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-,·,_. ; ., ~' IN m m,cz: COtHT OF l'ANZAlai\. ... ~ - - ES SAL.);h! , . CIVIL C.L\..S~J no. J.( d OF 1993 PLA.lll'l!m1S -.:.. __ S. ~·0.a.""U.~! GJZ'i.TmlA.L .......... .: o ., • • • o • DlfttD~· ---·--- Ct " •• " o • o "' • o -::, • • • • • • ,I; JU JJ GM ENT ............--~ . .--. '\ -r i!~ \ · '&o plaj.ntiff's ~o Poli·~itia."lSG lh'ca Maboro lfyruleho 1-w:a.nd.o ia ~ tho Na.t\~.llal ~~ of l!a;~io11a1 ~nvontion. for Oo!}aJw:uction and ltof~_ ~/'·. J):QPUl~~~,,.tbloun by its GOCl'Ol'JJl'Ill, NCOR-:-MA,GWZI. Ho i~ J..uc first pl.4lin", :J,f_;( ~ his· p~ ?:~ Flhd.n Mtoi is tho national Chairman of ~o. ~ cha '- -r , I ~~ na !~DdQlao, nlao populo.:rly known by i ta DOC%0%\Ym, CllADDU. }"·• , '.'eoth · thoao poll tioal pa,tt1oa ~o roG"istorod undo:r tho Politiocl ·Pc~os ;.- · APt, 1992- ~qy h.o.vo broll{;ht •lilJ.ia aotion ai.sD?,nst tho Oo~021t1 ~ / 1t thro~ tho A"ttom~ora:Lc ~o pla:i.ntitfa lool\JC~ ~ to ~ ~ . ' ploodoct in i;o.ta(;%n.ph 5 of tho pltlint h o.dmi tto<1; by -thq dofOlldo.nt, . ~ · ~c p~~f'a oluill01~0 "lilio lc~tiu1ocy of the <.;raasroot oi~-il;:~;,,;. ·-~1/, • J, :;i, olcotio110 trllial.i, were hold. ll."~ J~!1c villa.Jc a.11d noic;hbo\ll!'hood lavol.4 ·• '.-t-' •". ·<' 'l!Q.s oontcn~~n is :raio<.4 i.11 Po.1!<\;,~n.ph 6 of the pl..u.nt lfuo:ro it is I . .i .. ful:th.cx avorrod tha.t 1tho ooll.il1g of those olootions io inoqUitto.bl.o p. . all oppold:~on p~tios allil. "i.ll.o.t ~1ey con'b=avcno thcsu.~o laJrr ot °'19 . · , ~ tho QQllatitu-tion of. -'i.!.1c Ur.i tcc1 Republic of 'l10l1!Wl.ia, td.u.oh ... : ·-,"\.,. . ~ ~N1too3 tau p~tioipaJdon of dV'CJ::J ci tizon in tllc oivU .Ute· of 1ho· lio.~ In "iill.c Vi.OT of tho plr,::.:.rWf tho claotiona. On1Ul0~ be f:oc GM, .. fo.ir in-~ o:Z the sav-<:,:al ~o\U¥la lrhioh they havo liotad .t.1 p.or~ f of th.cu pl.a.il'!,t, tho."t is to Gt\Y'I"".' (a) h t the Polj:',ical Parties Act 1 1992 · offQllds tho Co.101.i t\,fl;ion of the United Uc,pu.blio of ~~Cllia. in _th.at it aronta tl)o Dist:rl.pt ~caicncr who is n mom~ o.nd. oi'fioOJ: o::' -~~1c .'!'L'.:i.i.!lG Cho;,10. oho. 'Mo,pin4uz$. (cc:1), pot1c:c to 6'J.'Dnt pcsdta for poli ti0Dl rollicn 1 llilieh power tll.o pl.Pintii'fs ol.D.i;.l, hao been ottcn misuood. to "..he diStlAv::mt~o of the op;x>si tion pg,rtiCQf ~ t th.o wool Govc:r11i::c11t (El.~tiona)Aot. 1982, is I.Ul00•'ll:lti-'ru•~i.xuil to ~ c;:tcnt ,th.at i ti a:ran·i;.a J.;llo ML-:istry for \LJ,:r-J. !<Jov~c11", tllc solo :po,:\'.:l' to orcfuuac •' I / CIICfl~Q/2 '· ' ' ,.(,~' '! ~ l'·~ ,. ,l.... -2- (o) 'fuat t!1e ciVio c~co·aons o:rc prcr,1a.tu:rc i11 -i.ha.t_~u all the stntuteo Wm.oh have been decl.nJ:od m10011S- tiJ.,utional and on..'\ pote11tfoll,y' be uncd ogai.11st tho opposi ti.on hav'e riot boon rcpco.lod~ cc ~ Tho . following piccco 6;~ lcci,stlation have been spocifioda 'E1c Prcvcntj.vc Dotcnt~on Act, Tllo Regional D.i.ld District Commissioner rs Acts, the Dcpor-~tion Orc.1.ilU!l1cc cc~ I'~ is contended that those la.us a.re used by- Jli~:.c inct.1.'ilbcnt Government to J..hrcaJlion 011pooition par·ac::i uith lecrol a.ctio~ 'llio Doporla- tion OrdilUll1co io ci tcd a.a on cxnmple of au.oh · 'action wh~c t1. Htc 3:laab!Ul Iiloo was moa.tcnod for l"I · dcpor·~o.tion non: Zu.nzibQ.1'~ The plo.i.11U~s aver '( .,~· ·,,\ i faD.t tblc Mini1:r~C}: for IIoi:lc Af.fail:s undo a otlll in r:,-t\ ' ~11:U b~ tlu:i.t scr::i tion l.l}TS should be uaoa. ·to t}4r'~- ,. ~ prosocu·~c lcc.dcra o:2 the oppoaiJ.;ion trl10 1 in -the ,· /·.... opil1ion of the Cbvcrn;,1cr1t of our dey, insulJ~ CCU lcoocrsc It is :aou alleged tlutt in conaoquonoo of the at.id ti.U'90.to Jlihc opposition onnnot proporl.7 oi:wlpo.ign for ·hll.c clco•tionsJ (d) tl1ti.t · the Minie~:c·s fol' Local Govcrn·:icnt uhioh conducts :Jliho civic clcdi~no is under tho Prime 1-lini_BJ,;orJ iTll.o.t the lo.J~t~, uho is also tho national Vioo Oho.irmo.n of J,1c ruling COM, ho.El pu.bliol.7 and ,oi:i;togoriool~.,. -~ca.toned to fire District QojJjjliasioncrs ': ·' wet tb.osc lll'ld.01' Jlihc11 if the. opposition poliJliicnl parties vr01'c to lri.11 the civic clcotionec IJ.; is ~o submission of. "i:hc plaintiffs that Jlib.ooc uho :,0.11 auporVisc ·i.lJ.c elections will be bound b;r thou s0l.f~rcscrvntio11 Jli<> riff them to yiold Jlill.c dcauod :rcsuit for CCM. (o) ·~at the prcac:·r~ oonstHution of tho UniJlicd. Ilc::;ittblic was Ltodcllcd olo~ tho lines o:Z a \.\llip~ Ezy"otcn; 1 t is ·;;uua uni'i t for a. plw:nl cl.~.Yc 'l: 1at the dcr.Wltl b;,· -~he oppoai tion portico J.;Iw/li a. Qonsti tutional e>o,i!Ol'cncc involvi11G' o.ll Jtilic i11t01'cstad ~tics \ond gro1.1.po bo convorod llAS been rejected by •' the CCM govcrlli.1011".ir It is now averred J.ilin.-li <r.rcn if ~c olootion.a lrore to be cond.uctcd fuirl,y ni1 ovont~t,y ~o plcintii'-Zo aivc no ohnnoc, the opOJ:n:tioll.ol rcoults Uf,11 11ot c.nt.blc ·i.li.o amooth. funotionil'.lG o~ ·:.ho olooted I bodies c.:;::acpt ui1cro CCM prcd.omioo.tosJ (t) that the rcaourooa a.v.i.ilo;Jlc to the oppooi tion POli ticru. pti:rtico DJ:o totally inndcquatc ·~o onauro fnu oornpdi tion ui t:.1 CCM w!uoh ho.a 1Uld. tll.o ~vtmtll(!o ot uailu publio cllld state rcsourcoa to clcVclop i tsclt o;._1c\ the nocc~ iu;i-~u.ctu:o fol' . Ul)linltds of ~ron-cy- :,co:l at ' I --~ ,.·._ :t' It is tll.c fuxJGhcl' oon:~cn-:iion of the pl.$~1s tlw:li tuou, rcqu.cs-i. .f.11. I ' f t'l hnv'o the oiVic clcationo pootponcd end tho some be p1'"1.Ccd 1d thin .tho juri.adiOJliiOll of the Eloctow: ~uliilisoion ho.a. 'been ,:cjcc·~ccl by "t.ho r;;,vorllL1~te lr.i~cforc the pl.a:i.ntitfo prey for jud[;'r.10,t'~ n..,d decree as f:,llowoc~ I.' i 'I : !Ll110 weal Govc:r~li.1cn-~ elections alroacly :! o?nclt:t.c't:ccl be dcc;...reJ. 11Ull mtcl il.Void; .rutd · t;.10sc dµc to bo ,,elcl be sLtspcndccl pcnc"'..i:ng the repeal of -~he lnJrs docln.rcd uncons·~Hntionnl b,)• ·bhc 1trnlDJ.i Oo;,t".:i!:l:;:iion; (ii) a· clcclQ.t'.n,tion that no election CD.it be free a.nd i'n.:i.J:' unless , a. conrr~:i:~u'~ion..1.l conforcnc c Ju:.o boon hclcl. ~ -tho ConsU ttition 01' tlic Uni tccl incpublic a.ccordincl~r rcwri ttcn to o.ccommodn.to. II tile• uul ti--po.r·;;y • t::~":::r~crii.; · ' (iii) 1 00,rtn, o.m an,r o·~:1cr x-eliof 'uhis coll.l't r,1n,y dcCLi fi to I !!he dc:Zcru::.nn-t Ju.1.a ca.tcc:-0::-j,.9.wJ.y trcvarsccl a.11 ·:J1c clmL10 and. · oontcntiono 0011"~0.inccl in the plnintc· It is i'.;o a.v·or..1c11t thc.'i; ·~lie co1r~cnts 'of pa.rngraph 6 of ·i;ho plo.i.nt ,a:ro oquivocal. f1= ·llioir do not Lliccloso ·i;ho incqui1~y nor ·li.i.J.c ~oundc. for' auoh bclicfc , , Tho da:c'cru.laitt !~ I ,.1,. clc ~liho folloirine a.vcri.1cn·~a in aitSl·ror to ·:,i, pa:rDgro.ph, · 7 :o:Z tl1c plcin'li, l'U'.i:lc:IJ'a-:- j:tJ:in:~ ·the pln.in:atfs ho.Ve· to fu.rnfo.1.J.. fu.r'..J.tCl' \ ' ·l. ,pa:rticulu.t's ru.tcl be apecific with instruicos iwhorcbyl tho Dicr;;;rid Coaiiasionors DXC o.c•~ivc. I ·.' ·, ., .,.,, I PCCM uei-,ibcrs· o.11d lic,v·c r.ti.suscd the powers crivcnf. ••• 1' ' I I . . . ·I /.•.) \,l.l. ·:.11.n:~ sub paTO{;"r2.:r:1 (j) of pD.T~aph 7 $b.ould . · be ui~1U.Ssod· bcCil.llSC iJG is merely 13pcctiJ.a.-tiVCJ ',!. (iii) :1;;,ia.-~ sub--parograph ( o) of the so.ac pa:roero.pll ' ; .' sll.ould liko'\~isc .be ·di8i'.:ti.sscd for bcin{; apcoulQ;'dvc 1n·t11n:b it ·dcalo uiJlih potcntialocc~rcncoa aitd :1.oJli o.c·i:;u,.-ili tics 0~ Gj?CCific OOOUl'l'C?.'.CCB' to si.tppol't Ith.cir allogr.i:tiono; sub,,,-pa:roeraph (d) is ooti[;r', · \ttp in sii:lilox cil'CL1i:1stru:iccs1 (iv) i"th~/~ tho contcn-~o of sub-:"P~agraph ( o) £1.l.'O vt\;."'L\0 ·in ·~hat it .io. no·~ clcD.T whether tho oomploilrl; is oc~11st tho Comr'~i tu·~ion of t4c Uni "lied R e ~ of :1.u.n~m.nia or ·~he Oovo:rnr.1cnt I a rcfuco.l. to 1 00nvc11c the. con,r~Hn·~ional confo:r:cnoo; I ' (v) ·:,hat J~ho otic·~011cc o:c' CCH for ov·cr s:i.:x: yccis is oL1(.1i·i;·~ccl; bu·~ ·i;ltc llc:Zrnce J.cnios -t~ic.t ·liJ.J,.-::i; cr::istq,,,cc is uncoaocio1w..1:Jlo to wc:rxont ·:.i.lis OOU:.-t I 13 in°l;o.i.-VCU-~iOllJ 'l'l1n;~ pal'O[;"rnplt G of -~:.ic pln.:i.nt is donicdc llli.dhcl' ·~o prov•i:::ions of tho Political ~~-~ioi3• Aot, lS92, a.nd tho Loool · Govornmont (Elootioll:d) · .AQ1 1 1982 0:-10:.td tho Co~~ii~ion o~ the Uni tad Ho~liQ of 'l1cwmanitl,f . I tlhoJ.;hor tllc locc.J. crovcrn:1cnt elections uhioh· po;rtiy , \' 7 00!; pl~o llt· c;raaOJ:oo·ta level arc oonoU·m•~ion.ci• ., ;'-:l ,. ,'1' ., ' ,: 3~ ·1i:1o·~l!cl' J.;hc OoVo!';i;.1cnt ho.o conducted i·tscli in o. ;.1o.nncx · 11:..:.ic~1 .,rill not lcoo· to fct.ix clcc·:.::.on::i·; ~ tn1dhcr the rcpca.l o-2 ·tllc 40 statutes ckolo.rot1. by the lfy'nloli .Co::.t:,iccion .rorth rcvic1Til'l[;' ui.11 l'e::iuH to tree cillC"i. f;ur clcctiono; anC.: 5c !110 uhnt rolic:Zo a:.:c -~he parties cnti·~leclc t:• · Tll.l'c~ 1rHnccscc have t¢s·~i:~icd for the plcinti::.':i:'ac Hr~ Mo.bore I ~ liyo.Uci:i.o E..i..rr.:.Klo (P!-r. 1) e,p~·;; 11:0:.1 bcil'.l[;' the lJCCR-Iii~G'.:.::C~ 110.tionD.1 ~ , ,· I, n ,,'" is o.lsc D.il n.uvocn.tc of tl.:.ia coLU:t a.nu courts suborclina-;o Ji.!1cxcto1: Ho suoro ~·-. thn.t he ~Jpc~ctl bc:?oxo ·:.hio- coLU't to cC';.1plci.11 <IC~.ins-t 0011tx,,vcntion o-:? . ,.r .' ' '! -, I .. . . . his p~~~ 1 □ do;.11:rlii·auJGi011ol ri.:/~·:.ac . He blanco t:1orJc conti~a.vcn'tions on Jue lolld.cxs o1 t::i.c Gov0!'11,.1cnt uhicl: ia- in powc:r togdhcr u:i. ~1 picceo of '· logislc!.tio;1 )'.e holicvco. Col1":.:t'n.VC11C 'iihe cons'iii tLttionc Ile nl □o conplailis DG'ti.iru:rt tZi.c Oovcrn;·,1ent of •;;he UnHcd. Republic of i to rotuool to oom.o 1 togotl1Gl' ,Ti.ti o·:.:.1cr intcrcatetl.., po.rtico to diocucrs issu.ca rclo.ting to the fu.·~11:ec poli·aoaJ. tli.redion ot oux country~ & 1 ·i;hc :i,;;141cdin.tc cou.ao for his :Zili11G ·hl.1is civil ac·~ion io to sock redress c.[.'m..;.1.S·iT 1DJ0l\S'S 'Whioh VOlZ'O OOi":t'.ti/,;-i;Q(l D[;t.imrli hia, oJ.;c~Jlil-ll5 frora 1993- . Aoca:cm.11C 'lio his evidence, u!1ich hJJD been concodod by- ,li:ic dof cnoo, there we.a u :dot o:ii ¼..".Xicl:Doc I-ix l-Iari.u1d.o lu:i,s tcs,liHicu. ·itlo.·~ ,..ho :J:io·li, · .,. . to ,dliO.::. 1·. o rc1cr;:cll a.s a. Llc:1oot:.:<<".'don, wa.s a. stantc.noou.a and direct t :r:co.ctio:1 o:Z pc·:.·~y trc.clas/u:\o 00:.10.u.c·~ business in t1.i.c1.t ~ca. a.,_,"'ainS th.air fore ad c--lio';i.o:u- ;;~,· t.1.:o ci -~y C.:, ..::wil o:Z Dor co Sc.1lc...--;.1c 'ili.oso potly ~D.Clora / I I .· vcxo ln.,Gcr fo bo :::r~o.1111 a.o ,.f.~c l!~·.1acl:.ill(,Pf He hn.o tcsti~icd . . that the ~ t',, ' ' n. pr:n.;,: :r:co.cJl(',Q , il:.1.Cll ' ' 'G~C ·,' po 1 J·.. CC lll~Cl'Vcnc ' ... cl ' 0.0 .~ ' o:.:~ 'l'I.il1.C~ a :t'CSt:.i.·.;. ' • ' GOw0 lfJli~pcll.~q Sl'J:J'~oinc~~ g~wt lTOlt.lC"i.~ On 4,~.i. Scp,~c;.foox, 1993 ih:e ·uu::itn.f::i.1'u,nne; 1nl'l.}r:i. 1 tl:.c11 Rc:r.i,oncil Collli.'li.acioncr fo:i: Dax· os &lari;..11 convened 0.1:..cl uddrcs::iod a. rolly £l.t which . . ... 'tb.o ~lJ.J\la 'fc::'C PEll't o:i? -'.;~1.c odi~oc Tlw.'c Mrc I-!rei:.!a1 MiniatOl' ~o~ Hc:io A:Ur:J.xn' t'.nd Dopu·~.'{ Pl'Ll.c liilu.stcx oloo o,Jrl.:rcGocd n. poo.oo:ful ~ oit tp..i.t o:rco.c l'I-L I has tostifietl ·:fu.c;~ b.c b.ca.rd Mxc lJY~lC"•t".ttti ol<li.Llire 'Ub,a.t \, tho noJlis 1w1. 1.>ccn inatiGti.tQl'l bz,- opposition portico, Cll)ccifiQDll,; ~~ . d.il¥e 1~ l!c.rn.nd.o . . . ' \ - NCCR--lilLGJJJZ:Ci, '.i?l.<l ~coo ~ :i:'epoxtod il1: the UillJRTJ llO'ilGPD.PCJ: th.c foJ,lolliJ.lC ho.a lll'g'ac't ·:.I.1.0 couxt, thr~h his ~~oo·~i.a0.i_;r, to bcl.iovo . tllc.t Ml:c lt"c.1t;laJ\'/i ~osoc.