19890728 TZCA Mwanza2

.1 D{ TJE CO;!rtT OF APPEAL OF T.Al{ZA.:IIA ( C_Q}Mf: ,NAICAME,,,_J •ii:.• a Ig:S..u.122,A, J .A.,..J.ld J)MAJla J ..A.) \ CRif\'iINAL APPEAL IW. 16 OF 1989 1st CALL3rA KA.M0::JD0 J APPELLA.t\TTS 2nd FitA.NCIS GATEl'E''[Z J Versus P-.JE REPUBLIC ···········~················~····· (Appeal :tram -t~1e conviction of t:.1e High Court of Tanzania at Bukoba) (SEKCT.,E, J •) dated the 21st day of November 1988 in Econ~.c ,Crime Sessions .8zse Ho,2 gf. 12Q.8 ------ •• T.1ese two appeJ.12..nts, C.\LL3::A KAMO!JD0 and FRA.N'CIS GATE.YE.YE~ wer.e taken before r tile Eeonornic Crimes 001.1-rJ.; Gi-'.;·'.;ing at Bukoba,. • rr;1ey were both charged wi t:b. Cattle Theft and Karnondo wr.1.s on his own also cliarged. wiJ.;h Being in posser.,sion of ten rounds of 7 .6 m.m. a...'llnuni tion suspected to ]lave been stolen or unlawfully a.cquireo.. T.1ey were both convicted on t}1e count of Cattle T'.a.e::.-t and. Ka.i-nonu.o was also :fotmc1. gv..ilty and convicted on the· second count. Eacl:. of them 'W'lS sen·!;enced to a substantive jail term of ei,_j.lt yearsJ the appellant ' Kamondo 2.lso having a.'1o-t::J.er sentence of five JeG.I'S imposed on ~:i,s on tlle second count, ordered to l"tUl concurrently with the eigllt-.7ea.r sen'Gence on tll.e first cou::.1t. In t:.1e court below, as before this court, tiley a!)pea.red in p€rSOn az1d were unrepresented. Before ".ls ·\'.1eir a::_Jpeal was

re_si;::.;ted on be:ia.:J.f of til.e respon-2.e:nt/RepubJ.io by Mr. Sw2.i, learned State At·'.,o:rney. Ten l1.ead of e~·:;tle belo:i1c:ing t.o -t~1e :"'2tller of SIDION !UCilAEL PW ,1 but being kept at t:!J.e homesteD,d o:: ·fae src:id l'W.l, were sfolen and d.riven awey- in t.b.e n:orning of 12t~ August 1905 at Nyamil"11lda. Village in Muleba Dis-'~rict. An 2 of t11.e be2sts a.."tJ.d tlle f cot prj_n-ts of the tb.ieves to Mibindo Gaine Reserve w:1er0 fa.ey l'oL'nd SOii,e per~ons driving some cattle. '!he villagers scattered aliey ll1 teri~or on :1ea.ring the lou.d report of a gun and went back to the village. In t::ie me8ntimc PW.l had obt2.i11ed written clearance from the village aut::1orities to se.:,,rch for ·r.b.e stolen ca::::-;;1e. On 14th Augu.st PW .1 and. PW .3 went to Biha.ramul-0 Police S-tation and. reported the theft there. They were provided ui th tllr~e police officers,. inclu.cli.l1s ~ ..2 Cp1., YILLil:.M -wb.o QeP= 4:h.o l,:,:,,d~ ef the· sea,rci:i. ,Pa.r'hy"• 1..t/pl:;:,ce called Nakaura, some t11ent-y five miles :Crom tll.e oo.rn..er wH:h Burundi, t:1.le;y c.3m.e across fotir pe:rsons, including these two a.pp61l?.J1.ts, wi t::i some c9.·;:'.;le. A bullet w::ts :':ired in the air and the four persons were ordered to s·0op. · Two of them, w:io we.:ce im:'ront of the cat.,Gle, the search party, pe.id heed. 2,nd st:rrendered. themselves., vlb.en they were

