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.,.. -~ ~ "f IN '.1.'li.t. ltlu. CvUL·t'r. ul!' 'l\~N2.J..l\JlA H~Tfft~k A'l' .!Ji-i..l:( .i:.B SALAAM .t-1.f'P.1!..1..,1A'l'.c, JUi.foi.JICTION HIGL: CCUh'.i.' Ci-<Ilv1Il~.i-1.i, APP~i-i.L NO. 10 OF 1993 O~lGINAL CRihI~aL Cn~.ci ~L. 87 vF 1991 uF flLI: J..1lS'l1 hlGT COUtlT vF KIS1-d-{A\{i!, 11~·11 t<ICT AT KISARAw~ B.ciFU.r(t; ]'. J~o Jo N.UY1-i., ES~o, uIBTldCT M.ttGI6T.d.A'I'B ii.ND.KillW c;.i.:.,J..:>'l' lJ->.N S I!VillA •••••••• • ••••••••••••• APPBLLANT (O~iginal acc~.ed) versuo TH.lli i{..:..,}:-:0.lJ.;..JIC o • o o b o o a o o • o o o o o o o • • e o o o • o • o • o o ltfilSPQI~DENT JUiJG~1£NT j ~,1\Ui>E - .& J: ; i ANiJtltW CI~,.. :;:;.:,_I,1.l~ c.11-.B,-1. w&s with two others char, ed with two counts Qf obtaining 1:_;v,,us oy false pr~tenitas ~/s 302 of th0 Pen&,l Code in the district court Lf Kisaraw~ and up0n b~ing convicted ·was aenteneed to !ive years iLl;_Jri.sunr,11::nt on eu<.:h ccunt. 'l'his appeal is ajainst f'OllVl~tion _ and sentence:• Hr. Hyera I learne<.l counsel for the al--'pellu:nt, rais.ed 1~ .. twelve g;rounC.s uf UJ_Jpeal which, in· substance, crystc.,lliso into one s1ound relatir. 0 to the au.riiiss ion of hearsay evidence and 1::ias;i.ng the conviction on it. l•irs. Saa, lva1ned State ttttprney 1 did n'\ot \support ·, I the c0nvictiG,i en th(::' ground that the conviction is. based. ~n ~ear~a.r--· .eviuence. It Wc:s c.~:!.lc.~,___c.1 in the first cvunt that Andrew Christian S.\imba; \ . Kassim Ally huscu <.1nu nbuallah 1Jaziri on 24th Januc.,ry, 1990 at· •the . '\ Coast .t<egion . h:... in ;:..ture in tl1t clistri-..t of Ilala, :Uur es Sal~aJD•. dd \ ' jointly and t~iwther obtain tweuty motor vehicle~ tyres wtrth .bj• : \ 648,450/= oy f~l~e~y pretending that they were employees of Ki~arawe uistrict Ccuucil an~ th~t they were sent by their employer to c~liect the tyres. lL the seconll count the chc.1.rge is th...Lt th(,j, three ac~u$ed persons on 22nc. Jc,.1:u<-<ry, 1990 d~Li joir,tly ahd together obtained\ ...... ,lothes worth ,..,hs. 9443/50 from tlw Coast hegion Main ;:;tore by f\altfely ' pretendin;; thc.t tl.ey were f;llllployec:s uf Kisarawe Vistrict Council!' nn-1 ' \ th~t they wcr~ sent by thei~ employer to collect the clothes. i \ 'l'he first viece vf eviue:nce which c on11ects the appellant wi:th tne case is tL0 clui1a by .l:'v. .1 vn1c; 1:-'.1Jl. Lh 1\.H:ii1.VJ1-d-<1-i. 1 th~.t Mwarngeni ~avala\. 1 told. him ~he c.1.~-.._,(;llant huu taken tht: lett&r c-0ntaiuing the list of \ authoris0d 0fficors tc be sent t0 tho C0~st Hegion hain btor~ ◄ 1he. ,...:_.. .. \ a~thorized of::.ic"rs are. th0 e,n0s wliv cuulu lawfully c0ll0ct goods _,..~ ·I · on oohu.1.f cf _.iz_rawe .l.listrict v0uncil of which .Pv-t.1 was its.. Ae-ting ', I \ .. -,/2. .. - 2 - .c.x.ecutiv~; vf:i:ic~r. r1.s hwc..m 6 eni LJ&Vala, whu is an 1.;,;;;_Jloyee cf the eouncilt w~s not calle~ to t~stify the &vidence of P~.l on this ~Jvir.t is ~learly hac..rsay. I\u r~E,S on is gi v0n why Zav~l& wu ;pout c .... lJ.0{: tL, ti;Btify. a rel&tct ie~uo is the ~tlciti0n of the n~me uf one Boniface Aomb~ tv thw li~t cf authoriEeu ~fficers in tha letter which P~.l hc1.d pl't:j_Ji;...:i.