<l ·:.:io rally o.3 o. ocniol' li\Q..1~ of CCi~ lio ts ruli.7i·~~ a ~ of ~l.C 1k:.=.:.ioncl. Eb:oout.ivc of CCH Hr~ ~ando insis·~cc: ·:.1.1.2.t' -~,.a.t wn.o a. p_ou·ac::.l :colly wtich wns ac1c1r·cooocl. by n. top CCII t>ffi¢.l ilOCQ.ll:JO if th.c t,n,co;.:cl' ~1 ~cso<Xl the raJ.].ir_ no ~-rion~ ~~u.Wliol1c:r !:..c could no·~ hrYc: 'bl°"1od opposition );)E:;d;ie~ -£1,", o. pt\blj,o J:cillYJ ho sho,D..cl. i1.1~c ordCJ:bu i.11.Vccr~L'.;~,-~iono in the ;:icttcx so ·i;lw.Jli it ~0110 ' W:C · . to bl.cmo ·~1-c,1: lccnl. M=¾an a~oulcl !l.£'..Vc bocn tal:;.c11 oc.rdno·t ,ti.'..torac ... , ' \. ,\ OCf?.cC/ 5 . ,; ;' '~-~ ,', .'.;,, 11' ~-, 1 ·:. ·-"",\; !/ ,' !, •. f 1 '1 '.<, /(' Mr~ Mnxn.mlo dacidcQ ·to .:J.lrl.rosc a sir:ri.ln;r ral),y o:~ 'tho sn.nc area ' . in orclcr -~b propn.;ato his iX'..l'-~ 1o i'cclingo 011 Jlihc J1'EqcAi.r~,t: ic:3Uoc .That ,_ I . • •, . . . " . ,. ,,,_ ra.:LJ,:- u~,c ·lio uo p:rccccclcc.L iJ~" n. proccosio11 o:i: his I,lC1l1,10l'r.J .1..1:om • NCCR-:-Wj}J::TJ""@ 'J:ru.11chos in t:1c ci•~.?Q All the procccciono 1re:rc to·-oonVOl'gQ on the ~-crirJ.:oo Marl::ct Gl'OLU1L".o 1l1crc N'xc Ny~ 1al'J,Y'i ;.,uc.l OJ.hlrcs::icd his rolly ITCCll-:-UL~G:!:JuZI rcqui:c cd pc::?:1i ·~o i'ro11 n.11 the t:.ircc Dis·tdct Cormacioncr::i in Dc.x cc S:-,l;.~.--1 in orclor to rso n!,cOJ.l ui'..h ,J:i.c procession _I nnd tho rn.'.!.J.:tc '2.'1c~r c0L1lcl no·~ cd the_ 1•cquisi"tic pc:r::1i-b l.Jcc.1uoo tho I aocu:ri·t· ci-~L:t'.,hon wnc 110t 00;11..lttci ve to a pcMcful Q.Gsenb:I.yc 'l'h.o rcfurml wo.s convc.;rcc. ·~o lJCCR-:-ll"..CU~I ·J:- n let,~c.r lfocNocf» 70/49/35 c.1-,_,tod 9th Soptmbcr, 199 3 urld.c:r ·the :1::•,;,1cl o-.2 Ca.ptc G. H. ~lla..tchi::v.. ( j)~T, I) uW.oh roa.de in poxtc-:- \ I ~o.li :·n. cola:> b l:-:-c:;.•in:.;:oo L'iust1.l~:1n. hoijalrn. nzuri b,c::;L, la.mU:::n. l~rc. dia.sin to.rcl1c 3 Scptcr.1ba, 1993 I'. lo.r~o:~ 11..1, r1aclc~o ho,::,ro. ::..ioni lm;:in. ni bt1.or.xc. I. I lo.tJliot, :ti.boli ch...-1, r:i'~n-~:.,.no · l::11.:i. Chn;:1n. chocl1o"l;e cha. Si.n.sr.. r.1pO.:rp. ofini : c..ic;Lt ilc..--.::apo:riill1fr..n. la.um li.ali 0 irnc:.:ium yn. utulivu :.:..~Jo. z0;:1o.i1it1:t 0i: I11 ohoxt t)c Diotxiot Oo:.i.tl::::cioncr dicl not soc foe 'ilisd.ow of T'.ilat lotter is pc:ir·~ o::? e1~ P, I Ifrc Mlo.uiu:,:a. ::1oi11tn.inod his [;TOUl'J.d 011 tlu.s point ~Oll he tc::r~L~icr'. fol' the dcfc.,J.Cc, insioJ.;ing tlmt ao polHicnl l)o.t'ty has 00011 given 0, perni•~ ·~o wltlxcss a,. 1•;:J.J.:~ n.t -tlic n.rcn. sinco the riots orruptoct. I P!-U incr~i c,.;s_, :1owcvc:c, ·;;::~-:;~ -~:10 :rcft10.1,l to 'bo Gi vcn ·:.!10 po.n~ t was an oot o:~ cliao:::iai.n,,,,,.;ion G{;o.inot Ju.a pm-izy' a. nn.t,lic:.: uluch oont:i:o.uvonco I the Con::r~itutionc For if ·i.1J.c CCII :c;:illy w::i.o pco.ccful ~1d 110 riot cru,ptod· tb.crcnftcr 110 tcoti:Zic:::: tha·~ :l)io-~l'ic·~ Co,:-.:.1iooione:r .'.:;,1/..l 110 aviclo~ 1,1pon rlhich ho b..,~od :1io decisionr P!T;..I denied thc.,t llis l)Dl'.t" itu:itiGn.tcd tho xiota 1 , ,.,nl -~ic/~ lri.s\ pa.:::-t,? 11..1.L~ no·~ r1udc OJ.1Y' s·~e,,k.:icn·~ 1Jc1ol'c the not tl:u.1:b would ::ave ino-ti~at~d u rio·k 0~1 tlie cou:~l'UXY, h.c tosti::'iol th.ci.t h.;l.s · Pti:Vte :ro.J.lico llo.vp oluajr!J UOCll l)Cn.ccfulc I P::. I tc::ralied fuxthcx proocsaion bea...'1.li.ac it iQ,o. Dcr..11s of ;.1obilizi11G people for polit:Lool support.: ~c xafumi.l \to G'r<-•l1t J~hc,.1 a. pcr,.tlt wns thC:t'cfoxc o. 1ro,7 of do1-i_ying NCC~U..G~I, un oppol'tunit~· to o:m'V'cy thcix politicnl posi-~ion on tl:l.o lji,'71~1.ii~~ :d.ot l)Jr rcapo~t:i.nc pt'blioo,1J¥ .QC5mnat. -n.'.!.lo(;'~..-;;i.Q113 1~-uch hllA been. roiscd 1::c~ 11r~ JtrnllG' 'o.i.t-"io krJ-.Cj; :ZD.ili:ric to Pl'OC\.trO a, pCl',.lit lox l1 xalJ.:r .;~ ~iru.1:1.)0 NCCIM·1AGCu"ZI a.ppliod. tox :.,, pc:r,:1H fo:i: ('. :colJ.:." to be hell~ a,t t:i.c I.Ji~ lim::>jn rr,row'lds I on ll·W.1 SoIJ'~c;:.iiJc;i; 1 199.3c A. pcl'~.d.-~ uas iosi.tcll'J the :roll;;- pJ:cpro:ctiona-. went o.foo·!;c Pi!. I ro:nve<.1. a.·~ his o::?lico ct lOc 00 ~:1 ui"c:cc he ;:wt o. CCC C /6 1 ,1 I'., I LI, 1,1(,01n1:;:1cl, • • • ·" 1 .J~;~c;Jsc group o:i.: pooi~ 1 c 1,.10 'n .1 I • 1Vcs a.n ~T')o1•1cc 0.i::dcQ+'s 'n who had ~en 1 $ t to o;::;:cct :.1i.J on c.llcc;:i.·~ionr, -~;1",t he had plrou10cl to ino-i to a riot o.t tl10 rn.1:J,:r u:uch 'ITO.□ plrJmcd l'o'X t~1c Hnn.zi l'u:10 ,in C,TOlU1Clao Ile was arrested 11i•:;:1ot:t ·"tc.r:rc.."1·~ ,l'...·1:::. "irh:: nL,:J:::icqucntly :1c1cl in polico custody~ Ho -wn.Q ~c~ca.ucd o:aor the r;:i.11;/ :2-1el been bxo:.:011 up end clispO:i:scd by tho poliooc r:cl1c I rnlly 1ms clispcl'sc:: U.i:.clcl' orllcrs fror.1 Cap-'uc Goorc-c Mkuohil=a . (DU-. I), the [l::J.:1 Distric·~ Co,.t:'is:::ioncr who ho,□ ju.riG:lic•~ion over tho Mno.7..i Lu-:lOja . c;i:oLUlllSc . The ol'clcr u::..iC:1 dispersed .,.;h::,/G ra.J.J,:r is ho.nd ' wri ttcn o.ncl. wo.o tend.creel as p;_,-:·~ of Er-J-1~ PL It rcc.,c_l in r,a;d:-:- I· 11J:w.futn. :j 0a.li cha 1-'.Co...tto.no loo" 1c Z:L:1cpr.i:~il~ui, ·kru:i:~ c1 lJ.r,m la.111..1. wa.tu "WC.i1oolJ.1Di.i.clio. , !:u~utiho. GhMia. :~_::;~i::o. r.11:uta.no wcnu wo. 11::u:Ui.."U'~ ~ c 2c m.1:~ol{:ruu:i, n..1, :~di :1i~•o iliyo ji tokozn., na. ili :;:i.1.cpllshn na..:lhaxo, :~-...-;;i::..'l jor.tli yotLt, l:m:1. r.mji bu 1ro. r.1wlcx&~ nili:;•opc-m.1. 11...1iuta ldbo.li oho. ::.i.rZal\7i::..-i, r.1:..11..·~c.:10 :;.~1..\.-~t '= c ,1~ Mr~ lL."2.:..1C.lo 0011-tc:i.1c1::; in .''.i:::: tos·a.-.1011,7 J.;hr.,.,.; his o.x:rcs'~ n.nd coni'ino."lcnt .. I w-...s in·licn(lcll to Llc1v hL.1 :1:.1 oppo:-etmtl ,.;y to l)ropncc:~o hi o 1xll'ty I s politiool views 011 -~1.c quc::ri;ion o:; '.;'.ic Jfu-. 1GC:1i::,:a. n.t th<: i.los·~ oppOl"~u.110 politiool IilO!ll(lll"~ boO::U.'lGO l'l.O ful'tJ.101· .::-..c·~ioa lT.J,S "Cill'=Oll O.C:~'Uil1Gt hii,lc Pw.· I tc::r~i:Ziccl · tllo,t ·;;he ciL:orr~ior. o:l luc};: o:Z sccL'll'i·:;;~ should not have been 0.11 im,t1.o 1)ooa.ucc ,i.).1c:~ in -~:,c, i'Lu1ction of ·;;Iic police; . 'l.lmt it wo.a tl1.:i.t ~ tl1.:-;~ 1-b 1'~VCll1(; 1D.11,l"i 1 o. top CCM lcu.clcr, :J.CA.l oil.c.lrccsocl o. ·ro;u.v a.t Xa'.l:iWlPO• ' Al1.0-tl16: ua.ttor which locl -~o -~he institution of ·t!\coc prococc.1i11(;s ia thn:'li 001l.Gi::ric11tl.y, the Ile.la. 0,11cl TcL1c!::.c Diotrict Co;::.:.tlr.mioncrs refused to ~o.nt 'J10 1plni.11tiffs pc::r~.u.·0s ::'or ro.llics n.ml procccoioaac Evidcnoo of this io oti-x1L1.ln.tivc cor:i.-:lrnl,ic;~·~ions ub.icl1 is contdaccl in ]};,chc~ In his lo·~'~c:c wi.1.1.i P..cf~Noc./\._ 70/49/57 of 26th Octo'bor, 1993 Hhilc rosrx>J~ to o. rccf.lcot for a. rn.Uy r.·~ t::.c lhw.zi. It.1r.1ojn. e;Totmclo, a. rclly which vo.s to bo proccdccl 1:iy- a proococior.., ·:;:lC Il..."'llc Di.ct:rict Co~.:i:.ti.ooionor GT~tod a pcJ:mi°b :Zor .a. rolly: onl;,rc tho ~ce;:i.onol Con;Jiueia:..10:i: ·:.O 1rl10i:1 l~{.AGEUZI . ! ' : . '. ·, o.ppoo.l.ocl, ooufir1:1oll the Di:::r~:i;id Corniscionc:r rs clcciGionc On u p ~ .. occa.sio:1 ·t.110 ~1cr.1cl~ :Oist::io·~ Co:T.1ic:::ioncr ~n his lc·~tc:rs Ilc;fclfocC.ll. 6o/13/11 datod l9tli. 1"\ll1ruaxy1 1993 a.ncl CJ4 60/13 dated lltl1 Pc1Jrt?l"J', l993 Il~ tho daoi:rl.on. {);Z Ilolo. Dir;-:;xic•i; Cv;r;.1io□io1icr a.a o. p:rQcoruli•~ion to ~o.nti:lg o. pcnti. t for n. l)l'oco:Joion; $:) -;;:ic :ra.lly clone could be hcldo In ~a lotter Ro1~1Iqd. 70/49/30 d;:'.:~Cl1 G-~:. Scptcubcx,1993 (Part of Ecl1oPI) tho llola l>itr~ict Cor.i..JiosiQ~ :ccZnocll to io::;uc pcr,,'d. t to; o. proc~l\ 1~1..i~-l 1 , ':_:;.·~~-_:, was to )?r<lcoc,d the abortive :col:l,7 nt the 1 ~ Hr.1oja CJX)l.U"lU.S w.JillG tu.o.t:".' _:1 ,' ,, 1 ··•1 f.,:trr>~>:'.>;'.'J -~ /'':\:'.;( i~\-:1 •:rt::, ·-: ~t····«·•~q,b~r-:~•-, ~•~-,~·,•H•··'•i,..., .·•:-;hi~. 't1'1l!i:,. , ·1•t•:1. •,~/'~ 0 -~;,!': l . I· ' . .. ' ~", Xi.tlm::ru rm.n.11c'k-i;:10.110, !am. lcyraida UM.11d...1iJOJ1D hruln.i ki. tt1 :folru:tl, l1..1pol\Jc::ic. ki. tu fuh:.ni ru.1 1 ~ lti:tu 1lll~:1tl1> D.::i.ru.:i. irc1i.u hnik110Ci.10, ·t.1~1cln.:fo.1.1-1 ·ycnn lU. ira 1li1'iic i: i: "c f' aLnco. c:tc:.10'a-'4<1.ti0ns nxc :1oltl to clc,.nrl!l oot1ctJui'l[Z or to co;.1;-:icuol'll.to on cvo1i.,.;, or fo odnr1cr.m oonc 'i'.1,e·~ior,~ no pcr:.li t for a. dc;;1os·~rci:ao11 could be· g.rcn'..;c,l ucc ..u..tcQ ITCCR-HAGI;..;'s:( clicl not clocclosc tLc rcncon for their dcmons·h',:·~~o:;.10 lTCCR-:-HAG.SUZI p:;:oa::iccl their clc;.1nml f1,11C.l sen-~ n. delegation to tho Ilola Dis·~r:tct Co:·.u.ri.saioncr n.fter tho lnY~cr ~100 viai tccl the offices o::' ·:i1c n.i)~)lica.nt nm'. 1'.iacov:orod that plcllls 'for a. ro.l],y wore undorw~ u:i:i..:1ou.,~ .,.;:10 rcqtuoi'tJ IK,r.:li tc A lotter scelj.nc o. pcrni t for a rally on tli.e or,ac cLv lm::: EJOil.,u -~o t:1c Diotrict Cor:i,·.1icoioacr who promptl,1 . rojcctc<l i'~, a0c1/inc that lTCCn--:-:L11.eru'ZI hncl ic:,,1orccl Ho i110Ji;:rnctionse Tho lotter rcjcc·~i:1.:; tho a.p:)lioccion :Zor a per cit to lwlcl a rally on 8th · ·aoptor.i.bcr, 19:)3 ·:.:1.c reference o1 ullich I lln.vc ci t·.;'-'·i i:; paxt of ~PL Sovcrc),l o~iil10r c:;~n.r.1plcs uc.ro ci vcn 11hcrc pcr:·.u.-~o for rallies or rallies p:rcccl1.otl liy proccociour.J .re.re rr.d'uscJ fol' v:::xiouo ron.□ onSc In Lindi a po:rr:d,·l; ,ms no·t foaucC.. 1~coc-x'..Dc tlic HCCR"'.'1c'.l,AGEUZI lo<'.C.lc:csllip h...d not introduood ·:;.l1c:.1selvo::i to r;oV'c:::11c:r:; nu:l;'.wri-tic& 'l111c ncnr political. po.:rty 1ro.o [,"i.Vcll iivc conclHiono ·l;o be fulfillqcl n.s p:roriquisi'tos for bcine g.ru.n:~er1. cJ, pci';·.1i t~ '11.:lio 1xn::i·l;ion io cviclcnocd bir :fu\c Po 3c In Tn.1x,xn. a rtill,y _c(,LtlLl :10·~ ;)o held br. co.uce -~h~ Dii:r:;rict Corli.lioaionC!l' 1 was U..'\Y on nci'cJXi (:m;d1c 4) <1,nd -t:1c Rce:,i.oar~l Cor.i;.lisDioncr: lln.S 1:iusy· with . . / tho Prirae IIini r:rlierc In Tc,Jc~:c a :JoX:.!i ·l; i o::;ucc. wHI.1 i:i: 1/UJ.'lll.l"IG tl!O,t it could be oonocllo,J. a.t D.l'JY -~ic,o i:::• peace and oru.o:r were ko!:.cn {Exh;P.. 6). 'In another ,tcvclop;.1c11"~ o. pcx ..u ·~ coulcl not 1Jc issuccl ll~r -t.hc Tcooko :ni.stric'~ Co;:i.:;1ir:rnio;1cr bcctiuoc -~~tc ti11c spcn wi t.1-i.in 1rlliC:1 ·i.hc ~oalX>"." !l<l()IJ.cc ;rt.::i >c.nr.Uol 1ras too all.oz·~ tor sucl1 · a pL'!.rpo so M a ro.J.1,y', NCCR- MAGFlJZI ucrc u~.:rnccl t:ui.t in i'dr'.l'c anr:.. applic2:tion 1or a pcr.-.1i t hM to ~o ~c foux cln;to boforci ·:.:1c date pro:ioscd for a. rnJ.~·c. All -this is oontnt,nctl- in the District O-Z1ico:i: 's lotter Rcfi:NocCi'.. 60/13/ro dll,tocl l.Dth JuJ.y-1 ~a93 (m::h~P7)~ Pl-I. I acco -~ic tour ilily prcco:nclHion i:i.s a stl'o.tc(W' 'tlhoxo~• t:ic:r wc:;::c dcniccl .:,n o.p1)ol'tm1ity to 1:1.(ldroos pqoplo.p:ro.:iptJ,y'c In ~bo -~he Dis-trio'.; Co;.i.·,inoioncr r;n';llc n. pcr,.u. t to lTCCR➔iA.OEOZI to hold o. ~ subject to i'ol-::r col:idit.ions> .tlDilOl.y ·i.h;J,t iJG ltoulcl be · b:rok:on Up ~ a Mo.Gi.strt1.tc or c. jlts·i;icc of the pcaooJ ox a Pol;jpa -0.ffio<lll' ift-:- 1 (i) it dc0 croratod: in-~o a. °l)rcach of '"11.c peace; ~ (ii): U ~c:rcc'.. the loc2,l sccu:.:i t~r; or , (ii.ij i·b 170.S to be uactl to p:..'Oi.lOtc ariythilJG ,rll:i.cll. brol::o tl,c lo.lfJ or (iv) ~-:, wa.s held at u ve:m.o clifi'cI'cnt fron ·:.i.10 0110 o.14tb.o~isocl. , q:.r -i:.hQ Dis·~rid Oo:.1:..1iadoncI' or if it 1ro1,:'1i 'b.c;/ond tb.o -bi:.1<1 c.l.lowcclc ill t!.iio io 0.011-tainccl in :.i lc·~-~0r RcfcNo6 C. 30/7/ro dated Uth Sop·~c,.:')cr, 199.2 (R:::.1cP5)c PJ! :Zin·.ls these ccmb:~ions intL7iclati~_ and tha,-~ Jli.110.7 11cro oo i:;c:1a2.l a::i -~o ;;1a,kc his pnrty mtwTm'c of its lL--ni t- si-tioll.