Donor agencies are heavily involved in supporting governance and anti-corruption initiatives in Tanzania . Chronic problems with dependence on aid for these and other reform initiatives include inadequate local ownership, poor coordination by donors and government, and the persistence of off-budget spending (though this has improved somewhat in recent years). The misuse of foreign aid, and the consequences of this misuse, are underreported and under-researched.
Japo Serikali ya Tanzania imeridhia matamko rasmi ya Umoja wa Mataifa, na Umoja wa Afrika kuhusu uhuru wa kutoa na kupokea habari; na pia kutambua kuwa utoaji na upokeaji wa habari ni moja ya haki za msingi za binadamu, inasikitisha kusema kuwa serikali ya Tanzania, inayojitangaza duniani kama "Serikali ya Kidemokrasia" imeshindwa kabisa kuheshimu maridhio hayo na badala yake inatumia sera za vitisho kuwagadamiza wale wote wanaoripoti na kuandika habari zinazopingana na mtizamo wa serikali.