•.;_,u f:;r_ sending, tu th~ ht,in .:it0re. ·1'he s0c<.md. ac<.;uced was th~ ~riv~r uf an Isuzu lorry ~etistr&tiun ~u. 6M 1022 which Wei.AS us~(: t,~ C•vL.cct th~ twer.ty tyres from th1: bt0:cv. P'v-;.1 alleged/ th ..... t he· h~.l. ~:o:~0~: tli-= llriv-.:r tu c0nfirm if it Wc.s true he went and collactal t~~ tyrqs ~nG th~ ~river toltl him, in th~ presence of f'll<l.2 an(, i-'~i.'/ t;:_., t ho Wc,.s with the u~-:t:,ellant when h{; cc.,1:~ect•4. -- the iyrGs. i~ both .h~.2 anc: J:'11.7 d<inied th&t tt.- GOC-Jnd accu1:Hid/ ~ hl:l.u m~ntiva..;c. thJ c..i-,t'cllant c.1.t "'11 G\ rl;asonabl~ , ..,u:;t exists a, tu wh~th..:1• t>.0 i:.tL cl.Lant Wi...3 invulv...-C: ut u11. ihJ fd:,t that both .l:'1'1.J unl,: .l:'~1.4 ,Lt: work at t:1~· Cu ..,&t .1.:0:.:gion l•1ain .:>t1..,..:'0 c'.L.-not ~aentify t~e a~jcllant as thu ·p .. ~s0n who was with t~J dri~er wh~~- 't'hu· 'lc~·;;,,:r· ue~nt ·there t0 cul~ect th~ tw~ntf t~ros loDVes ' ., . . tna pr~uet~tit:,1 cf£..im ·thc..t i ~ ,;..,_,:; the c:.ppellant whc \:cnt '- l . with· ti:{G- l:>CC-:11·.. [f---c~·used to "c0l1":c1; t~.~ {y;:::s t/itb. n--- leg on L., .. -1 T ".. ' 0 which tu S"Ci.'.:i.ll.. ln °!1:.;c·t h cth ,Jitn..;.:..ct::ts tit.lkecl c.1.bou-'.; a Nr. 1So11if .... cu :t·~cr:tb..:, \/:10 hid.. hi£ phctut:rci.ph r..rn.r namt: :i:n a lett0r they were· e,i·v..,,:;:.. 1:... hc> of' th~i:;·e :witnesses s;;/iU th...·t tlle,. · . rf>on c:allec1. 1{rombi:.: 'is t:,c .,.,__ :.·'13llt..:nt· 1w:hose- ·r~.::.sl rt<-me· .is ;anc.lr~w .Si:,iba. I :. .i.:110 ,:vi..01;Cv \Jf "the ·2n~ &C~USE::d 'wh~ :.,;s· the ~friY ..,r vf the io~ry th,,.~· c,:,J.ll-Ct-~:tl 'tht: .t'yr...:s ft1..,ni th_c:_. store is ac ,"c,mplfce 1:1Jiu~nce in SU f .... r ;-;i.s it r~i~tcs "t(., tlit: ap1Jt::ll~"nt~ .;s th..:re we.s . ,n~ co;r~·be,,r. . tilis cviJer,ce, tht: trial -cuurt, sh'cu·lci nut hci~e acte4 on 'it ·as 1;1. ·b·c..~is of conv1ct'i·0n. :i·h0 st'c..t~rJt:.nt' riiade by the -zn'<f , ., I to. 11ut . - , him ;o ·.1.'hu::,i in tht: c,UStnce "uf cvrrobur,j.tion no w-,,i°&ii 1~h0 s-,C 1. fr:. e ouri.t which ."'l.L.a 6 c1s _obtyining, _olct_;.i.ls by ful&e ' ., ·'"'· .. . . . ~l:l~•-"'s ,:.~ __ .. ,.1'0, tiu 1h""ve ~e-:.n put on th.: ~hil3:G1:: by Li£.t,;ke: '.l'tu:vuah0u·t th.:: ·c:.ci.._l proc-=~rlin 6 s · rGferi.711c;e_ is only rn .. 4e to tho ♦ ., A - ., • • iwant,y ty:.·us c.n: no 1110ut,ion ,iti 111.:.:..c:e of .tn1.: clothc:s. f• • I ' .. .., • • '1'h-r,.; is no l. In t).._.. fin.;..l r--,,·sult l c.1gr,.;.: ,,i.th ,,.hr •. liyer.a ,' ·J.oar;.l-.:d cvunsel 1-il the <--~ h ;.Jl i.:.,:i.lt, tlllL! hr~-- -~J.c4u. leurn.Q<l.iSt..utt;i',,~ttvrn.;y, thc.ct b \be •.unvi(.;tivll .:;i th1:: E..lji:eL c.nt _in :thi:::: ~as1= ,is wi thc.ut l:egal • ,. " • t • ~a;i,f~Ci.:..tic1~ .... L, thcr-.:: ii:; 110 ,;VL 0r..cc in ~-UP., or.~. 1-1C~ c:r:J.ing,ly /I - 3 - l ul,low t~~is UJi:.?Go.l, 4Uc:..sh th~ ~unviction · c...nt.. 1>et ~-~ide the s1,mtencc. '1·; .. 0 L\JlJ'vl.u:.,nt i,Ni.Ji.__...;;,,, CILL.,1.'1.,!1: bll--3Ji. i~ to 1J..:.: ; 1 • ·~i 1993 in t:::..v :;:n:"sc.:..cE: of i•1is ..... PenC.'-,eli ..:iti:.tt: J.. tt0:CZI<.::Y £or r1;spcn<len·• 1 A..i:Jp~ll""nt c:~hscnt. JU:UvL l'\T l.J.r.i< ES SALAAM o ·, ,itb J_~t .. ~+~~~).