¢ In Uaa!:c.:::iiti. "B" Un;:;ujn, Di::r~ric·~ .a pc:-:.1i t coulcl no·~ be i::mu.ocl. bocauso ·llie raJ.J,y was to be ::clU a·~ a c;;:om1u. uJ.1icll did ;10·~ llclong to a mOllbor, of HCCR-:-HAGIWZI and n. 1:i:10·~00-~n:~ic cop~-- of t:10 ::,vxt:,r I s ocrtificato of roG'isJw:u:~ion hod. to be l)roc\ncccl.c Jill this is co;r~nine'<l in licPc8 (~ottcro ,~jii- i.lcfc Ubo 1-oom/svs/124/35 mtccl 16th Ju],;·, 1993 aiul Noc ll'KSI;/ S V. S/124/1/134 c.1.::i.tcc.l 13th Ju~·, 1993)c In lijini Unc.i.ijn Distrid a p~ai t could not be ic:01.tcd bcco.usc the vonuo ,-w.u 110·~ n,cc cpto.blo to -~he o.u:t!.1.0:ritieo on the cr.ro;.mc.l tllo.t violonc.o , , •• II • I' brolco up o.t -~:.1i:r~ plo,cc ull.011 ·i;:1e ·Civid Uni tod Party ( CUJ.i') lteld o. rolly thoro ond TI.olonce hnD. cl'up·~cd n:~ a CCH rall,y- l1.0ld clocm!-:.croa Ano·thor / . I roq:uost fo:c a. p~.".li -t ,ms rcjcd:eC:. bccaunc the venue 110.0 1u1auj:l;ablot 'lhis is co11·~c.inccl in Erll.cP9 (l(r~·~cxo ui:ii.l.1 RcfcHocJill.f.-IT.-1/rI.r/S/J.fiOL I/11>4· · da.tod 4·fa Jtu10~ 1994 /lllC.1. Rcf'c lroc fJ.lf.fii/8/2/vOL. I/!O/20· cl.n;~cc.l 13-th Ooto'bar j l993)c _-. ' ~ ·:m.11:i.n Isaock Mb:i.liain II-iiei(Pl·l. 3) ha.:3 olso -~cs·ti:Zioc.l. on no.ttora %05<),l'<lillC l>oit'lC ,loniocl pcr.,1i•~o lox xo.llicsc Ile contend.a '.;.ll...1.t pcrni ts urc isauocl in ou.c:i a l'/03 t~1a·t t:10 opposition P<ll'tic~ ef':.:'or·ts to ooll o:nd o.c.ldrooci r~lios c;ro fl'U£tr<'.:tctk I!c ci-tct:l Mmia. }Ji:,r~:.:ic·~ ao one of those .l,t'on.o in' u:1ic.½. tu-1jus'lii:.:'iccl 00~1di tiono ,:ere impooocl n.o a. stro.tegy to frustl'nto CTlJ~:JEf•Ui. ' I Clu\DllIA • 'S o.pplicvtion for• a pori:u.-~ to hold a. ro,ll.Y' roo.ch.cd ito tl-os'.:ino.Uon wen ·i;.;w Dio·~:rict Comn:i.acioncr 1ms ;JJTt\f on lco.v09- & it took 0, 101-ic '.;iac before ·Le:· :r6ccivocl .:i. xop],;,-c 'i1he Dia-1.:rict CotlLlissionor, 11:ioa he :rctu:mc(l ·to of':.:'icc, rci'uccd to io::mc ·:;b,¢ pOl'mtc ':C, Ito instoOJl rcqt'..i:r eel then to ~ill in so.-;10 fo:r:.1sc . .ua rcc1t'..il'Cli.lont is oontD!nccl in lli.:hc Pc 16c n· io in cv·iclcnce thr>:t it· ia no·~ 011],:r tho Mafia Distl:ic-ii Col:10iaoioacr who l.i.a.c ir.1i,rovicod oucl1 fo:rf:ic, o.J:~:_1.oucb, no-1; oll ' ho,vo clone soc !n ofacx irorc.1.o ·:.:.:c uoc o:l for;:10 is not n. u.nifor,;1 prooQd.uro thxouaJ.101.rt t:10: oowr~l'.:fc Ao 11c ~1n,·,c seen other Dii:r~io"t Cor.~io~ra . issu.o pcr-.:i:::'.;s- 1Ji" 1ro.;: of o:f':Z:i.cicl 'oo:r:rcsponc.loncc lot~.;c:rac As llO :fotr,1s vo:r-o mnilocl ·~ Cw\Dl:!H.A f:ro;:1 I-fol,'io. C-~i..:'i]JI:Ii.i. ha.o ::-.clc1 no :::n.11,/ in ?W'io. todato, thiq is spi tc ~:Z flU'tllcx cf::01•·~0 to secu:rc a. pcr;·.u. "k aL\DIA. <ll))?licJ. fo:r n :i:nJ.J.;;-~ po:r~1H in S:iaci.njiro ncvon ~ a bo:Coro it vo.a JliO bo holfu · All prop.-..;;:2.:~ion1J nerc 1:1.:itlc n.ncl -~"le po:c-cy- '_s lcQ/:1.c:rs -who wc:rc c~:r:.cctl J~o ndtlxoac -~he :ral]J' wcn-t to Si;·.1~0 ol"kr t!icy fuilod. to mnl:.c ~/ Qont::i.o·i; wi·iill tho .u.~::.o:ci tics thc:rcc Ho rnl).y uns llold o:t ~ o booo.u.so the diaJ..:not ·,ma ncn-t rum fao.t t.i1oxc uc.rc 110 PoJ,ico • I Offj.cc:ra 1o aootU:c poo.cc o:~ tb.o .:;:ally'~ .. A por.:1i -~ 1ro.s .iGsuc:l 1ol101r:i.nc a. accu:lll :rcqucs·~ 1)UJG (;jEj)Jlill. wo.s .rog;uuod ·~o (.;'o·l; police of:.:'icc:rn t:ro::1 ~usho, for J..tcir protcci4on ti.t the l'.:illyv PIT, 3 s.:,,to ·i;11~:t occtcinc 1)00.CC n.t rnllics io ·l.:.1c LLU°t' of tho Oovc:rllf.lCll'~j 00 the ~onm·J:i.o:: -;;_:_,at they cot Policc::1onJli f:roct .l'.ru.sha 1mo jUoJli Ql10·~::cr c:-~uso for :.lc1:;;,"i;.1c; ·i;J.:i.c;.1 nn opportLUu·~~- to put their ., poli tioa.J. n..:;·ond n.croor:: ·~c, -~'.:c ;,co1)lcc So they dcci(lcLl to i:10.ko do ~th mili tic.no:a; .:,r.u. ~,ec~...,;-;0 c~:1.F.:F.. ia not :,rove to violc:100 -~!10 ,lfrl~ wos hold ld t:1ouJ.; inoi.lcnt., In 13.:10:1J.oni Diot:rict a CJ:.''JI1:Ii.i~ m.1,0 r~fua~d a. •porni t bccn.t,oc n. .rc.11.1 m·,a pt'2lli::i.tCl1. ~)cfo:rc the Di::r~:dc-'G Co:1:.1ission0l' had procoocoLl ·:b.oir n.pplic,i:~ion 1i 1.ic1! he rccci vocl :::even clo;,rs in a.dvn.noo" In Ir:i.C,'Olla Dio·~rict n. CIL\DErit.. o~icbl hncl. to un.H for r!. pcrui t for 14 d03'~ bQf orc oho e,-avo up~ M:r~ m;oi ·toatifico ·i;J.ud; t'i.cj_:c 1.icina dcniccl pc.::.:::li·;;o for public rallioa tl"'U.otro.tc:l tlioir ef:~or·~o to r·cnch t.ll.o people ulLl ·~o pxopQG'a.~. their ~lHic.i.l policico l'i{;ll,u u:.,cJ:-c t.'1c pcolo a.res 1Joca,n,'3c llaclio Tonzo.nia ·· docs not ro.:r thoi~ pnli~co:.k Cn£,2J]J11\ ho.a thcrc1or·c not boon able to \ roooh -'..!lo people eaoily~ In-. Coo.Er~ Ro(;'ion Q, pcr..ii•~ coi.1lcl 110·t be iosucc.l bcon.uoc accor~ ; ·•·'/! to Mrc IItoi, cm ,ra.c 1)~· co,ic.l.udinc l'ollico there~ Instead CWIDEMA wo.s :rcquil'c:'. ,.;o c.l:;:au n.no·~:1c:i: ~0(9:'x.1:10 (~'!.c 17) w~iob. m:i.o -~o foll on r. ,. "'i f • t:t::o HccR..;.IAG~"tJW: Cu!.LZH:.. h.n.o also been is:::uocl 1rith xolly pcr.ni ts ., ~ llhicll. hac.l co~1LliJuio11a proccc:c,rt -~:.:.a·~ llQ/1 ·~o lJc coi:iplic•,l 1n:~'!.t Ono au.ch ·,qI occo.a:i..0111Tn.n on.15th June, 199J lilcn a rcx.-.1H -~o a.dclroos o. rolly roqui.rod ;,. f ·, · thCLl to oor.1p),:r .ri th l..u-r :rclo;'.;j;lC to tl.cfn.--:in.tionc PiJ. 3 l"-D.o ·i;ootifi<?d th,:.t ·1 '···, ' I «>ndi t.iono prol1.i.'.Ji ·~ina fuc L'..:::c .o.Jttoivc or insul '.;inc ln..1:::,1.1...cc n.ro w1- ' . / .. noccsso.ry b-Oaa.t.1.0e il' n. apoO.:;:c:: iuaul·~s w.vonc that spoo;..;:c:r should 'bo Prosoou.to~ In l-i£u1,7oni CLiw.,.:wi. 11.o.cl their ]lcmi ·;; cc:1ccl10Ll bcc:.utsc tb.~ 'i •• .. ,, wore lo/.;c ·~o c·~::,.:;:·i; '..he :rall.y, .m event uhicl1 ca.rncc.l -thc,,i n. .rop.rimo,nd .J o.ooo:apol1iocl u:,.· o. tb.rca.t th1.t ·~:.10z· riokc::!. bcinc, dcnictl porr.lito in i'utur,ol) In the vicu of PIT, 3 Jee con(d.-~~0,13 arc ir.1poscd no n. m."\'.;· oZ CLU'bil:J.G the ootiizitico o:-'?, Nl(l controlliac, o:,position parJ~iOOt A. probl,;ia 1-i.1icJ:. i::i :rcln.·~(l{.~ ·~o pcr.i:!i ts is how -~ uobilizo pcoploc ~O- ~\.tab.ti. 1-lulti.cipa.li 'Ii~' w~ e,i \'l;)n ~ ~1 e:..;:DL1pla of hou CilfJlllIA ol,ai.os ~O:: ho.cl tJioi:r o:ffioialc .i.r:::cot.Q<l :i.'or doinc n. 10}-lful J..:u11<:;c ln1a.t huppanod. WD.'1 th.a·~ J~c~' 17Cl'O arn.ntc2. ::. i10:r.1i'.; to hold o. :ralzy on DJ~ :i=:ooorJbor,1993c Baf'oro Jvho ra.J.J;r CIIA.1")Uii~ o~:.:'ioialo 0.1 · c. Yc!:'..:i.clc fH·liQd lri'..h a pu.bl.19' ncldross ~:,ratcm, cr~n.rto.1.. covc::.:b,::; the s-trocto of J.rur-..uo. ·i;o · a.nno~ tho hold.inc of ·l;:10 :rall.Y'~ The:·· 1m.:'c co::i.1.:'cmtccl :,y p~licc;:1011 ul10 )l.ld been sont qy Ji.he DioJ..:rict Co:..1..1i:::.::::ion(.:c 1-n.t~.J. crllc:ro to a.r:roo'.i th.009 CII.AJlEMA officinlac '1hc a.l'rcotc nc1·c c:.:-::·cc·~cl!.; tliey 11cxo -~C..:.:011 -'.;o ~:ma Polioo Station bu:~ 'U::cooo oniciola 1rcxc la.tor t,'lJ:;.en ~-•oi'o:rc -~~:c Difr~rict Comisoio:t<ll'c Z.:.c ln.tte;i;'&- 1 ..•.. I . ,.. ·1 f • . ;·•, 0 c cc inf orncd. t.1.wi'.1 •:;:i...o·ii o!1c hru:l orilcrccl their nx:rcct oincc ·l.:.1cy ;_u,;: :10 pe:r.:ii•~ to cUll1ot-mcc . by- loud :o:pcal::crs ·(;!~;1,·~ -~:10:rc m:is e;uinr.; to be a. rrw.J..:r~,::c ~10 Di:::;-~7ic•~ Co,:r:.in::iioncr ::imntai:1cCL ·:.l.1.v:~ -tllc- tU1110tmce:.1c;r~ ur.G .i. pul>lic 111.u ein.11c e t::u.t 0:.lC ha.il to c;'i Yu ~;01•::1ic::iion for GU.C!t tJ.lil'.'£;'Sc.~ c II. ( J1!:j1c P25) c Tho c:,:::.:u.J;JiA of1iciols involVeL1.. uoro ourpxiscCL "Jccanoc ·i;;ia.·I; wns mt the :.:'ircrii •i;i.:1e to do soc In the lone run Pl't 3 dcciu.ed to rm.so issue wi ·;;:i J~_1c P.rir.10 Hi:li atcr i:1 a lotter- wllich covol'ctl alJ., '.:.ho p:roblons CB:!IDEJ:Il\. hDil. c::)crie11ecu. in A:ru,,:i,;.10, Rce,i.cnJ tha.t lotter ia E:;:11c Pc 2511 'lho:ro .:.re otl1cr incit:01:·~o ia 1(tic!~ the plaLriii:~1r, clrd.::1 -t,ho.t they ho.Vo bo<!l1 1lc:aiocl por,:1i to o:r ·;;Ji"::i; ·~2J.cy- :tn.cl thc:.1 co11eclloclc Ilo·l.h. Plf. I ond Pl·T. 3, llouevcr., have D.Ll:.~',/~ctl ·:f1a;i; ·t.:1cy have :rccciYctl ao,11:' j_Jcr.:ti ts "rlhicll tll.c~:;r ltocc.l 1ully'c .A11e·:;;1c::; ;.1a".;'.;cr 1,llich :Zc.:i:turct'i. prorainontly in 'i.li.c 'Gcs'.;ir,1ony of PIT. I is tho poli J..:icol incl.:i..rultio11 o:Z ·llio vn;riowi .Diotxid 0o~.iLti.ssio11orac lio ]ms· tcotiticcl ·i;h.:,;~ nll Dio·~:rid 0o.:1=.1isoionors arc CCiI r.l0!';11)CXIJC This po.rt of cVic.lcncc io not in oo:..ri;rovorsy bCQausc both clc:Zc11Ce 1r.i.-i.ncssos lw.vo nclr.u.·~'.;cu ito Co.ptoin Ccorco lichuchiko. (DU. I), ·~ic Ilnla District I 0or.m.s8?--onor, 0,11d Co.pt..-..i11 J0.:~1. l-'fG\·rn.~1bi (Dlf. ~) ·uho u-i.s bci'oro ::1ovine to ! I Baeano~ro Dii:r~:dc·~ uo.s -~.:.c 1.l'cr.10::0 Dia"iirict Canrll.Dsions, J.m,vo [;'iVcn toatinon:.r 1r:1ici'. io oloquc:..1t 011 ·li.:.is •.10.ttcrc ~-p"iic 1Io:iuahi1:o. told the r ' · Ii oourt c.lurii,c o:rom:rc::::u-:tlnu.'don ·:,lln;~ he ua.o postccl to 'lill.c :100.dquo.rtOl's of tho 1lh11.:;n.ri_:'i:.:a .ll;.:xic~:.11 l'f,·tiono.1 lfaion ( TANU) soon o;Z·~cx c;i:ail.uatine irorn tb.q Uni.vcrsi'(~ o:Z Du:r os &'..lu..-u:1 i:..1 1973c T!JlU HoQ.L'.cp.n,r1iera posted hit1 to tho TJ\liJIT Youtll Lcncuo ITooii.cr~i.n.:do:ro o.o AsoiotcJ1'~ scc~c'i.o.'t'yc Ile hod a. brief ~'ti1r~ 11i ·~1. ·:;he J'.,;r:.ir, oc:rvinc in "ffiTious .co.po..ci •~ico o.nrl he was ont1poirr,n Oo:uo.ndcr- .:lurh1c,i otU: 1rJ.::: ofi'ort °<->~not t::.o Uco.r!do. invasion of tho ~oru aa.licntc In Ocfo'bc:.: 1979 l1c 1ras p.iJlJointccl CCII District koou'l4vo Sco:::o·~.:.rt' fox E':wo.r"' ;.;.t:XP.l Distrid a.n.:1 in 1931 ~\O mis appointw CCII Roe;'i.0;1o.J. :Ez:cclr~i vo soc:rctn.:ry for Mt1'7DXO.C IIo u.:i.s appointed Distric-'~ Cb:.t·.ti.o □ionr:x, o. po:i:·~ifolio :,.c hclcl until Dcocubor, 1990 when ho cor.ibincd Cbvcr;1uo11'" poJ:tifolio ;.i.c :1cld uith tl1c1t of CCII Diot:dct Sccro~Y1: · Ro held- f.i.o 'l,1ro 1fC~q" o.o i•~ wore, until the .:.r.ra,ncc~.1ent 1ra.a o.bolishcd in Juno, ~92; ho ro-toinctl 1u.G 0:>v-crn:im1t office of Di::r~ricJ; CoiJ;.ti.ssiou.or, Ro vcmt 011 -'"o tcatit.y, DJ.1<11 I c.r.1 mu:c lie told the trtrii:.1 1 'Q.1£..·~ ha is n na:ibot of CCH' ;;ind. ·!i.ho.t,- UOno h.:w to bo co,,1:.1it·~c::'.. Ji;c ·ao Porby ( CCII) in orclcr lO ·ue t:lJ:)poin·tccl A;:idcrtr..ir~ Sccr-ctary of ·i;hc Po.r·~i:c Q 'Iv His lo~·ol t~ -to qcM c;;i;.~10·~ 'l1crcfoxc bo clouMcc1: Du'~ 4o would not s~ that he ho.o bcc:..1 o. .CCU o~l.rc fo:.:: J~.1c :;c·~tcr pcll't of J:in- uor!d.Il[; life; ll.o has boon a Qovcr11;:1c11t Otl.Gicc /,;;10. dt.\ouj'1 o. CCII i:10::1bcr, n D:i.Gttiot Col'Jrliaaion~ 1rill sici.c wi•i.l:. r~t· o·~\-:1' polHicul 1xi:c·~.:- 5.1 CCM 00ntro.vcnC.-JJ. the lmr.i- I 11~co I will ln.cili·~.:i:~~ a.?\'," porty ncainst .. I r:,y pnr-t;y if ·ii2:J.c:· oonpbi"i3'l1 ucco:rtlinc; -~6 lau-cl: 1c "c: CaptcJnl~ Ncm11tl (D~T. ~), li:..:c DU. I joinocl Tf\JTIJ ia 1975 tiitcx 1,'/ gro.cluatir.c ~0.::.1 the! .Uni vcrai ·t:r o:Z Dnx er.: $ru.Q.Df.lc IIc 1r~a xco~l.l;i. tcd a.a Assis"liair'.; SccrcJ.;Q.TJ~ Apaiit ho,,1 n. ·brief period at tl:.c !io11,.lnli :Military 1 Aoa.dor:iy, ho ul~ rooc. thro L'.(;l;. :Jii;.lC ranks of T.tJ-rr/a.11c.l CCH 1..Urtil 1984 :whon ·h.o ws trwl.13fox:rccl to ·hlw I.li:aust:.:-~.• o:f :ro1•cie,>"J.1 A:.?:2uirs uhc:rc ll.c worlcod . a.a pcrso1wl Assistant to t;~c Ui;,:is·l;crc Re was xccn.lloc.1 -~o CC"lI h.cadquatora in 19G7. a.a Prinoipo.l Assis-tau·:; Scorctal'y for the Dcpu.rtncnJ.; ot Econooios onc.l Pla,u.ti1~c Dt.U'i11G thia pcdo,1. i.ic D.lao tcnr.1ccl up 1ri·~ll the CCM Ua-tional .. t .. • ~ccutivc Co~:i:.