· seaxc.h-ed i;J1e eppellant Ka.rnonclo ,ra.s :.:ound wi t::i ten SAR b-..,11lets in a pock:et of his -trousers and he s2,id ·c:h.2.,·i; a. persoxt called ~ had. a. gl.\ll a.n.d was b ~ t~1.emt TJ1ey '.1ad agreed fo n:cet at tne market at Mishi!.la in Burundi. T'.ue segnd appel12..nt was f01.md. wit;i not!1ing but he too s?.,id they were merely driving the cattle which belo11_<7,ed to Iv1re:Zu. ifoile PW.2 went for the caJ.;tle w~1ich llac1. bolted on b.e:J.ri21;,: the gun sD.ot, leaving the two appellai1ts in the cus~;ody of ;iis :::'ellow policemen, fae second appella11t mc>..de good his esc.ape, tnly seven he~d of cat·~le were tound :md these were iden-'.;i2ied as being a.mong One of tte stolen animals t26. • gone back b.ome on i ·::s own, so "1;110 ·remain unaccounted for. T'..1e se·-Jreh party h-".d 2 lltu1ch that t:ie second appellant mig;ri:; be tr,;ring +.o get a U:ft on a ve:1icle on t:ie Bi:.:i.a:rawlo - Ru.Stuno tarmae road so -t.:iey went thit).er ·i;:1e ::allowing .morninJ 1.f~1ere they stopped and. ciJ.ecked motor vehicles. Be:..wld, ·::1ere w.qs t;.ieir nwn, on an Isu·iiu lorry, shirt-less and with scratcn merl:s on ~is body• PW~?- told ·fae court of tried t:12..t b.e :1ad been with the second appelLmt :ZoI' about twen·:;~-- }ive mi:tlutes in ·foe ~orest befor~ ·liile 3 confimed ~;l:nt tl1e second. appellant was indeed his compa.nion. In de:?ence both appelb.iTGS

completely denied complicity. The :"irst e.ppell .,.nt ssid hE lPd been travelling from Burundi to c::1ato in Biliar2.,;m;.lo District to collect a debt :for b.is f.'2tl10r. He f2,iled to find the debtor &"lcl he d_icl not 1-i-ve enough money :C"or :1is :~a.re back home. He -~.el'efore b.ad to we,U.: to Nyc>.lum1:n..1gu Vilbge anc: spent .f;lle night there in a ~'louse of a p.e.rsou. he 4ic1. not L.11ow. T.:1e :following ~2..y he walked to Nyaka.bll.ra w~iere he was accosted by three policemen, and two ciY:i.lia.ns w.'.10 told him ti11:'!.t b.e l1ad. stolen some cattle. :le denied t~1e allegc1.:~io11 and when lie wa3 .s.:,aroh.ed h~ was. found with only ·i;en cigarretes ;_:,.nd a box o:-: matehes. He was arres·f;ed and ta.ken J.;o .' Nyal::aht.u·2. Police Post wllere ;.10 saw th& ~ ~lL.,."1.t. :Zor ~.e firs:t ·ti.J.,e,. T".ie second a.ppel12.nt also said ~1.e w2.s :folsely accused of tlie -0atJ.;le the:Ez.. IIe told the trial co-xrt that :1e was tr2,velling fro11 m.s;2i;.1a. in Burundi t.o Muholole Vilh. ge in Bi.c1Rl'::1E''J.o Distriet to visit a relative the:re. Ile was goi. I o::f a lorr-J ·by the Pol ice 2,nd wb.en asked b.e agreed Ji;;ia,t he did not b,we a count:ry co ::.1e w:1s surprisE:d w::1e11 le.ter lie W8.G told ]1e h2d stolen som.e cat-'.,l.e_~ T'ue Eeonomie C:rirnes cot:.rt was 1 manimous t::iat t;1e 2:.ppell2uits were gU:ilt;y- as clnrged. In .>.is apper.1 ·:,o

