itself.
Dr Feleshi, opened a four-day Commonwealth East Africa Prosecution and
Police Training Programme, said development of Information and
Communication Technologies (ICT), especially emergence of the internet has
brought new challenges.
"Basically all transactions are taking place online,
without physically seeing the person. Criminals have found the internet less
controlled and see it as a place where they can commit crimes
anonymously," he explained.
Dr Feleshi said the workshop has come at a right time, as it
covers challenges and techniques needed for investigation and prosecution of
new types of crimes. He said the training will enhance knowledge and skills of
participants, increase their competence in areas that will be discussed.
The training which is part of an on-going Prosecution and Police
Training Programme sponsored by the Commonwealth Secretariat will benefit
several African countries including Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania.
Commonwealth Secretariat, Head of the Legal and Constitutional
Affairs Division, Ms Shirani de Fontgalland said it is important to work as a
team in fighting cybercrime. She said the programme is sustainable and
participants are encouraged to employ the techniques at their working stations.
"It is very important to work together as a team with all
stakeholders involved being able to beat cybercrime," she explained.