-.li ttoo\1m:c) Scc::dr:.Xio.tc ·rrc wao api1oiff~ccl Dir.r~rict Commisaionor _..... ' :Zo:r I:Iapasi :i.11 19~uc lt1c11 asl::ccl if he b10uo a Nxc Wilson Mk.nil<¼ ·110 cJ.(l::.1i-'.;·tcC~ tl.10.·t he l.::11c1r :.u.r.1 i:1 tha.t the lat-'.;1;~ un.o :lia p:rcdocosaor in office o.o Di:::r~xii;it Co:r.tlo;::io:1cr for I?Lno1:cloiri. Di::;'.;::dctc. Mrc Marando hns tcs-'.;i:;;'iCll. ;:.1.1.a:~ he !.J.1o~r::i :b.:~ 1!ibo:1 iii::n;.1a to be a L1cu1Jc.1'.' of CCM. In ~s ·avi<.l.CilCC Hr~. Mn:rru.1c..o -'~co•:;ifios ·i.hat the District Oo,.1r.1iacio11crs, oll of wh.or.1 oxc· CCl~ o.crti~J'o r.,c1.1;Jc:i: s 9 L~sc ·r1:::ir oi'fico to i:m;_1p:rcor.:: opposition ·,,, ( :'i parties in ,:.he an.m1cx of clcr:_:"ine ·:::10;·.1. pc:rcd.·GO<: Thn;t M D. clix,ocJ.; C011130q'UCl'lOC. I, ,,.ti, oppoai-'i;io11 pal'ti~• !1c.~1c been l'.cnicc.l opportuni tico -'co t101Jilizc people to . ' • '.- • ,' :!. 'I join th.or.1~ ' I I ••. PU'.,· I, li::c P:T. 3~ is not ;.1n.1):);;,- with ho-w R2...d.io Tr:.nz.:..n.ia. c,iYes ni:r tir:11~ · to• CCI-I. Ile tco·ti:.?iccl tLr..·t lua c:::?el'Jli to cot cir tL1c f:ron I/.aclio Tanzo.niri oould no·~ bca.r ~osul tse He nrulc ·:.t1c first n.t-'iici.1pt on 4th Au[;,uat, 1992 ·. I ' • ' wb:an ho 1n'o·~c -to thq Director of .Ilndio Tn.nznninc T.1c2., c.lil1 no·~ eat o. · roP-4rc l!hcn he undo a. follolJ-:"UP ili:J rcr,.uei:rt 1.-n::.s dcclinec.1 'because· lUl,clio Ta.tlZEl.tl:i.a is a G6vor11i'.1_011-'i; i1:,r:;i•~u-~io:1c IT~ clui:.1s tl1G;~ cleninJ..·of oir / :ft;•,' 1· tima on Rot.io ·To.nt.ru:1ia h ..1;a p:rcjc:'.icod his puxt.7 i:.-1 i•:;c of-l'orts ~ l.'oo.oh ' tb.c pooi)J.a, · ·hlicr cb.:7 'dcprivine ·!:::lc:.1 of c:'.l1 o:".'po:rtuni ·ty fo prop.:icn.to th.cir poll tiool pro~"cll'l.l~ al'lll to GiVe ·:._'..1c people [\, :foix c:.:.oicc by ao~nc tll.ot1 w:j.•~ll. o·:£.1ci pal'·~icac Cop.·trll.t';,~ •:;o wh,.,_,t· o-'i.!:cr poli·~ica.l. pal'tics axpo:deuce, CC,1£1 l)aa OO,Oq\.1Ato · air tir10 on n.~~io Tru.tzaniCR PUI rsa·'.to evidence t:.1c;~ u>.cn CCJ:I 4old its. no.tiono.J. co11V'c:.1:~ion fll Octo bcx,.. 1992, Rc.r.lio Tmmartln. s;.i.opcnc1.cd o.11 its .. 1 pro~a;JOoa i'o~ ~i;wo ·to three'. u.ovo in order fo brocl,(].cc.ct 1iV'C -'die ~clill(ts of COM Io l'l£l,':.i.01ui.l oonvontio1tt · ~TI Cl)Pli cd fox air :~ir.-ic '.'i;o QC~ •,.' ~ooocclinca of NCC~lAGElJZI 1s l'la.-~io.1..'11 conv·ontion even 011 r~~t ·for ' . suoh· -~ tir.1c lJu·~ th_c Dixoc·~or ?i Tu::ili.o rinim.::nia xoft'.scct to de> oo; no,:, . ' VO.S o, rQ]?OJ:to:r' sent ito coVCJ:' tho .llCCll~iAGllJZI 1 s nn.Uan..1.1 oo:rxv<Piti,ol». It is 1.-,, lb:o 1wOJ:ldo;13 cvicl.GllCC -th~-~ R..".tlio., T~1::;n.;:;,io, cova:cs ull tow::a ~o lood.Cl's o1 cpposi 'vion p(ll'·ticGc lh'~ Ifo.rru1tl.o cHcs n. fracas clul'ine the Ilcje 'b,y-:•ueo·~io:..: which i,-rvol vct.l ottf,po:rto:rs of CUH a,ncl ·:.:.1ose ot NCCR- MAIDl1ZL Alt!l.opcll lloth he a,1l'. Hr~ IIorn.cc Koli:.1bn., CCI-! 1 0 Socrctn:ry Gcnorol, wore on -'t.11e scene Rr.t:'.io S!ru.1::;n.;ua b:ro1:'LlcoE.rt on.J.~r t:.1c V<ll'cion giV'Oll b:r -~.ic CCI-I Sccrcttl.I'i~ ~ Gonol'alc- Pill GQes to ·~cot:i.f~r ·i;ha·~ tuuil~ his ptl.I'ty, CC:I !.i.ao n. 15 Lti.nuto p:rocr.:itli,lc o:Z i Jj .7outJi Lcn{.;uc 1itich is ca.rod cy ~lie i'ru.1::mnin. twice a woo~ 0·~hOI' CCJ'I procrt11'.li".1cs 11:tid.1 DXo [l.i.rccl lJy Rnc.lio C1r.,11zn.;ua in.oludo that tiu~1 is 0011ductcd by t:~c CCri' c 5:>cial ~icncco Collccc, Kivul-oni; · ,.' it is allccOll thc.:t ·l;;.1is pro[,'Tm.u·.10, 1du.ch lli.lS boon on ·~l1c ni:r since 1964, oxpounds CG1:i policia~ 'E-;.Cl'e io U,,jmbc wa lee, a. r~lio pro(;TOi'..ir.10 which .quotas o=toru:iivcl;r fro1:1 spccc110s ;·.1nclc by CCri lewcrsc It is in Ji.!ic ovic"\.cncc of ?.r, I fun.t in ~ -~io:..1 to rrulio oovorn[;'o r of CCM 1a p:.:oc,Tn;·.~-:1001 P!-?I ht'.Z ·~c::;-:;itiod i.!10.t Hs i)(-liticcJ. loodors arc 1. · a.ppointecl -~o hl.c;I1 pooi tions o:2 ai.iti10.:-it/ in the Govcn1;-.1c11J,; u:i.ich puts public rcsoui•oos at tllcir c1ispos11.l uhilc tb.cy Ql'c in pCl'slli"ii of their I political dLr~ics~ It is :Ztrc,..:\e:..' i~l av-Ee11cc tb.nt PU. l llo.s i:.cv~ boon _, I ,, ,I accorded Clovcr.1r.1c11J.; focili',;ico c--ron iT!J.cl'c he wcs prepn.red. ··to po;, for thome r· .. ,J~ Thero i3 ·:.he ci vie elcctionoc Botl1 Pl-t, I oncl FU. 3 ~ave testified t I strone].'.)r ~mno·~ the wey fac cloo,.;ions n.re bcinc; co~1tluc·~c:lc 'lhcy contend that these elections arc llcinc oupcrviscc.1 by the Prii".10 Ili"uatcr •s Offioo ' (oo)J -'Iii.le i11.our,1bont b o !l'Iini:J-'.;Cl', "iib.c Hon Joh."1 &Jlil"Cl liolooola, is ,., .· n . . ,. I ·, . I . I · also 001 1s Vice Cb.nirr,1an for Tn.itn.nia Mainlo.1.ld.e The Diot:rict Ex:ocutivo Duoctors, Divisional oncl u.vxd occrcto.Tics anu. 0th.Cl' cuployooo who in ono wti.." or oJ,;hcr supervise the local c;ovornr.1cnt clcc•~iuna a.re cnployoos Qf PMO. ~le iI:i.nistcr rosponm.'i.llo tor local eovcx11L1en-~ io i!1 tho PMO, ~cl so arc '..!lo rotuxui1~ c:Zi'ioc::o~ Bot'..1 PITI ont'. PIT. 3 ob:i.rlOl-l iu their <S\lido11cc ·:.hat ·wo Pxir:10 Iii11io•~cr '.1W.: -~1.l'cn.tcncc.l to C:icr.•,u.s::i all ci:1ployoos ~ oupoxvioc -~:.i.c ci vie eledions i_i' t!10 opposi tio1: 1n:i.r·~ics wol'o to W'l.n(o No ovid.c11ce u:.i.atcvcr 1-ms j_,l'o,:Lwc('. ·~o 01,bstr.ntin.tc ·:.::n;~ alnir;1c A11d., to . tho ru47is:Jiu:.i ot t:1csc 1ritncccca -~\c Uc.:i:cl elections o.:rc now boiUG 001liu.ur'i;oc1. b,1 the Jra•~ionnl Elcctornl Co~.i:.u::iuion ( -~lie Cor:niooion)~ ~o -'i,1ro 1ri·~nesocs hc.vc, "1c11~·i.l10-:-lcoo, ,:ti.:Jc,-:i.Vi:"JCO ov·cr tho Coni.7isaio11.c l.t. hao no xaoom:cqs ol Ho 01:11; it ·ucrcforo has to uuc fo.cili i;ios m1cl Ollpl,Qy-cca li110 ~c clixcdly t:11,lc:r ti1,, control of J~1c PI-IO. PIII ood Pl~ J ho.VQ tosti:Ziecl f1..re..;ic:r ·:,hat thci::- pn:c·;;i"o .n.n.vo not 1;ean oonoLU~C¥:l in th.a ~oparo::.ion of the local [;'OVCl:l1..1c11t elections ~1tl ·:.l.1cy hn.vo not boon • involved il.1 scr.ti.n.tl:cSc 1m lc;;;:Q;.11,lc of cLtch sc::iil1/Xi: o una -~:12..t 11hiyh i-Taa oonductod for ro-'~ur1~1-ie of-.Zicm.•c u.-i-l pollina tieen·~& In o.tlcli t~u, thoro is a alD.iJ:.l -~J.1a·~ ·i.ll.cre liav·o not bc011_ .:i.J.cqu.::.te prcpn.:rn.·~ions fo:r tho ur.:rd l. j ,· . 12 clootionsc ;t io nllcaod i;,1 lil'c I-brn.i1l1.o 'c ovillcno.c tl:.£1t ·~ho villoeo ant 1r~w:ll hotu1dnrico J1a.vc ix. cn ·rc<.lxro-rn ui thou·~ conai.1l ti~ thor.1c . 1.il1.a;t ·;;'._1e;rc a:i:c cxroxc in t:10 ne11 1)0L'J1L1..D.J:io::: ,r:1ic>. ,Jol:O it ' '·' ~.''.. difficuJ:~ ·:;o itlc~1ti:2y th~ iia:a:(~::;c ;.:_~1is vio if.l oJwxc 1.: lJy l'Il.)Gcta Joscpll Dhu.:.::.o;·.10 (m. 2), ·i.J.1c l,CO:HI.'.1G::.,'Uzr Dax cs S.:J.ax.1 l;i:,;ion& .Socl'cta.t"yc. As -:roll as thn:c, 1)0·::.~.:. m. I nrnl P!T. 3 clo tc:;;-lii1,Y :l;h,at sot10 l'C[:.i.atrc:~ion oc:xtrcs a.re l0oa:~cl'. n.t DlTl::m:ix(l .:i.rc.::io lF:c cuc::r~ houses which nxc ohtuu1<?cl l)y norru.J.:;,· npric;b:~ people, a :f.::.dor 1-7;1,ic> has · cont:ri1Jt1·~0Ll, to 1011 turn-:-ou·~ o::: pxoopcctivc votc:rz 17:.to .:.1avc :ro{;i.otQl!od for the ci"vic polls~ ,~s L' ·i[.u'.,·~ 1r.:1,s not cnot.l;:;'..c, s~r.10 :.:·cc;:i.r.1t:ro.tion clerks arc son::i ;1i1c.l clau[j1·~c:;;o o:~ GCH activists who ul.co '.:.ave custody of :rccii:r~r.:..-~ion 'boo!~c PIT.I Qltd l"lT3 J..:t.V') 'lic:.r~iliol\ in tho Nntio;10J. Elcc·~oral Co:'l.'.1ir;1r;io:1 1locs not [';t,\UJ'.'U.l1toc a. 1i'co ;:u')f]. fair · 1 I •I oloction c::ic:21~-- :)cc2..U3c all i·~o :.1c::1bc:ro u.rc appoin·~cc1. ltr ·~c l .\ Prosillcn·~ u!.:.o io DJ.so the cm 11;:..·~ionol Cha.irr.1Q.1.1c Bacicr,11:· ·::'.,:-..t ,~nc the· cvit''..c:acc for tho ploi:1·~i:2fcc I propos~ to clcru ,ri·;;:., -~:.,c cvLlc11co :::·o:: ·:::..,.o (lc1c:ncc ,mile consiclCJ:inc; m1u. finally , dotcrraininc; -:.·w ic::mcc ~rllic:: nc::.:c :Zrn;·.1cLl at the co:x·.1c110<:lL.lcl1:i; of tb.o The ::?i:r:::r~ ir.muc ic uhe'ii.::..c:;:, -~:~c provisio;10 o1 -t;;_1c Poli·~icnl Poxtics 1.c·'.., 19;2, an.:'.. -~!1~ Loc2..l Gov<?r,1:..1c11t (Elcdiono) Ad offend the Co!ls·~i•~L':..,ion ol t.~10 Unitcci. :-:.c:,1,,1.blic ot To.nr;a;.u.~ ~c Plaintiffs scy- ·l;lui.·~ -~>.c sn.:i-Ll provisions clo SO¢ I:'o:r this focy rcl,Y on ·W1c vn:rioua inciclc11"~0 in u:iic~: thcy :u..:ve: ~.i<:c;~ llcnictl pc:rni ts to ;10ltl :rallicoi> Vioui112: ·:.'.!.G i,h~i:rbifi.lo cvirlc;icc oloEJoly 0110 uoulri o~' ·t:.:.ui.·~ tlw Dist:ric·~ Cor,i·.1icuionc-.ra have t\~Jlt:::f.!J. t:_,ci:r· po,·rc:rs LU'ltlcx ·i;:10 i:iolltical parties A.c~ '1:.w dcfoi1.010 yio:rt;;a;,..·o ·:.:i.c contruryo . Cb.p~ ill;i~0:.1i:;:a (D".TI) ho.a !fiTo:::n ·~:.12,t he l1n.n 'been fnil' ·~o all poli ticn.l 1x?J:·~ic::;; anc'.. o.s I :10:.ro ri.'.o.ra, he io cvc;n prcpE:J:-~l ·to aido · with a;.,.:r o·~~ic:-..• poli ticul pl1.'.l:t~ • r.-::.·o,inz·:; :1is own PDJ:·'iiy ( CCii) 1 ii tho . lattCJ: lJ:rc;.-,.,o;.~c::: ·t:w l11wc So -~:12·~ 1-r:1oovcx has boon. (.'\..o::icd.· c. ~ t - . issues o.. pc:r:.ii '.; '.;~1c politic:" ·,1 y,",:; -~:; a1)vl,Y'h;:::: ho.a ·~o oo:·.1:1l;;r ui ·;;:'l. 30itd odr.d.1us·t:w;~ivc fo:r:·,u:-.li-tioac j Ee ,~ni:10::i ::it.tell p:rocor.:.uxc..l ::'on.1c1.tics tQ include '~o ,~L'Z"rio.lli ..i.:s of n. pl~c-·'.:or.r~C1.tic cop;, oi' the po_li'.;ico.l Pa.'.t'ty''a ccrlificr.:~c o:Z rar..,'i:::t:r~tio,1~ :fo a!.oo :'..ccvs ~- cliux~" o~ polnical 1'cllioa and tho plucc;:; ·i;;.10.:r ro:'c li::oJ,y -~~ ~>c held~ J~o a Govc:r,:,·,ion-:; xospro,acrl".' tativc he ;~,Q J.;o ·cO.:.~o i:1·~0 accolt:1'~ tho soclU'itS conc.li'.;;ioa oi' t:1.0 i:l.l'aa which io i11·~c;11lcu. ·:;o lie n. vo:mc :fo:.: a poli·~icn.l rall,'./, n.:10. f9~ that ttattcr ho ~1<1.C ·~o liaise wHl·. ·:.:10 Police Olficc:r Co.-.1:.1n.~1ui;1[_; uio'li:rict - 13 ( OCD) Ullo _. .[VJ -~o :_)l'OVi(1.e SOCL::ri•~.;F a.rl.rl pen.cc cluxinr; -~lC r<lllyQ And, as pw.•o c.f.;:1~.11irr~"l'o..ti/.rc conv-c,.u.c,wc .110 has cl.b:octct'.. all l)olH:i.cal 1 po:rties '.;o o_.~,y;J..:,r 2or rn,ll;jr pc:::;-.~i -~::: scv·on d.:ws to the occo.cioj_1 oo that tho Gov-cr1:i.·1c;i-~ c,'.1!1 ;a~:c the LcccrJu~1:.c;/ p:rcpo.ro..tions~ Cc.,p·t~ Geo.rec MlOlOhil~ cr.i:::t:l' e>'l :Lo Coux t ·::1,1:~ :..~c :mG i s::.:u.oc'.. i.,GJ\{ pc1:r.1Hs -~o different pcl.1.'tieo ailc.l ·;.)1c :tntcni.lcJ .r,,llico uc:rc holclc He 1m,o ·;j:cn lec.l th.roueI1 sovo.rnl i11cidcj_f~o in oM:1 o:Z n.'.~ic:, \c rcfm;or.1 fo ioulte ,'.l, 110.r;:li t for a poli ticc,1 raJ;J,:.·c One one> cn.rJc ,i"cL□ ·:;he K1.l'io.l::oo !fo;r:~c-~ D.I'Cuc Ho ·tcstifictl -;;_:,_j·~ :-,c dcclincc'.. -~o i □ :J'Llc ·0ho ;1emit fo J:-TC@-:-IIACJGZI because of the Yola·a;i.e oHun;tion ~-~,:ix n Violcn,c xio·~c IIo i:ishr~crl t:.1at he cave :'l.O per..1ission -lio a.'l;:•' poli·_~iu..:11 pai,·li,y, inclu~Linc CCI~, ·bo call zind address a :rn.13;;· n:~ Iwickoo :Zo:c s::i:.10 :reaGon he r;c,vc fo j_fCCIH--L'l.GEUZI and CI1{0Ilrn. : As t'.) tho ralliec <'J_:.:lrcooocl l:iy II:rc Uu:::r:;n;::2, I~r.:i.:1c I acyi and N°l'u li:rcr.m, Cnptc Mchucl:.i'.:t. :·1.:uatoinocl tiid they tlill oo in their a6vcrn:_1en-~ letl/J.crS:1ip in potifolios I l1nvc al1·c8,ll_:r :i:c:'.:'crrocl too 1n1cn o.aked nh~r :1c hnt.l ·to en.noel r. l"al~ · .7-lc lwd po1':.ii t·~ol1.. ·:;o l;c :i.clc1: 1J.Y" ncCR-M.1.'.GL'D"ZI n·~ •;;:1c Mna.zi Iho~n. (;'X'.JU.tlls, he :rec:d cu·~ ·;.);_c ld·tor in court (pn:rt of R:::.1c PD) whicit coj_,-~.:uns the rc<1□on~ 11n;·.1cl,:;,, t:.12.t -there I llOl'o clc;1c::·:;o \,>.o ,r~,n-~ctl to v.cc -:;:.,..:: :ra.11.y to co..uoc violcnoot p:roo osoion l;,20 ~m::ic :- 11 ~ cc~.:::o iaoLl<: of C.