1:s the appelle.nt Kamondo complained t:1c1..t t~1e::.::·e was no proper i'ientFic:1+.ion o:~ t::18 2.i.1¥11als w:iich we:~e in a:n:y case seven only, anc"i. :.iot ten, the/.; }10 ~v"',S not f'ov..nd j_n possession o::' bullets, it was j1.,.st 11 an intrig...10 d.enigr:.ed by ·;;;.1e Prosecv_tion to m::i.ke t'.1eir story credible" and t~1at t;;ie sen·Ger:cce imposed. w,;,,s 11 indezcl inco11si,:.er2~te 11 -~aking into account t:c.at 1:e had been .iJ:,. remF.U1d. c·0J,;tody :.:or some t;:iree ye2..rs.. In hiG meu1or2.:..1u:um the appellant G-2.teyeye m:=i,6.e si1-:iil.1,r 2.ssertions 2,ncJ. corn pl '.?,incd t:.1at 11 th ere was :c;.o fertile evic: ence" Befo1'e v.s the two appel:i.ants did not say o:~ anything of relev3nt s.1bs·~.snce. The ri:rst :1prslhmt repce,ted ti:-1.t t:1e c~;:;tle allegeo.ly :found were only seven 2:1d .. 0 - 4 appelJ.2.nt said if' lie really hcl run away steps would h3.Ve been taken against ::..:i:.•_, ~:J.1.9,t ho wou+d :1.~we 1:ieen· given a PF.3 if he really he ~1ad scr:::.tch markc on ::..1.is body. Mr. Sw2,i, learned. St2,te At·corney supported both convictions. Ile subiai•;'.-i;ecl that tl.1G appellants were seen a.riving the ca·ctle and il1 view· <Yf the evidence I tllere coulc: l:>e no question o:i: mistaken io.entify of t:ic -~wo appel12.i'1ts, Tile evidence to see i:'.: t:1ere is an,}· re'?.son wl':ly tJ.1eir vero.ci t;;" s.1ould ~

d~'.'::i·:;ed r:1x,c:. we ]1~ve not been 2.bl·e 1'.o C::Lscover any sucb. ind.ic:J,tion• Regarding the e,ppdla:1t ICcUnendo, :1is arre[:·/:ers did .not lose sig-1t of ilim since the encc:,.mter in the bus)1 time l.1e was t?l;:en to t:1e Police Po.::t,. As 1111' • Swai rema.rkeC:. 1 isu.~e w.:,,s not t:1e identiiiy oz ·c~e 2.11imals: there was no cont.:raver>sy about ·::i.1e/.;,. Regarding the buJ.J.ds, the nllegatio:1 W"S that such bnl 7.ets we: e .for SAR g;~.ns. 0 WhGre t:;iey c-,re :1:"'nu.r.'J.c-/.;:.1.rocl is of no consequence. Not onl;;rdi~ the a.ppelL:.:1t re:r-u-ced pocsession of t.:1e:n in t:1e ta.oe of, cogent 2..nd convincing evidence., Allio according to ~1is mm evj_clence he was not v.nf'a.rniliar With -;;::.1e villa:J"eS t:iere, so it, is significa.."1.t faat ]1.e did. not offer to show t:1e l::ouse whei e :1e spent -'.;he 0 21ight 3:t Nyalumbugti Village. iiis expl2::.;:,tion was -,;:;_.!.,d; :ie did r,ot know ·t1e o.-mer .,_, of v.U. C:-; ~.toFse • T.1e seco:.1cl a,::,pel12,nt w,1.s spo-:/.;ed on -~:1e lorry by pw.2 a"'.'ld evidence was / given b;;r ;,10 less t~:.. u1 ·(;hree people, -r,1.1, PW11 l nnd PW .J, ·c<l.at he was ·:;he sa,1;1e 0 \ We .:,,re o·"" t•·~. e C'."..re7.'ul view t.h 0.>t t].1e appelle.n-!;s we:'.'a each properly coi:r,:ictscl and. we J.1:c.ve no rC::ason to d.is-bcITb t:'.le d.ecision of' -(;'.:te -',;rial c_ou:rt+ We accord. ·.ngly

.:.limni3s -t).10 r.ppsr.ln entirely. We 21ote however ttle,-;; no c0Dpensa-tio1:i. order was ma,de reg2,rding t;.ie two head o:f c.,t-'Gle s·i;olcm ~nd no~; recove:::ed. We -~ccordingly ord.er thnt tn.e appellants ••. /5 ... 5 compensate PW .1 shs. 10?000/= on the basis of the valne of the caj.;tle as disclosed in t.;2e inform"•tion. R. IT. KL-~AFGA t.TT.T::/}!I CE 0~ APP~AL A. M. A. 01-14.R JU;~,?ICrE 07 APP:SAL \