19961210 TZHC Dar es Salaam

... r • ABDALLAH KIBO:t>IA •.• o •• • •• • , •••• ; APPELLAN.r VerGt.10 Krrona11. BUNro •••• ~ ...... v • • • • • • RESPOIJDU.1T ',j ,JUD_gp:Mg.;r_:~ J : K.AJI,J. rl The appellarrt ]}e])-~!:,A[: KIJ30NA is appc~:1~ \~; a{;ninot the decision of J3agamoyo District coUl't in Baea.r.io:·c, D::..r-::-ic·~ Courli G::.,.-:·.: !_:,::o:--.1 No. 54 of 1995• BIJN.00 entered into a sale ::.ooor.(1;.1Ji; 1:::i:i~L ·c:·.e :::-,pellant whereijr PW 4 Rajabu Bund.o aereed to ~eli' ·~o tl:.c ·,:-.::,elln,1t 2j· acreo o2 ::is family land a.t Sb.s 1 · 150,000/=' but subjeot to ·c::,o oonse;.:t o:2 '.d.r. chHc'i..:ren dose of whom were liv-1ne_ in the villa-.:;e and o"liJ.:;.ers 1wre workin(£ · il.. Dax es Salaam Cit-y. The appellant ri , ...... made an advance payment o.f shs.1"n,oro/==• ,,,/ .' '~<... '· •. · It would appear liia:ja~ouV,schi1d.:ren who ucx0 livine in the villar:;e at first consented ,,,-- th~·appella.nt paid PW:4 Rajo,bu Bw:1do S,.½.a, . 30 th:rotl.t'jh one,, of. -~h0;m in· t;1e nar,1e of R.A.MADIIAN RAJ.ABU HONro. ~. Latel' · maldnc a ·total of shs, 1 (--YYJ/= . 130-,000/=· When, 1~ wa.a ·l;he ·turn oi' the uxban chila;en ·~o eive -their consent so that· the sale agreonen-'ti could be conolti.docl ·t.na. sir:;ned by the relevaltt 'children they refused alleci1ii ·i;!'l.e salo price ,ms -~ 00 low. They wanted· sh..· ';!Jo,ooo/r::.- The appe'llo.nt xefused a11cl clcL1ajc1clcd beck

.his money. It wns ae:reed that those child.ran wouJ.d refund ·the aj)lXlllo.nt tho sale p,:ioo of 1,30{l00/=~ But. Jlihe appellant, said he tact. Gll'eady spent some money to-wa:rds t ,,..~~-. tt,.e development of that land. Re demanded a total refund ·of sba.301.,500/t;• -~~·children "lel'e rea.d,y to p~ the sale .p::doa o:f .3h.130,ooo/a and noeotiate on the other exP,.enses+ .. I Bttt all of a su.clrlen the appellant 1rei1~ iiQ PW 4 in their absence and threatened to take loeal action aeainst him tUtless he accepted the bala110((l of sb.s.20,000/== and co110lud~ t·he sale. PW 4 who is recorded to be ovor 8o yaSII's old accepted the money thro1,,,j.t ~lJl[!.ALFfi! and aicned the aale. ·,' 2 -. nt'.fqcQOllt with· onl,y one o:B his cl:.ildrcn, nai:iely, RA1'-'IADIIJJU RAJABU BUN:00• The other c.':ild:ron_Spoarhoadod 1r,,.r Pli._1 KITONGA R.ti.JAB BUN:00 Protosted 011 the eTound that it was inp:ropor fo.r thoir :fo·;;J:,:_0r to sell fa.mily land with,. . . ' out thoir conoent 8.J.1d t>d; it wa.□ Ji;ha.t lcJ:.c~ w'..~ich t1rny had· expoc·tod for their inhcri"linllCo a.ft_c:r Lio cleath. The Jjrima:ry Cov..r"ii hoJ.c:. ·'.;',at it 1-mr.: ,~~·:; ;.-1000::isn:r:r for a fa·bhcr to obtain oons0.11t i'roo his ob.Hclrot:. tc~·o:re dispo::;i:1::-; o::: .1:is lnnd. Their claim was die.missed. They wero accrievod. They c,::;_,e.:w.ecl bc:.::'o:rc Ba,:sar.103,0 District Court. The District