\.~.:~·;-,J:~/i::a 11~0 n. hot r:..olx::~c anc.\ 1 I 1Jc+iovct1 tl~c-:~ o. :J:Coce;:wion woulcl. )1,,vc clo.:,·G:ic1',i:~c<l into v•iolcncoc Scco:1.t::'.:·, T.:u-icmi;;ril::.:s is 2.. oons·:;i-~u-.- tio ..:Q.l intmc which 02..n :Jc flca,l t 1rHh 1J po.:rli.:ulcri-~; oc.1uw·~ i)C solved -:;:_,:.:o·.lj_,_ 11rocossionSc cc 11c DU~ I ~clic:.l on t. totr..l o: ai;:1c d.ocu:-.1cm-to.x3r c::-J.~:..;,i'.;r3 L.1 his cviclonoo up to thifJ cr~2,{_;'0c- ITe uc,E: t. 11.c; :::d'c:aocl to o. lr,,~·~cx :::':i:0•.1 CC'II 1ldcJ1 ,ras tonciorecl a::i ~-:·.i~D. 10~ CCI-i u.1.0 :::cc::i11c por;.1i to :Zo:r cs x~l].,:,· 1fdcll was fo bo procooclod ;)~•· u!.w..t io :rc:,~c~:::c,: ·'..;o as n, soliJ.n.rit~- ual:: :,?::;;0:.1 all t..½.a districts in :0;:,..r cc S.i.10..:i,.1 a;.1C. ·:;j,c proceooiono .re:re fo comro~:(;o on the Mnazi U.10 ja [;'l'Ol~1cloc 'lhc :rcj_,J,:,· 1r<10 tcrnlerod ao E::::.1c De 11 c Tl:i.o lotter ' fron CCE 1TUD _1Tj;i•~·~cn 011 9t:.·, Sc'.'.Y'..;c:1:)0:r, 1994 QJ.lc.l r., :i:c;)}-:' c;;,·-,:1-tinc tho. 1 'PCl'r.li t 1-ro.o mi -~'.~en )11 tl.lc ::i,~H,; c.,\;~ T.10 rcc;ulo:~io!1 -~;:p;~ a1,plica-l.iollS I for po?..u.·;;o aw~tlcl be :.1t,:'-c uevc:" Llo./o prio:r to -~:.1c oocuoio11. did :not oono in-~o pla.;•·c \ A r.1011·:.:.1 On:.:'lior, th:.··;; io 0:1. 15-:;:1 A~"'Ust, 1994· ~~'::,/, E'i. o,pplictl :for a. porr.1i -~ 1or roJ.J..t 0.:.1(~ -li~c:i:ot--.::·~c:: -~o :xi.::c n, pcc.ocfl'.J. pooo:::r,io11 to tho c:i:otm.C..c o:~ -~.'.10 pe:.rlin:·.1en-~ '.id.L~.i1ic~ .A pc:r,-::i ,.; uo.::: rcluoc'-~ on I alloc.,,a,.;io,10 ·::.in.·~ CTIAu.,:Ji'L ,rac ,::i:. .,.~:r invc □ tic;otionrJ :I:-:_,:;: .'.:..:i;-,;h1c po.rticipa;~od I, 1 (.' .,, 14 - I in on U11hir:?,ll dc.:w:1s"ba1•dio11 011 29'~1 July, 1994, ,tl:ic:l mw c;oinc to parlim.10:.1·~ ';uildnc -~o pxc~J □ :Zo:r n. rrtnc,n.n.7iJ:-~ Govc:rn·.10"1'.;e On another occ2.,nioa o.o ::iic;::.li:;'ic~: :;1 ;l:ic n: 5 IJCCR·+U.GL"'UZI i a xcqt10ot for a procco::iio;.1 lTi.1.0 rojcct1x'. n.11l:. 110 l'C2,C0110 wcxc a::mic:;noclc In o.11 these oven-ts onJ.:,· cprr 1mc e:,Tn.:.i-~ed a pcx;.1i·~ -~o oxco.itl::ie w. x1'..1.1~;r u::ic!J. was prooco,:.lcd "by pxocco::;ionsc Cap·~;:ii:.1 J~,l...1. Iic'tm1Ji (mr. 3) r0s.1Ln1)cro to have rccciyo<.l 12 applicatio11a f:rorl HCC?.-:-l1AG11JZI for por:-.!Hs, -~011 of w:1ich were n.ci::e1Y~Cl:.~ Ile xccoivod I I . 25 applic,-,_,·ao:i10 fxo:.1 qIIA))ilils) he acoepteLl 25 of thc.!c Ire co·~ 22 applicationo :fa'o:.1 ClCH arul o..ccc;r;;ecl" o.11 o1 t:1cr.1c Of ·:.r1c · ·b:ro application MCCR41AGEllZI io a.pplicn:tiono ,t::ic~'. lTCl'C jercctcc'.., J}:b.cDc 15 shows ·that one was rejcc'.;cLl :Jccnuoc i,.; un..J no·;; ::iub:.:1it-tcd seven cln;,.-o befo:rc tho · :rally wa.s to 1Jc :,olrli:i DU, 1 -~c:;;·~i::'iccl thn,t he could no·~ e,Tant ·iiJ.e pcrr:iit '\. at such s:wr·~ .110-~icc becuuco □ cct:.:ci·cy o.l'l'[w."'JCCuon'.;o coulcl 110-t be ;:iadc-c DW. 2 went on ·:::o tei:rtify the:.·;; o:'.. 2n,_, • SeptciJbex, 199,i l1e i'ccci vccl an o,pplica·~ion ~oi a pc:r::1it f:ro;.1 ccr{ {:'.Itdl.cDc 16) for a rn.J.J.,:r ,r:1ic:1 wn.s to bo hold on 3rcl Soptcr.1"!Jcr, 1)94~ :mr. 2· issued tllc per..1it on ·i;:'..e very dcy ho :receive.__: -~.1,c CCII :.:i.pplio2.·~im"' :1!.10 pcr:.1H ic E:::]'.cDi:l7c 'tds is yet so..1e other cvidc"1c:e 1flic:~ ·k;,J.c to :i:ou that CCll rcccivccl pro.forontial treatr1cn-~ :Z:c-.0:.1 Co.11c ,Jcl:..1, 11om.1)i (D,T. 2)c Niro ~ &w..1.lh>,, Se:u.or lJ-~.:~·~c ,'..t.,.;orne~·, ·cirlw xoprc □ ol1J~ □ the dofe!'li,.'..;m·~ :iao wlu.:resoccl ~-iC in clet.:til on the fi:rot :i.so(10c IIo hn.a t.ro.vollocl tb.roud.:t n.11 'ul1e cvL:cnce uncl :l.'.:1.o r:io.u.c his position clci'..1' un tllc aspects he hao oovcxecl-c,, In<lo°ll, M ho :ins clisoovcxod, the :.1ci11 'vlu:us1i of tllo ,l;, <Wicl-01'..CG uchlu.oou.. io:-c tlle plci::ti:Z:Z s nllcceo that sec,.;io:.1 11 o-Z the politico.l pn:r-~ico Act, 'No 5 of 1992, il.1.f:r:incos tho o<Jnf:r~Hutional richt of D.Ssewbly~ Iblo:-.1plos · of -'c.he n.llce:;cu inf'ri11[;:.1c1rt i110lt:do -~:10 Karialmo Market ~eq, ir:10re RTI r.inl RT. 3 u..1suocossfully souo-:.t · to address a. \' ra.l.ly. They claim in effoot tb.a.t tl:!.e District Commissioner a.bused his powers m::i.eri. he/refused t:1cm a pe:rmi t to oo.cb:'es£: rallies th.ere while top CCM member~ wore oJ.101-rod to do fsOe I think tho.t ollocro,tion ht'.S no proof. True, ~• Nyons 1 ro,;yi and Ilon. Mr. llromo. have boon proved to bo . top members of COM, - Du:b it o.1n11ot be donied thd they hold tho go-vormenir positions thoy hold. l'is Rc[P-on..'l.l Commissiono1' for Do.r os Salo.om~. l1Ytlll€i Cl2'lyi hn.d. u dut-1 to 011SUl:'O thc.t poa.co wo.s rostorod o.t ~ o:i.-oo.. Tho SClllo roSl)Onsibilit--J rooted on tho Minister for II0:-.1e Mfo.irs. ~wir 'being morabora of CCII dooc not in ~- mi.y · lioi t or restrict tho d.:1.s~co of thoir officio.l. dutioc.. I o.m therefore not porsu..."il.od by Dr. LO$a.i o.na. Dr. Tonc;c-.1 lcc.rnod Q0"'..1ll30l for tho pl::untttfn, thnt tho Ilola. ~ i o t Commissioner o.bUsod his pouoro when ho refused to o;-mt · a. permit· iJ(f tho plaintiff to ho'ld o. ro:\.l::t ::,.,t a, pla.co tho plcintiffn oi!r.tl.t hc.d boon Dr ' ! ••• /15- 1·' • I ·I. ..... 15 - scone of n violent riot only dcys before the rnllies woro to ho oddrooscd. As I h[':ve scid, there io no proof tl1.:i.t tho !Ion~ Mr. ~mo. -or ?-tr. MyoJ1G 1 nnyi nccu.socJ. nccr....M.AGill.TZ:t ~ CRADENA or ·both of hnvjJJ.g ins:pi:rod the riots._ Tho quor,tion of .:i. ric;.1t of roply which the plointtef domondcd in order to oounto::." what r.rl.cht hnve boon onid ~not them docs not thorofo:ro- o.riso nt all. !row, ·tho District Coni:ti.s□ ionors ism.to pormi ts under powors grv.ntod to then by scotio11 11. of tho politiccl p~tioG 1.ot. 'lho pm which is rolcv.mt to these p:rocoodincs provides cs follows,~ us. 11 - ~or"'✓ po;L'ty which h:1.S boon p1--ov:i.sionn.lly rogistorod shall b~ entitled - ·I I . ' . .. ' 1 , 'I' I:., II_ ·,,11- <. 16 fl ' I · ( ri) to' hold a11d ·adcb:'ess public meetill[,'S in any a.1'88. in the United R0 public after obtaining u. pOl"Illit from ' .\ · the Di,'3~iot' Commissioner for t:10 m-ea. ooncerned for pux'.1."')osos of :pu'ulicisinG thcu party and solioitil:i..::; fo~ men1)erslti:po I ( 1,). to· -tl10 11:·otooti011 :-::.nd aspiotr:1100 of tl1e_ soourity oeonoios fo~ the J?U1"J?030 of fn.cilit ..'!.tinG Ol'Clorly an(1_ l)CH.,ocf'ul nootil.1Js. • • 11 0 T'ao rest of cootion 11 qocs not D:_pgly to, t:1000 1xi.1ooooclil1e;'S. Th.is luw oroo..too tllo follo1d.ll[;' ric~1ts to politicc:J. ::_)r-::tios - 1 • .to hold .J.J.ltl ~ulru.•oss ].)U~jlio z-olli0n P..il:,"ll\o:..•o :L"1 Taru;c.11i2,J 2. to i:publiaiso i,;io }_)V.J.-ty which soc.c::i to ~::.old r, rG.J.lyJ I 3. to hold :i.'LuliQS Q::l ~ 't·n:\)r encl li1C2.ll0 of ::iolio5.tine fo1· momb~ol~J. o.. rnlly thun booomo::i n fm...t.m or ............ plctfom 1f.:J.Qi:o c. political pc1.rt;? 1r.i..11 p~·O]_:, ..~to its · politi9o.l Oli"011fl..'1, uninllib~tcdJ. 4. nh4-lc p~r:r-.U.ll,J tho oJ:iovo object, to ;)C protocri~cl by sobi.u-ity ,1(.'0l:l.~co; thin in a. goVo:i.'Y.llil?--"1t ob~iGD-;\iqnf 5. a.ll that t:10 politicoJ. _l? ..riY needs iD "io olitn.in o, J?c:cr:.ri.t ~::-0:-;1 t:.:.o District_ C0 n,miocionor J*i.nv:i..nc j,.uj'indiot:i.oa iu t:10 [U'0D.J nnd 6. tho 1•:i.c::.t cf ~oom'Jlj~, subject to o1)fo.ini.ng -~ po1.,.u.t 1 ic : C,\.1nxa.ntoocl. Tho o1)lic;ntio11 1f.:;.io7. ic ont::.'.i.lod L"1 tho fasu:L"1G of permits- is n. <li~o1iion which 1.--0CJ.ui.:-~•o:J t:.•o:fi it ~lo o:x:o=-oisod juclioioJ.l;rJ . it ro9-u.L."'Os tlmt al_~ (;at t:r.o B~ DJ.ld. oqu:il troa:ti:1cmt o · P.;zc±'c:c.antial ii:contmant of 011.0' oo~'Jl_)ot:j;b~ 1s 1)rojudicicl to t:10 otl1arc J it io D.!l n.bl,'lSo of thi~t ~sc.i:-otion if pt~:-.o:;: l)criioo ,]J.'O dism"'im:L".l..'":.t,:d whioh ' ' . . : ' nooosam--il;r. rosul to iJ:J. tl.10 :i;.-ri:'r:i.11{.,"0UCl1t of_ t:,.o l.'ic/·.t . of ncoora1)ly o:f thc>00 who uill 1Jo dioozi....:JjJ,1t~tcd. T'.:19 qucstiol:. is new· whotlior it OUl bo sr.id th::.,t tho.. IpL::i11t:i.ifo 'ht·:--.ro not 1Joon trcc.tcd 2.ocardi:PG to tho . . ., .... above law. In otb.c:.i- l7ol'clo, :,,we t~10 plnintiffo ;.:oc:r.. Q.i.001--ina-tod. in iJho palitiocl }.)l'O000::jC uhio:. in. odorod :fo:c- 'by soctiol:. 11° o:t: tho· politioo.1. po;rtios .Aot, 1992.. T:{o 1)lr-j;:1tiffc r.:rb 1101, i:n:;c;i.:.:,C t~'i ·thr:.t.: . ~: is ' ' ., lo.w ' ~,.,,:,...,..,.,,.ti.J..·•tion'"',.·,.,_.,c~ '41.4~ vu,. ~ ~-J. ... ••.,.. j,. ... .---•o u............. . _. ~,~_,,..:.,,_. '-4....:..Q..t...-v □ o .l,o doolr·.::o oo boo&ioo _it -4 • . ~ s tho:.r oo:wtiti..:tiom:l ~:-ij.it to tl10 f:i:>oodon of aoncmbly. Ti...10 ricj::,t to t:~o f'::'oodo11 of c,ooor.1bly io a o:'..'OP.,tion of tho Oonstitution. . It ic .:'i;,.•ticlo · 20 ( 1) ul:icb. doao so. It provides-,. .' ·• ''2o-(1): Kile, ut·,: :-.:1:-,ot,:hi+i la.ztm hm--u, -~)ilc. lnw,tll.i;ci -sb..o:cio. zo, ;,11.1.:!., lo.'1lrut~n2.- n-::. 1-rntu 1m11(;:L;.10 lam hia.ri yrlc? 1 · J. I., ,-r- ·1-, .1•'--~ ' • :.,,.,~-,1.· 1 ..1,_,. ... :..:.- ' 1-, ,,~,-1--,.;•.,~r:i.k~✓ ~., i..:.:,. \.L~Cl.1.:.:.,L i...>1.,,-J..!.o:) , .... -...,... .,..•iJi::i-,.,., ... ,,, ... ·1-:_; : _ ... ( •'· .1,.)..\,.~J..'~ \.!oi,,L(,,., :t U\,, ,4U..,:,, f ,-.., j. 16 · ( n) to hold .:il'ld adib:'ess public meetings in any axea. in ;the United IL 0 public after obtaining o. pomit from .\ I ' I · :the Di,<Jt:.•iot" Commissioner for t:io a.roa oo~cerned · I ' f o:r ~osos of J;>Ul>J.icisin[; thou :pn.rty nnd solicit;, l{; f o~• mer:1~)e1•sJ.1i:p 0 ( 1J) to -tllc· 11~ot'ootio11 :::..11(1 a.spict;:-•1100 of tho_ soaurity aconoios fo~ tho :ptu"r)o3o of fo..oilitt'..tinc o:ro.orly onc1 J?Ct.oof'ul nocti11cs, •• 0u Tllo rest of sootion 11 q,oco not ~:pgl;:7 to, t:10no p::.."Ooood.inc;s. Thia luw 01'CO.tco t~o follo1rin[;· :L'ic.;~1.ts to politiccl ::_,r.:::-tics - 1. .~o hold Ll.lltl ;-.,,J.ru.•oss 1m~jlic :rollioo t"'-'l!"lr>.o:..•o :L"1. T.:mm::.niq · 2. to publicise if:,.c po..i.---ty whici!.1 sades to ~~old r~ raJ.lyJ 3. to hold ~•ullios c.o c. w~r nr.it rnoo.ns o:f oolio::i.t:ine for mom'l:ioro'.~J o. :ro..llJ,r thus 'bocomo::J n fm.,.L'Uil or· pla.tf oro J711Q.i'o a. politicol p.::lJ:'t::· 1rill l?l·O-.Qtl{;t,,tc its ioliti9~u O(;.'OJ1cb, uninhibitcdJ. · . 4. _uhilc p~::r-W:J(-;- the c,1JOvo object, t() :Jc p1•oto.c-i0cl by sooi.u-it;y P,:::,'C)l1aj_cs; thio io 8. G'()VOl'J::U:l~"'lt ob~~gi1:ifqnf 5. r.ll th.o.:t t:10 1_,oliticcJ. )?C:rly needs .io 'io obtctln a. J.)C:ri,u.t :::'::om t:.~o l)ist:r:ict_- COil-imiosio11c~ 1,,w.vinG I jurindiot :i.o:1 ii:1 t:10 o.:::-oOi c...11d 6. tlio ::.•:i.c;::.t cf o.qo6:n"'.Jl:r, subject to o1Yb:i.iti.ngn :portdt 1 · I io CUr.!'aJ}.t-Jocl. Tllo o1Jligdion 1t~.io'.·. ic ont.:.'.ilod i.'1 tho itJcrL'.i...'1CJ of' porm;ii:.o is- a. disoration whidJ. i"Oq_t.u.:-.·oo_ t::.~o:t it ~Jc o:xo=-oiood juclioia.llyJ it roquL.--os thnt r.u..l ;;crt t::.o . B'7,Jn0 DJ.1d oq_uol tronti:icmt o · P.;zcfo:wntinl 'ti-ontncnt of one oo~otiiiai..• i.s l)rcjudici,.J. to t~l.o ot1.101'C J it is n.11 nbu.so of th11t d.isc.-rotio11 if ot::.o:' :_,_1c:rl;ioo 1°:i.>o d.:i.scr,:-;ilu:i.lu:t,:tl whioh noooso~il:r rosµl to ii1. t:10 :bfri11{,'0UOJ.1't of tl:.o j;•i;).,t .of C.CDor.11)ly of tl.1000 i;ho uill llo, du.s~~·n11(:tcd. T!.c10 question io now 1-rl.10thor it can I . , . • bo acid thnt the plz:-i:.1t:ls·:rs h,·:-vo not 1)0011 troc,tcd c.ooardiPG to :the> · nbovo law. In otl1C2 wo:.