Tanzania: A ban on elections hand outs

Tanzania has banned traditional African hospitality known by its Swahili name of "takrima" during election campaigns. Under the country's electoral law, politicians were allowed to hand out food and drink to prospective voters. But the High Court ruled in favour of three legal rights organisations that argued it was a form of corruption. The BBC's correspondent in Dar es Salaam says it is a blow to the government that legalised takrima shortly before the 2000 polls. The three High Court judges ruled unanimously that the practice should be outlawed.