Cou:rt held that since tho r.:rJ.o a()~eomon·c was subjec·c to the consent of tho child.ren o:!: ·1;11e: seller, ai."lcl :,;inoe tJ.w::::e children refused \ oonsent, the sell inc 001:rc:rad 11as not oonohtc~ocJ., The cotU't also held that even t the sellex 1 s consent was 210·~ f.rej'becauoe he was tl.ll'eatcaod with la(1'al actio~ unless he accepted tho 2:1,0:io/= and oonolud0d tho sale. · Tho pm,ported sale was nulfiod.. The a.ppella11t 'lvas c.cc.;:riovocl. Hence thio 2,1-,pcol., Bis raa:i.n around of appeal is that the /3Q.1o oclf)'.'oonon·l; was concluded and tha-'c th0 seller was a. :Z-roc N.i:cnt.. r.rho :rccpcH:~,J;.1t incistocl that the sale ag:reement was subjcd -co ·lihoil' conoGl1'1i and -~-':i.e.;~ sj11ce..: ·lihcy did not consent, the proposed sale a-r:,Tcer.1m1t cn;:10 to an ona..... J;;.1cl further that thoy a.l'e rcaczy to :refund ·the sale price pluo :ro~sonable a:.-U::. ju.i:Jtii:Cicd costs/expenses. There .is no disp;,.1.to th.:1t the ·:::ale ar,:rcotlont 1~as sub,iect' to the consent of the child:ren of -the i:iollor• Those child.rGj.1 were in two eroups. One croup was livine in the villaeee The other c;roup ·was workil1e in the city. The consent was to be from both croups. There is no dispt.rte that only Ramac1J.1a;11 Baja.bu Bunda from the rurnl eroup 'who consentea... ·Those f:rom the Ul:'ba.n crgµp. with held their consent due. to low price which the

appellant refused to ~;.-.ise to ohs. 200,000/=• 'xhere in no dispu.t0 thc.t l::::~e~he- n1)pellai1-'i; approo..ched the old man in the absence of the Ul'ban croup· and :faid J.:,j;n 22,ooojc maltinc a. total of 150,000/c:: 3 .., Since tho sale ar::ro0r.1ont 1-mo ::::ubjoc·~ t-:i tho consc.,.'1.t of tho children of the aellcr, and oincc tl~.oso children did not oonr.:ent, the proposed 3.n,le ~.ccene1rb came to an 011cJ..; H a,l.:;orted. r.ia.cle with the consent of the fami-J.r• laJ.1(\. shodd 1.ie Secondly, loc;ic dio~G:tes that aa!.e o:U fanily / This is so because a_s · . ;,1 sto:l:iod. 1J-.7 t.h.0 ror-::pond.entr.:1., tlrnt uas the ou:J..r ancct thc;;y had czpectetl to inherit after the ch.;&th o-:. thciir f.;1.thQr~ ( i) Th~ ou::rl; :i:'r~:::.:.-:.1t:. the nriI)elJ.c,xl; ·'.i::.0 s-::i.lc p:rioe of Sb.o,. 150,soo/1 ( ii) The,y nus-!; .{.J.r,o . . ;::;J.·•cllant n. f'o.ir, juot ·and roa.sona.11,e .:;;onpcnsato -~J:.(J O omn::.. J."'~01s:-::•:c 0 ~o... _.., J. 011 J. ,A.. ~.,., .. J..,.~~-~).J.-""o~-r,~· '1.t."-1...• 0 , ~1·1t"" ',,j ,.,,,:f•~ .... .;., ,!'1r., ~ ,, ' ;, ....... ,..,,," _....1.(l~.J ...._ .. ,\.!.t.,. ~ .r., .;..,.t4-•4/ ( .J....!. ,,,,~,) +o•·'"'"'dS V V'fc.L,ol,,, the - o.·ovr..lon.. .,_, •· ne,xt of' ·thn.Jc land fror:1 ·;1.L.-:.,::i he crit0:rcc.1. ·:1:;..r:.;o ooot1pation of tha't land till on ,/1/96 when the Dirr~riot cot:w:t jL::lcmcnt wufl rJ.clivoroda Appeal dismin::rnd with oostr;,. s~N., KAJ'I JL1DGE. 10/12/96. nwrn:<J2 nEGIS:i:R.f\Xl I::lGI! cotr~ o::? T~JSi~::.ru.1 I A DA:\ ES 5;iLAAlJ1