•dc, ::i.,wo t:10 r,lci.ntiffs ~.:ocr.. Uoci..il:w..-toci. ·:1.n 'bho polltiocl l)l'Oooo::ic u:.1.ici: . ip odoroci. fo:r hy scctiol'!.' 1f of tho poli-biool ' ' llDJ:'i;ios .Act, · .1992.. '1".io 1,lt-,:i.:1.tiffc r:rb nou m'.;:;"i,:,c t::i.c,1 thr,,,t is lo.~, ~ unoonstitutionaJ. enc:. it.o·_· ~--~:o ·1.1::.·ci~lC no 'JO dool~:.:.'o lJO booarioc :it. . I . · · I .. ~r.'QS thc:.r 0011::rtiti-:tiom:J. ~?i,j.it to tl1.o f:rcodoo of MScmbly. 1 Tt...ic ri0-1t to t::..c f::>oodor;1 of c,oco1ibly is c. o::.-ot'..tion of tho Constitution. It ic .\-~·tiolo 20 ( 1) 1rl"~ich dooo oo. It, :provides~ •,•'• ,:, ''20-( 1) Kile, ut·,,_ :-.:.1e,ot;:h:i,+i la.tt>m hm--u, .~)ilr, :lru.:1.tlli.ri' ·sb..o:da 1 z~,, a1'1.'.!.., kt.ilait~'.nn n~ m,tu won,:;.:i;.io ksm hivrl . yclco.• • I - 17 - n.."'.:. hG.Sn zv..ic1i kuo.J.1Sishn, no. k.ujitmgr. 11._..., \'Y;_"ll'.n _au ~irik..1. yaliyoc.nzishw::'.. ktm Ilcldhur.rur.i y-:., iruhif::i,tlrl nu kuondoloZ£1, :i.oOJ.u. ~ r.mslohi yd.-co n.u r.:w.slohi uo:ng:L"'loyo., Bila. kur:.thiri s!10:'C'io.. 30., no!1i z:inr..zohusikc 11.i r.1m"ttf'uku kwa. mtu ycyoto kulr~:i;1ishuv.. kujiunc;c. no. ohr.r.m c::ioohotc. 11 Tho Constitution, :i.11 toIPo of iS:-ticle 20(1) G~'f.?..!'ohtccs tho ri@1t to froodoti of nsoooic',tion end o.ssonbly. lio one on.n lcwr.f'ully toko tht".t riOl,t cimy fI'o1,;1 iJJ.Y;/ other parson. So 1 if t:10 plc.intiffs . ! \ • . . ostc.blish tho.t indeed -oootion 11 ( 1) of, tho PoliticvJ. .Pcrlios 1..ot, 1992, toiccs t~t ri@lt r.xtny :fror.1 then, they will be entitled to tho roliof they sock f':roo tho court. Evon in tho fc,co of thio olD-io, the oom,i; doos not lose si&it of c well esto.blishod p~eour.1J.)tion thit o.ll lt11-ra. which nro 011.-'..ctoa. by :pn.rlir:ncnt r..::.:-o oonstitutioncl 1:rhothor ~r not thoy Q.l'o cb:'MODcJ1 or thct · they hcvo lost touch with pl'Qsont dcy roclities~ ~ V Su120. t:.nd .lu\othor,_· ( i986) LRC ( Const), 18. This :p:rosur:t:)tion is rc"!mtlnblo. .:Bccau,so · the doto1."l:1inc.tion af this isSUo nocoso1:':.t"Uy roqui.::-os no -bi Give intorprctc.tion to oovorol .Artiolos of tho Constiw.ion, I will ~p:rocch · t!lio r.1t:i,ttor with liborn;Lis:i. · It will not be ~1.0 in.~01--osts of justice in our counti-y to oonstruo C;r'fY of the provi~ions of t.10 Constitution so c.s to def'co.t tho obvious. end tho.t suprctio _l~w vo.s dooic;ncd to sorvoo I would so;/ thd in_ this oonnootion tho o~oeition of tho lc"M on this Sll.'bjoot by Lord Wr:i,dli. in Jgncs ·v, CoIJffiQnwg~tl\..Q.f.£¾\P.,tl'nl~ ( 1936) AC 578 c;o instructive. ~ I • Ro so.id.1- w:t'b.o ~uostion:1 tlton, fa ono of construction U!ld jli tho u,l.titki,to :r-0001.1 :tIUSt bo dotcminod u;pon th.a o.otuoJ. word.a \Ulod, rand not in vq.ouo but a.a OCCUI'il'lC in r,. sim1,c OOtl,POX .in5°t:l:'l.lt1cnt in 1tllich ·one pm ocy throw lic;ht on another"• J.t poeo 614 Lord; Hric,1~ o<mti.nUos to scys- · "'lt _is truo1 tl1C.'t c-, Constitution D1.ll:lt not bo oonatJ:'U.Od in o. nn:L'r')W c.nd J;>od..."lltic sense. Tho worc1.s used nro noooss..~ gonarn.1. 2nc1 t:1.oh- :f:\111 inpor·t tmd true r.10D:.1in[; can .often Qn1y bQ o;prirocidcd when considcrcu., r..o the ycm-s {JO Ol1.1 in ra,\o.tion to t~.10 vicissitudes of foot which fror.1 tioo to tir.10 woz-c;o. It io not tllr:t t!ie ooo.ninG of words chcneoa.1 rut the C:i.c.11c;:i.l1c; oirct::::stczioos illu.:3tra.to nnd. ill'Utlino,to tho full ~ort of tl1r·,t ouro1inco °It hes been scid thc.t 1n I . ~tor,prot:1.nc·. [', oonntitucnt or orcanic st[',tu.vo such o.s tho ll.ot. (i~o., the Dritis!l lforth :Anoricn ·Act), tlmt. construction lllOat bonofioicl. with 1tidost poosiblc a.r.:rplitu.do of its pouors. ~t .bo o.d.or>i;od& ~~isll Coal C97mox.tlti9.n.L_ Thg K:iJlc L193il A!J ~00,.518. Bt1.t tha.t l)r:inci1)le r.1c.y 11ot 1>o helpful, whm•o th,.,. ocoiion {~ .. 1lc II•" (, '. Cii . p,: ' . - .18 - ·And, · ns this Cou:rt1 Sooi:-;btc., JK, h2.S onoo soJ.ds- "A constitu:tion is o, liv:Ln:3 :mstl'Ul:lont wllioh I:JUSt be oonstruod in tlio lid.rt of present c1....y oonaJ.tio11s. 'Ihc ooqplerltics of ou:;., society LD.1St bo tc.kon into nooount in ihto:rprotil1C :i.t~ A wol'kc.blo Conotitution is o. p:rioolcos r.soot to u.ti;:\T ·county•• • 11 §L£;1.)i":E..£..a.ul J oJm Mw,1ozg,. 7.,_'¼,;.o__!t_to;mq? ..:. Gonorn;L..2. IIic;J.1 Court (DSM) 014 Cn,So 1,J 0. ~06 of 15,93 2-t J?t\.,"'O 2 of tl:o eyolostylod •I I 00py~ I . I. 1 And on eminent liln.Glish:. Jucl(,-o, Lo:..,d Diplock, h::-.o oni.d.:- ' A oonstitu.tion1 t,nd. in pm-tiaulri;r tllc.t l)trl of it which protests rncl ontQJ.'ohcs fundnnmtcl ricJ.1ts ~md :f'roodoc . !. . to which r.11. r,orsons in tho stcto moo to be entitled I is to bo Given a:. ao~orous ond :purposive oonstrucion. • • 11 A;ttgrn,o~-iJ. of tho Gopbin V Jobe ( 1985) L:.l.C (Cenat) 556, a.t 565. I !<lr. Sn.1.ulo.1 lor-.rnotl fJtcto Lttornoy, finds nothincr wroncr with sootion 11 of tho politioru. pnrtios A0 ~ boc~so tho V: ..rious District Cptm.ssionors noted rocsombly end ·thct in so□c or.nos tlloy did so to • 4 o.vort oontromction, oitinc Zr.nzib~ where ncC?~lt1.GllJZI wOl:'O dollied a poroit boocuac they wr.nted to holc1 o.. rally on an r.ron w..1ih did not bolonc to· its noribo:..,o. I find thc.t o:x;plalk".tion to bo ju.e'b ono of thooo cxcu.sos1 for :ii' tho owners wore not willi.nc1 which is disputed by Fl.I, tl:.oy :1101'0 _to cor.Iph:.in to tho ::-itt:1.o~itioa, I nc;reo ' ! .J rl th Mr. sn1u1d, horrov·Ji,, thnt tho le,w requirec tl:d ].)~liti,ocl. po.rtics orrr,:,nizo poc.coful o.ss@"blios._ They hc.,vo no rio1t, under tho ~itu:tion or und.or ~ logislt>-tion, to o.sGer.i!Jlc for nn unlc.1d'ul · l>Ut'I>oso. li.nd the.:~ in 11'!-zy so~rtio11 11(2) requires security C{!;Oncios to ensure that thoro is pocoo o.~ politiccl rcJ.lios. ~10 politico.l Pnrtios htwe no: ric.;J.1t o!' froQd.or.i to nssonblo for l'. unlcwf'ul object; I tho.t is 1-1hy they noocl a. r>o:ro:l t. llhotb.or or not tho l['lr hn.s boon or ho.s not 1)o~ follouod in ~ontin(; I l)QrtlQts is qu,ostion of £.::ct 'Wi1ich c~ only be proved by eVidoncc •. Avo.Uo.blo oviclqico showa ti;r.t tho political pcrlios 'Wi1ioh. l'..?'O J:'CW.l'Osontod bf PW.I ond Pr1•~ h::'..d o.U tl::!.Oir ~plico.tioiw for orGt',tlizinc o. pr9ooosion 1n O:t'llor to mobilise J.)oo]?lo ~1.na. aolicit for ocr.1.boralii]? rojoot.o', ·· lrQ ho:vo soon hot .c J.)1.n'ely loeir.)r.te objects o. n..--,ttor which was Q.i tho tiP.o boinc do'bn.tod in Pn.:clicno11t, w::.z token r.s ::-. GL'ound for ro:C\1,sill{: to issuo c p ~ t to C!IlDfl.t'_ to orG-a.nize a. J.)l:'ocossio11. Thr.t is tho ~ ot a. novor.riioont .for Tuh~~'il;:r.. If t:10 Policy of tlle ~.oni GQVOrnmont • o.nd tllp.t of' f'-0 i~lli.'lC pnrty fo not fo:r t'. SOpnl'C>.to SQVOrl'.lllont for To.n[_,~~":i.lr;:~-,, th[',t doon not noa.n t:.:nt the issUQ is not l~tm.1.to for ot~.ci• 11:::ilfti col pcrlioG. ~10 r.re tl1orof'o.ro on-p.tlod. to pul>licioo their O{;'Cl'ldt-. nlld to solicit for SU]_)port. r'tti::"::·df.r:~fcf ~1,r:\"/1r,;•_:· r1I'.1;-, 1• i,;1; 19 •, . ' A lo.w.t'ul oxcrcisc of tho ric.;ht to 11rorr1t,"<',to politiccl views ' I , I ponQofully is n stc.tutory ric;hii unclor the poHticol pn:rtios Act, 1992, o.nd a. denial to issuo a. porr.iit is, in tho circumsto.nco on infringomont on tho hocdor:i of csscr:ibly. 1.notlior aspect :l.11 the ovi:lonr::o whidl docs not CUw"'Or well 1dth tho froodoo of nssom'bly i? tho m.nnor in which sono pn:r-bios arc roquirod to foll01r strincont .:ulministrntivc procoduros before securing o. pormit while others do not. ·Wo lmvo soon how C!lA.DliMA ind NCCR - ' MAGlliZI htwc boon rocJL±:·od to 0-:)ply for porni ts four to seven days boforo a. rally I is . colloctod. have boon rou:brocl 1:'.lld ~,otcC )ll t110 same clcy a.l1cl for a. rally Ollc1. procession to bo held on t:10 followinc dri.y,, This is prcforontioJ. troo.toont of 0:.10 of the :pol:i.·i;iccl pc.rlics,. Boco.uso oll politionl pn.rtics o:ro cquC::. 1hc?o!:'o ·,L.) lc.w. it is ro1 a.buso of discretion to ' ' i • i'twOUr one pcx·~y d.ncl dic',r~~:l:.:1..-:.11?;t,~, ·otl10rs., . Inclood tho politic::l 2£~~:l.J.ir.;\;:i.0:-1 o-?. ·';hose ,iL<) r.:::..·o or,l)_)oworod to issue pcroits :;_.3 e, ,2o;l;t .)~,'.' -;;':fr:: }:.,J,1·:, ::l. :.10·:, 1Jo :1.ost sio1t of• TJ.10 iwo d<;,fonco wi tnosscs lmvo s-;ro:m ::icfo:ro t:1.is court how they ho.vo rison from tho ranks of tho rul:i.J:1es pnrly,, lJ.thouG].1_ e:;onorolly they ap:poar to hri.vo disclltl.i:'eoc1. t~l.Ci:r functions well, tho several incidents of prefero:htiol trer.tnont oould be onlaJ:'C,'Od durinG oruciol nouonts like in c gonoraJ. &lo.artion. They hcvo shown thct they a.re cC]?cble of using their :power to Stt::);!i:'CSS the cctivities of OJ?position po:rtios. I OD now, s6.Yinc ·bh.,..,,t the which r.iokes provision for tho isSUDnce of those pol'r.4ts offcnclG 1..rticlo 20( 1) of the Constitution in the r.ia.nnar I ho:ve e:x;pla:inod n.'bov-o. For this ronsons section 11 ·-(1) of tho Politic..11 ?a.rtios li.Oi 1 1992, ccmnot l)o s,wed by 1.rti;lc 30 (2) of our ConsstJ.tutic:, t)dCC..,1.SO l,,;1r.ful o.s::..or.1blos pose no tlu-oot ' to public . sm'oty1 public ordo:,:, 01• -:;.'10 sccu:r-ii:y of tho s'tdo. J.na_ if lmr.ful o.ss0t1blios 'wcro tol, disini;i.:;rc:bo into violci,cc I o::m. soo noth:i.ne_:in section 11 of the Politico.J. Pcrlios 1"-Ct, 1992 whic~i OI.'l]?OWOrG 0. District Cotmissionor i,o toke roi:l.QdioJ. ~tion, ,d.t:1out involvincr security nconcics~ 'lho J?o1ror to control riotous ::i.sso1:il:uos is vested in tho Police Force. _Section 40 of the Police Force Ordinonoo, I , before it ~a.s oncnc1.cd by .\ct No. 35 of ·j 9621 crrvo full power to tho Polioo Force to issue po:ri-:U to f o:r ~ooublios l:'.lld :procossossionsj it Olil:J?OWOrod tho· Polioo· Foroo to control tho c.ssorablios ond prooossionsJ it 8tWO powor to tho Police Force to 00.1.1001 poi"r.lits ci'tor due notioo wo.a sorvod to tho person who hri.d 'been civcn tho :porr:d.t. Tho ch.&IGOS whioh wore mode on this Orc1.int'1100 wore to ca.tor :tor o. uonolithio politiool systot1. It was than quite loc:Ltjnr,,to for the rulinG :pm'ty to ensure thct nootings, rollion and processions uo:ro closely t1onitQrod by pooplo who hoo unquostionnblc ·'.'.'.);;rc-,J.f.:r to the 1):'..:i.'iiy who cl.so wielded govcrnoont a.l+tho:riti". ,I ,' 20' ,_ Timas hmro now ch.'.'.nc;ec1; ou:i, tir.1os reg_uire that section 40 of the Polioo Force Orclinnnco., C~1. j22, bo 0.11:pliod without tho 11'bovo cited ~ondine . ,I loBislation since.tho so.id Aot and sootion 11(1) of tho Politiool Po.rtios : , I ·: Act ho.Vo tho some objoctivosJ to control political notiv:tty. lfo should now npply section 40 of tho Police Force Orclix4':.l1ce which provides thusa- ~~40 - ( 1) Subject to tho provisions of cr-iy oi'Clor w..do undO:t' subsection (e)., no nssoobly 01: procession in O¥r:J public plo.co ahull bo conv-bllod1 oolloctoa., forocd or orcnnizcd by o;rry. person o::r-..copt in c.ocord.D.ncc with a. vo.lid porr.ut issued under tho provisions of subsootion(2). (2) lirr::J J?crson who is desirous of oonvoninc, oollootinG, forr:linc . or .. orgnnizinc oriy assonbly or prooossion in ariy . ~ public plc.oo1 shall first nolco qJJ.)lioo.tion for i:,, :po.l.'Dli t in tlrnt "l)ohc..lf to the officer in ohDXG"O of polic¢ 1 ona.· if tl10 officer in .chDxc;c of :oolico is so.tisfiod1 liriv:Lng 1--' +'OGm'C, to oll circunstmicos, inlcu.dinc ( without ' ' 11rojuclioo to tho GQnorolity of tho foroao:int;) ilio I , cv~bility of n sufficient nunbcr of police of:f.'ioors I I . · to cli:r<;iot tho conduct of the proposed ossonbly or procession, thn.t tho assopbJ.y or procession is not likely -to o~o· o. breach of tho p9c,co, 01-to projudioo tho public !3c.foty, or the nnintc:nonco of 1m'blio ol'd~ or to be 'IJ.Sccl for rey unluwful purposo, ho sluill, 1:m.1Jjoct iio .t!lo !)revisions of subsection ( 3) t ;issue- o. :poroit i.1'\ such f'oro ns tho Coowissionor mrcy- apJ?l.'OV'O, , cutliorizinC SUcl1 :person to convo1101 oolloot 1 ft.Vin or- ox-e,'tlnizQ such nssor.1bly or prooossion as i;1:lo oc..so ~ , bo, Z'.lld d.ofininG tho oonditions su1Jjoct to 'Which sudl ossonlllzy' Q:r l)rocossion is rui;horisocl. ( 3) Tl:.o ~ficor in cho.r[;"O of police 1my rof'us.o 'bo c,.-ant n. r,orilit .. ( o.) 1,:f:' tho a11Dlico.nt, or any i,orson or orc,-on~atiort _ or ~ er£ J?0rsons c.ssooin.tocl directly or :indii:ootlY' with ,J.io . cq)plicction or intended or l:ikoly, in {ho ci]?ill:1.cn \of the officer :in cl.1o:tieo of police, to' bo O.SBQ.'\iOd with or ooncornod in tl-:.o holdinB of tho O.SSOI.JbJ,y or procession, hus in tho course of or ·'f rolo.Uon to MY o.ssonbly within tho procodinG two1vo oon;iia oontrn~ed tho provisions o:r this ~ o o ..-·· 0'1: c( ~ other lavr or oriy- condition of o. ~ t ~au.od una.or , 'b!1is soot I ion. •• {b) or u tho' o.ssc□bly or ]?~cession hn.s boOl). ~ o c l . ci- othorwiso publicized in oont1'c.vontion of 1110 i, J?roviaions of suhsoction ( 7). .; ; .~- •, -;_,._ __ .:-,. a\ : ~ .. _. . . . _ _., ,,fr•...._..-... '·. I p. .... _~~ . t •..•. '''"· ... ~ • . ', ·1;. • • • \ '. (4) TI10 offiool' in ch..-i:r:30 of police who lUl.3 issuod o. porr.u.t undoi• t!J.o sootion in respect of sucl1 o.sso□bly or prooossion □ey c.,t ti□c - (a.) ooncol. su&1 pornit if' ho is sdis:f'~.cd that tho assembly o-::: procesoion is likely to cnu_so n b-l'Cach of : tho Q8t10e o. breach of tho poo.co or to prejudioc the · 'publio lsclot;r or tho □aintOl'Ull'lce of public order, or to bo usocl fo-:c ·a.lV unl.wful lli,lll)Oso, or if ~ condition of sucl:. ~1or.ait is boinc or he.a boon oontrcwcnod; or (b) vo.ry t!1e conditions of such r>orr:iit. (5) No ccnoolla.tion of E', por□it a.14 no vc..riation of ·ar;y condition of c po:r□it under tho provisions of subsoation (4) slw.ll have offoot until notioo in ,-r.ritina Jmcroof has boon-· (a.) Cotll'.lUnict',tod to tho person to whoo the por□it woo issuod.,. (b) posilct1 Uj? in such c., plo.co or pla.c,o o;:- oth.0.£.---wiso publicisocl•• o (6) !Iho officer in chore of polioo, o.ny police officO:t' o.bovo tho rank of inspector or any ~tra.to raey stop ;; . of provont tho holcling of ~ aasor.11:lly or procoosion.,. ( 7) lTo 8.':looiibly or procession in rc::ipoct of which n. port:lit under thia scot ion is roqu:il·ocl shall 1Ja. a.dvortisocl · ' or othw.,"lrl.so ru.blisod until such :,;>ortlit has boon issuoa.. I • . •• ".. • !n viow of tho above finclinGS I f:ind Mre ScJ. u.n 1 s subi:lission on this issua untoru-l~o. I oJ,so find tho.t tl10 decisions of tho Court of Appocl of To:nzonia. ~'I'). Cr:i.ni.ncl .l.ppolll Noo28 of 19901 Dirootor of d . ·, l;!ubliq Pr9sooutions V1;;, ~ t 1 . l ' l c 1 ~ Civil 1..p-pecl No., 32 of 1992. -~~ ~ & l.i1q_-J;h_QJ.:.J_~ Attorney Gcnorgl, & f..noth~to bo distin(;u;i.sh.nl)lo bocauso they dooJ:t with situntiono which ore diff'oront to iesuo -I on olll.J.od Uj?on to docic,o, Tho first' issue inclt1.dos the quostmon whether tho Locru GoverntlGl'l.t (litl.ootions) Act ·is 0011stitu.tioncl.. I 11roposo to docl with this ti..-i.tto:t' as pm of t..ri.o fou:rtb. issua. Fl-on tho rocnons I hnvo set forth I now dotormina whet rol:lCl.inS of th~ first issue :in tho o.ffiroativo. I now turn to oonsidor tllo second isauo. 1-lhothor tho locnl · covorrimont olootioru.f~ took plooo a.t c;rossroots lovol aro unoonstitutionnl. 'rho avidonoo which I luwo lt:';roooy oonsidorod sho.rs only tha.t tho :plAintif;t's o:t'O not lk"a)J.)Y 1·n.tll the nnnnor in whid:.. tho oloabions wore oonduotod. lio ho.vo so~n h.Olr PU.I ond m.3 testified tho.t there woro no ~oq\Ul.to propo:rotions t-..nd t!:.d tl:ey did not C:;"Ct suffic~nt notioo of tho boundn;rios. Thay nlso aey that they woro not OOlWUltod.. j 'Jhioso ro.-o i:Ul.ttors of ft'..ot whloh do not involve lri:.-r dirootly. 1.nd it. is in I I 0%11:( ono moj_dont which Ih• •. )hro.nc.o (:,"n.VO as 0.11 CXC';:lI)lo of his clo.iD 1 .that tho lo.w unclor 1-rhic!.1 tho olootions wore ocnduotod is unf o.i:r in toot those pooplo wI:..o S'llj_)o~sod tho olootions wore tho sono o.s those who hon.rd and disr.lisnocl fuoi.I- appocl ·D.i..,"'ninst the noicj1bourhood ' (vito:tl@:)ji) clootion l'csults o.t Kikwo Villceo, in 1.iuooru District. The plo.inti:f'fs GO fu:rtl:.or. J.l'.ro Mc:rOl'ldo oontandcd m his ovidonco . . . · tlult l'OGJ.Stretion of voters wD..S poor1 'but whon oross-:-o:x!'.ninod Pl-T.2 a.dmittod thn.t · the Nntion..'1.l EJ.ootornl CoOLlission wltloh hns taken I- ovor tho supcI'Vision of t::oso olootion::; l:.o.s o:rc.orcd frosh rccristr£-.tion of voters in Do;r oo Scl<'..t'n. Tho plaintiffs I fc~s hc.vo not boon oosuc,(;ocl by tho ohtlllu""O in tho supervision of local C,'OVCJ:'l11:1cnt elections froo tl10 PMO to tho Nctioncl EJ.ootorol Coonission. In pcrlicul~, Pi·l'.1 hc.:J testified tho.t car.mission is not noutrol bocnusc they wore not consult in tJ:o forr.in.tion ona. ! I o.ppo:i.ntr:icnb of its r:icn1Jcrs r-nd thn.t oll of its 1:ionbors n.ro o.otivo COM tlotibors. IIo want on to sey- "I oakod the Ch..'\L.""!Jnn of tho Coornission to rosiGn i'ron COM but. he ho.a not done so todnto. They ho.vc to dccloro tboir·. :political noutrnlity by noldJ'l(J o. public sto.tancnt oncl publicly roti'Cl.'llin.G thoir COM oo:rd.s to tho COM Sccrcto;r1J ~ a l . The Comission io ~)pointed by tho President who is olso tho nnt,ionnl COM Cho.i:rtmn. l1C CJ[J.)CCtcd th~t in 0. donooro.tio fo.ir pleytcrron if tho Prosidont tllldc the ~:pointIJOnts othor politiccl p~"'tios would. bo oonsultcci. and tha.t other po.rlios bo ropreoontod on tho CotJIJission. ~s n result the Prosidont ho.s ~l)o:i.niocl only CCM oowbors to the N9-tionnl El.ootorlll Coi:itlission. T;.J.io is unf'a.ir ond we hc;vc soon the roaul ts in oloctions ••• 11 M.r. ]L'.::g_-ondo dic.1. not shm-r how tho Coor.iiosion hns 1 by rooaon of its <>omposition, in:fluonood olootiona which it hns .suporvisod 'Wb.iob. 0DQ110t I _I bo d.ooncd clooocrn;hic1 froo ond fairo Dr. k-.mwn.i ond~-Dr. Tcnc;n nxo of tllc scno oonviction with P1-T.I. ~ addition to who.t Pl-T.I li-,'18 so.id, they sub:lit tho.t tho COIJCissian is totru.1¥ rosponsiblo iio t!l.o Govornoont of tho dny end it is dopOlldont on tho Oovorzmant in tortll3 of fil'll'.noos ond sui)port:i.l1G ctcff • lb:oy · 1 D:r6'20, 'Whioh is oar.root, tho.t election officiols r\XO ~ t ot11Jloyccs 'Imo ovontuoJ.1¥ 1:1..ro n.nmrorn.blo to tho Govornoont. Tlmt this is o, situation .whoroby 0CM is -laitt to o:.:-e,~o oloctions in which it is a. conto~, lionoo it boooooa o, judeo and 11:oosoouto:t> in it □ own oouso. Tho two lon;rnocl OOUflSol ~(,UO tha.t tho onl;y rodrooo to tho onooilios thay baJ.iovo do· o.,d.si;i tll'lc1. in order to hnvo fo.ir enc'.. free oloctio:rui, the Conlrli:tu:bion ho.a 1o po. ooondod to o,:,.to:t' for nulti-paxty situn.tions. '.this .:i1so ~ o s tho.t the lfo.tio11c-.l IDJ.oo~ Cor.u:u.RSion bo :i:ooanatitutod ·tn i;ol!il.s of. 'tb.o.~tf'fni contowtiol:W. .,, . .,_'f'I,'., ~ 11""..-."'l'" c···· : ·;.; 23 'l'horo is no clou~~t t11d lee.mod counsel foi- tho J?lo.intiff oro invitinr; r.io to question tho V!'-iidity of tho Constitution I sawro to dcfoncl. without or :l:";NOUl•, ::!y co.th of office roquucs oo to bo bolct1 lJUt :t;o ':)olcl :b clofcncc of tho comtitution f:..•oo which oJ.l l<'lra a.nd institutio;w, inclu.c.1.:i.n0 tho Juc1icit,ry1 fincl log:LtjJ:w.oy~ If tho oonat'itution c1ooo not o.-:-.tor ncloquntoly for nult-J?vrl intorosts1 ono woulcl h!:'.Vo t~1.oucht t:.:.:J..t suo:.1 or-ttor would ~lo c li[,':i.tir.w.tq subjoot to "bo inolucl.od in a. ;3on~L'.l election 1:10.nifosto. t.1 tho altcra.tivo 1 ond without prcjuc1ioo to othc.,r a.venues open to tl.:o j_)lr,,intiffs1 tho plointiffs should look for 12:,l-r.ful 1:1or.ns to pxosu::o tllnt GovoTm1cmt in anondinG tlio Constitution c.ocordinG to noonc1nont p:rocodu:ros whioh aro providocl for in t:1.0 Constituiion. Mr. ScJ.ula. did not nc~oss tho cOUJ.--t on 1-rhothor the role of the Na.tionul Eleot'orru. Cor.mlission would render tho looc.J. covornnont olootions not free QlU1 f~~. I will tho1•cforo deto:l'.'l:1:i110· this r.u::.ttor without his oontri1'Utio:r... I 11 essonoo tho plaintiffs consider tho Commission M not ,lo:i.nc; nout:roJ., a.nd thercf oro not :i.ndepor..donto They also find fo1.1lt with. h01r its ooobcrs oxo o.p1Jointcd. I de not think thD..t thoso no.ttors ['J.one osto.blish. tll::i.t tho Mo.tioncl. ml.ootornl 001--masian is •not indcponclcnt of tho O.."teou.tivo. It hes boon holcl by tho European court of Huoo.n Ric;J::.tc ia tho oa.so of or'Jll_pboll c.nc:.. Fall v. United Xint.,r:uom 7E N.R.ll. • 165 t~.:-.:1; -J "78. I In uo-h01'1:d.n:i.nG whotb.or c bocly con "bo aonsidorocl to llc ':u1c\opont~cntt -:-: noto.bly of tho c:x:orul.ivo o.nd of tho 1x-..."tics to tho ca.:::o - t~-.o oou.i.----t hn.s hod rocc.:.."'Cl to tho t1r.l"..i1or of oppo:i.l1tr.io1.1t of its iaonil>crs nnd tLe dur~tion of tl1oir torn::i of cr.ffico, tho ·. · o:tistonoo of cuc;rontoos o,-:;c-inst outside proscuros1 wd t1::.o question whotl1or tho body 1)11Csonts on 03,.wo&-anoq of ind.c).)oadonco ••• 79• Mcab<fs of Eoa.rcls nro appointccl. 1:r.r the Homo S0 orotary1 who is hiosol:f :t"03l)onsi'I_Jlo for tho nc1rJ.inistro.tion of .Fris.o:;m in Enclr.nd Vlld ifalos. T:'.c Court doos not consider tliat this osto.'blish.os tho.t 1ho ·mo□lJors ore not indOJ:)ondont of tho oxoou.tivoc to hold otlic:ridso woul.cl. i:tean thd jud{.;'OS a.:ppointod 'by o:;:- on tho o.dv:i.oc of o. Minister .!1.nv:Lue :ao8'l)Qt1Sib.ilitios in ·the fiold of tho adn..i.nistro.tion of tilo oourls were o.lso not ·,indCJ:)ondcnt 1 • olthOUGh it is t:rua_ 1,ioroovor1 t:i.ct t;~o l:Iorao Office m,_-zy- issue tll.o :Boa-rds with c.;uiclolil100 o.s to tho rierfomc.nco of tho~ fu».otions1 they m-c not subject to its ins±..i.--u.otions. m. their ~ljotuliocto1-y rolo. • •• ''. .I - 24 As to tho ~n.rtioJ.it-J of g,.:i.o:,1 body tho a.tror>onn Cour.t of Ilumon Rio1ts wont on to say- "&+. 'lho poroo:nDJ. inJ,:>n:rtioJ.ity of oombOl's of a body ! oovorocl uy l,:rticlo 6 is to bo I>l'OSUl:lc¢l. until thoro is proof' to tho oontrnry. ln tl~o I?l'osont 00.00, t!~ 2~1Jlioo.nt llns ndduoocl no ovidonco to c:Lvo -~110 court ~ cc:uso for. doubt on this sooro ••• st • Tho Eurol,)Ct\11 Cou.."l""fi of :Ju;.1c..n nic;::.ts CC':!o that juc1goont when oonsidorinc 1:.:r.-ticlc 6( 1) of tho bor,oo.n Con~rontion for llunon Ri@J,ts. It l.)l'Oviclcs o.s f(U" ns tho 'l:""L1Q is rclavnnt, th::~t ...., rtI,n tho dotornil'l :.tion of civil richts ancl oblii30:hions or of fJrt3' crioi.lcl d.::2:i.·eo ncn.:i)lct hio1 ovo-;cyonc is cn~itlod to , n. fair oncl ].)Li.Hie hom·inc; within n. roa.so:hablo tioo by, an incloJ_)ondont n.nc, i1:1pc:rt. io.J. ·tri bunnl ostablishod by lQ.'W' • • • 11 • Tho petitioners wore ol1<.-ulonc:i,nc tho inpm-tioli-'.iy o.nd il'ld.opondcnoo of o. :prisons Boa:ra. 1-:hioh lms c.J_):,oi:1t.oa. by i:!:c Hone SoorotnrJ (M;iro.sto:r ·,0 ,1· for Hotio .ll;ffoirs). Tho 1,otitionors were prisoners. TJ.10:t dooision doos not bind mo, but it oonsidors souncl IJrino:i.J.)los of law which I :P:t'OJ?OSO to El.!!Ply to, this o.:-..so 0 In OUl' oc.so tl\o lfationDl ElootorrJ. Comission is oroatod by ~iolo 74 of tho Constitution., TJ.1n.t Article ha.a now boon or.:iondocl b)' tho E:lcnt .Amonduont~ §1.~ia :m No;110 K2.tiko. Katiba yg. Molrl., ll:9,t,No.4 of 1992. It 1:i:roviclcs in ICimTo.llilii- 1174 ~ ( 1) K.u.tti,kuwo. nn. 'l\:u:io yn. Uoh,.:euzi yo, Jru:lb:uri yo. Muunc;ono 01..ibc.;yo itnlo.mo. no. wa.junuc waf'u..1.teo wa.tclmotouli1ra ~" R.o.is:;.. (c.) Jo.ji we. M,."',hclcru.,n. Kuu LU Jo.ji WO. Mcl1aknx:u:i. ya Rufozd C':bcl~okuwr.i, M,ronyokiti; ( b) Mcl<:~nu WC Mwo..VJy'oki ti; ( o) 1fo.juu.'.Jo wol1Q.llo wrullnka.oto.;wo.. n,__.,_ shoria i l i y ~ . ~ no. Bunce. ,· ' ( 2.) l~i ..•.... • • • ( 3) ifo;\u wo:l\inta.o hrnmto.1:1ozo. kutouli1ro. la.nm wo.jumbe wn. 'l\u-.10 ya Ucho.@l.Zi yo..."llii- (o.) Wa3i.1-i au l!c.i1JU 1fr..ziriJ . \·. ,. '· (o) ~1-bu !Jll01VO 11.."',ClOXclcn. ye, C'.in..-i. yoyoto iJjyotn.jwo. . w Sh.orio. iliyo"tunt,...,.,n. no. :Bunce no. kw0t1bo. ni nn-r.!.ko lq.ro J'il'Ul.t r.1wonyo onda.'rcict:1. ~ klnro. .Mjuobo 1m Tumo ro. Uohacuzi. (o)Mbunc,'0 1 Di1rn.ni, •• ( d} KiOll{})zi mi. c:!1~10, &1oclloto cl1.n swo. . (4) 13i1.:i ku...1.thi:d tic.shm'ti t1cmginoyo yo. ibo:rn. hii, 1-1junbo wa. Tu!:le _ye. 1Jcb.neu2i n.tokomc. kuwn. i;ijumbo likitokon. loloto lmti ye wQJJbo yDf'mtcyo -: ( n) uk:inclizik0.. nudn wa. mirucn. m.tnno tOJ\:,"U cli11otouli,:n ro.., ( b) ild.uc li t2-~olccr.. jc.r:ibo loloto ,!i.11JcJ.o, k&la · o.sin[;ulruim njur.11Jo ·t,in, Tune, l:u1e,-or.tl'ru-iyn. c.siwozo kutoulilra. ku.we>. Mjunbo wt. '!\mo Jc. Uc..'l:l.n.[;,uzi, (5) Rn.ls awozo. tu kur.ru.ondoo. knt:ilrn ncc1.1rokc. Mjurabo wa Tuna ya. Uol1a..~,~.:2i kwn snbabu Yo, lcusllincl:wo.· kutokolozo. ko.zi zako, ono. kutokcna. nn. : noxn.dhi ou scba.bu n;y-i.rl(p.no yoyoto au bro. sa.uo.bu yr. tcbia. mbeyo, nu kupotozo. · sif~ zn. kuwo. Mjumbo ••• 11 • T'.io No.tiona.1 Elootorol Cor.iraission is thoro:f'orc n. orco.turo · ' . of tho Constitution. The power of the hosid.cnt to appoint its mombors is cavornod l,y th,..._t Sl)l'COO law of tho lo.nd. Tho .P:rosidont,- olthol.1$. with l?OWcr to 1'0IllOVO nziy ncmbo:r of tho Cor.JOission from oft'ioo, nothinc hn.s boon so.id 1f.1ioh' tends to sho,i thnt ho is bound 'by tho Constitution to o.ppo:i.nt ;;.a Thlc;:ibors of tho Commission C?·1 i;iombors only'. Tho a.ppointmont of Mcobero of tho Comm.ssion Par oo docs riot offend tho Constitution 1 would scy tl1.<."\t fao tenure of offioo of tho Mombors of ' _tho Cotuaission is vo:ry soauro. I thoroforo do not subscribe to ~ho · plo.int:i.tts 1 oontontion tl1::-,t .-~oovor is n Mcobor of tho Cooriission is bio.sod ceo.inst tllo opriosition parties. 1,s it we.a hold 'by tho Europoo.n Court of Ruman Ri.~ts in .Ci'mpboll · prld._Foll, tho porsoncl. jJ:Jp~in.lity of tho tlOtlbor of tho lfotional lm.ootorcl Coouission is pro.sui:1od until too oonin-o:cy is proved. No ovidonoo he.a boon odducoc~ to prove tho o:mtra-cy, I ,-roula thorofaro answer tho sooond issue in tho o;ff'inln.ti'V04 'l'ho tbird isaua ts vfu.othor tho Govorn.r.iont hns oonductod itsolf :!,n ll. mo.nno:r tho.t would not loi:ld to frdr elections. J,s Mr. Salulc hns ooid. mu.oh of tho ovidonco 1-i'lli.oh role.too to thio issuo hc..s boon oonsidorod while d.oaJ.incr with tho firot issue. 1-n.10.t rooa.ins is tho ~ tlmt -tb.Q ~oo.ti.on of wc.i.""da h......a ~ t oonfu.eion n.s o. rosult of which Voters o..-mnot :\mow oxnotly in-which wm."<1 they now C'..l'O• I l'l-1,I Olld Fl·f.J d.wolt o.t ~ on this point. Now, it is true a.a }b:-. Solulri ha.a oon'\ond.oa, thn:h tho. D!l.tt~ of cf .c.nc;ecl boundm'ios o."l.tlllot oroo.to suoh o. ~ i i obstocl,o 'for n ll~l20l1 tt:o .is ~ rosic!.ont in till o:1.--00.. ~ sinoo~:..o nOTr boUJ1e..:~ioc- "o:.:-o cos;ottoc!. k.o( ~Ql'lt.1JoUooa lb.293 of .;.., . r.nd No• 294 of 15tl: Jul:,.·1 1994) oll 2..Ud ounc'::1.7 ('.j:Q iHJ.j;'~Jod to know . , ,.,_.;( ;{ '.". j tho e1i."'Xl.GOS, J3oot'llbo r.ll i;;,:o polit:focl pr,;;,•tioa 1r~o !lndo to know o'! ti.: ..._,,, ./ ol.1cllcotl oounrlo.rios t,.b:1.-at!(~l t!;.o ,Govo,,i.-n;;Qnt G,1-~t.Q, tLo OOlltout.ion O'J leal."llOd ·oounsol f o-:c i.i,:.o ~"'.inti:ffa ~-c,t con GO'ti ·i.."lto.m:u:i:ti,on in cdvrnoo •. '". :·..,, ; : , ,I 1; ' .:1, . ' . i' The fourth issue is noro wido rrni;:i.nc thm1 tho fi:rst · throe issues. I c.r.1 !lore ccl led 1"[)011. to decide 1-ihothor tho ropoDJ. of tho 40 sta.tutos doclo:red. by t~1e IJyn.J.nli Cor;ir,..:i.osion worth rOViowina will result into f:r.eo m.ul f:,-.:b·· olec"biono. lt.,ilo tu•o.ti11c this issu.o- both oounsol fer t>: plcil1tif'.?:::: sulnit tha.t t110 retention of those laws on tho stctut0 '!Jook doc~- not ,:-..ueor well ;ri tl-. douocrntic prnotioo. · It is oontonc.od that r:l!'occ1.Y eovo:::-:nr.to.'1t rru.tlloritios in Za,nzibo:r ho.VO throo.tobod Mr. Shn.r,b~n 11100, t!-:.c Civic Unitoe. 1':ront ( CUF) Scorotc,ry GO?:ioroJ. 1 'Wit'.1 the doi)oi-to;tion, tho..t Mr.. Mtoi. ho..s !)con throo.toncd ' ... ; wi~ m-roct £!l'ld dotontiori u::;c1or tbo li;roo. Coonissiorui llct J that M;t,. Morand.a he.a boon o:rrostod c; id briotO.y dotcinoc1 encl no olu:iraos wore J;>roforradJ tho.t Cll/J)];:,i!J. O!f ioinl woro or.roted in L.ruaha, briefly dotninoc. o.t tho Polico Stction nnd wore rolon.sccl ro:'tc:r sotlo o.dL1on1ahmont-J that permits for rcllios ll.r,vo boon issued witl: unju3t:ii'icd conditions o.tttlcll.od to them; thc.t-:1.n SOtlO CMOS tl:oy h~iro boon diocrittl.nn.tocl '• . ncroinstJ that pcrnits h.."Wo. boon ocncolloc"!. puro'.cy on subjcotivo grounds. Bo thct as it mcy, it is tho further contention by tho plo.inti:t'fa thQ.t. tho said 40 ln.wa e,>i.vo rise to c.ots which oro intondod to int:iJ:lido.to tho Ol)11osition into oowi.rlG down r.nd conductine their rol.lics in o. o.-:innor tl:d will not' hc.ro ccm. .so, in order to do ju.stioo to tho O!)l)osition, tho fou:i.""'lih issue sl1oulc'. bo wswcrcd in tho offi:JlnO.tivo. lib:-. 3cluln. docs not o.o.·co with t:.10 lonr-.acd oounaol for tho plo.i..ntif:f's on thin isi=,.10" lio su1...ni ta thnt tho cloclo:r:-o.tion Dlld. rcoommo~ tions oontainod in tho :report of :Iyt'.:i.r.J.:L Comission ror..:.rln tho private opinions of ito notl~)o:rs. In other wo:-dc tho;y c1.o not ha.vc force of• law. I do not O{;['oo with this riro1)oi:iition bconusc, 2z ho (}JCS on to soi:· thoso doclwn.tions (U'O not b ~ on thio Cot.tr:'i;. :But I do not think thnt tb.oso rooocncna.c·liio11a lmvo no c:fi'oct. Sinco thoy hn.vo boon tondorod in ovidonoo1 those roOOL1l"JOlldn.tions ho.vo oVidonti-').;r"J ....TJ.uo,. Tricy oonstitt.i."'to documonto:ry oV:idonoo. Tho probo.tivo vo.1uo of tt.n:t · ov:ld.cnco will doi'ino,toly hnvo sorao affect or influonoo on the court in docicline ono wey or tho .... ·-·· .. -~ ., .. .'i . · · othor. Mr. So.lula cont·oi'lds further tho.t tho plcinii:i.ff s hcd to br:t.ne · · .. : ovidonco to ab.ow thr-.t tho so.id lnws at tho oomcnt in].)OC4 froe oncl ' to.i.r aleotions. Ler1.;cn.od oounsol £or tho dofonco wonders whothc:r tho threo.t PW.3 roooivoc'!. :ft-co the Bnhati District Cor.11:1issionor tha:b tho· :fomor would be dotr.:t110d by t!;.o ln.ttor is still Dotont. Ho docs ·_:not think so. lln4, in his viw fo.:Uuro to provo that tho uao of tho 40 laws will il;xpodo froo encl fci.r olootiorui, to csk for their rOJ.)Ocl is just P ~ ~ e Ho tl.Jua u:ro:is tho CQ'Ul't to o.nsw-or tllo fourth issuo in tho noco,tivo. ~ who.t is ~rl.:lnt is not whothor or not thct tho snid law o;re boinc onforood. Lo.ws o.i,",Q onnotod to bo t;:.ipliod o.t the ~lU"()Prio.to momontJ so if thoy wo m6tl0l'lto.rlly doronnt thut doos not ~ that thoy ho.vo lost force in thQI¼ for thoro is a. l)l"'OSUttpti9:i, as I hn.vo . ,. Said.. 00,1.'lior on, tho.t olJ. i~•.onootod. '.by pll.rtUonant' .~ · oonstiti!tional :•_, ::. . j ;: .. i,f!_.: :1 •. s/ d· • . . I -~· .. • • • • ' ' ' )-;~tl-,pl '/ · ,. · ;whotho:t> or. not they n..'"'O · cb.•t'io:iniM or tfu:i.t tlio,~ hc;vo l0st touch witj, · ' · ;' ·. 1 l: -~, ·:~ l:·, . ;/ ,. - .. \"<~::.\;~~ ' I 1 i-' ~ I : 1 prosont dey roal.itics. T'ucro is no doubt thnt tho Il.oport of the Uynlali Comission : oontt>..ins cxriticol uJ.'lD.lysoo oonoorninc t!10 Do1)ortc.tion Ordin&lcof •.:.... the Rerr,i.onal Conr.ussionoz- 1 s Let, tho 4ron Car.missioners Act; tho doo.th ponnlty, tho loccl Jovc1.'"1:IJont le.Ms~ lr.l1cl lOJi'SJ Vtl{JrMey ' . la.wsJ tho Preventive Dotontion Lot~ just to L1ontion ::i.. fow of lo.wsJ all thoso l:-.wa m-o _so.:l.c1. to bo not i.'1 oom'oinity with domooro.tio idoolso Ji.a I on a.."llocl upon by tho 1.,lnint:i.f'fs to doo:W,o l·lb.othor Ol' "'\ - . not t:io;r· iupil1GO . on tho deuoc:;c.:'.,tio, . 11:i:'OCOBS' o.nd boc~o tho ·1)laint:i.f'fs; hnvo shorm tc.a.t thooo la.ws ore Jjkoly to of'foot tb'.o domooratio process; I o:.1swor tho fourth issue in the offima.tivo, ospocirJJ.:,~ as :;:-ola.tcd to Prosia.011tial end Po.rlitimont~J o'lootions. Thero is ono ooro r1nttc~ which is rn.isod in rn:i.r~?,]?h 7( 1) of tho ]?lo.int.. It is tho!'o allocod t.lle,t the rcsom..~ceB nvailablo to tho OJ?liosition 1.)olitica.1 l)c.rl5.os c.rc toto.J.ly inndoqun.to to onsuro f'a.ir OOOJ?ctotion wit:1. CCI-~ I ::i.nvo shmm oo.rlior in this judolont how PW.I Ol1C1. ru.. 3 ono..oa.vourcc. to show tho monopolizo:tion of moss t1cdio. orc;al1s 1W CCI.l~ t'Iro l•Ic..rc.ndo cited o.n occosion when normnl. proero.mn10s of Ilr.,dio Tcnznn:fo hnc''. to i.Jc susr1011clcd for up to throe cl..va in order to c,"i.ve froo oovor°'L_,""C of CC]I' s l?~Y oonvontion..' Ila ho.a tost:i.f'icc1 f'u.i.""iihc~ tlmt ·-his cffor·bs io C"C·li· R:'.dio To.nzonio. t·o oovor NCCI!-lv!A.GEUZI to oonvontim:i,$ even on c. f cc, oct clcaf co.rs t'.rom tllo c.drainistr2,tion, of :·tc..dio Tr.nz0nia.~ In nclc1iti0n ho hn.s t1ontionod o. nuobcr of rrilio rrocrnnraos tc.iroz-no.do for the Dr<>:Poentian of COM' s :politioC1.l iclor.p and idcloQT. Thero is r,,1so ~10 cloiti . .. ,· ~oor.ninG th;o use of puJJlio funds encl mtcria.J.s fo:r tl:o bonoi'it o:t ·•,• .• . ~ •s o.dlAini&tro.tion. This ovid.cnco ha.a not boon oontrovortod {l.l'ld, I have soon nothinc f'l:-ot1 ~c d0i.1oatlO'l.lr of Pff, I a11cl Pl-T" 3 which would j SUGGost tlmt they c.ro ro.isil'l(_; wilcl storieso I r.u so:tisf iod tlict th.oy. h~ told tho truth1 ~l I thorofo:ro do not uoccr,t Mr. Sr;luJ.D,1 e oontontion thr.t those ala.ins arc sr,coulntivo. Of oourso there ·oG.n be· no pE'rly botwoon CCI:I With tllo other J;>Olitioal J?o:rtios if it is allowed to continua to uso ox.olusivoly aw,b. o. powo:ful. nows n<:>cliur.1 c.s t!1.c R.."..dio. It is, in our prosont <n:roucsto.noo, tho sitJttlo nost ?<)worf"ul ooans of dioscm:iJ1D.ttnG inf'Ortllltion to tho olootoi~r,to in J.).artiouJ..c.r, r..n<l. to ru.l To.nzci,J.c.s in .eanorn.1.. I wouJ.cl thoroforo hold. thr:t tho nonopolizr.tion of l?.o4;to ~~ by <>no l)Olit:i..oal DnrtY in o. plural rlot100l'.'nc;y- is Ul'.lf~ and. should stop. , , ". ,;t 11. , ..,·. ' : ,1•_• lw_ : r o ~ • I I ovor tho· St!.J?CI v:i::,ion o-:.· tho ·.,.occl . _;>vor.r~}Ol".t _o 1.ootions tq, tho - , I ·' I ' National :1).0otoro..1- Cu,.ms;:;..:.0:: h,::.: 'borne ro::m."Jtn o..ncl both r:>lcintiffs adl:lit this fr.d :l n ·lib.oi;:- ov-~.ll.cncc, Irroe,'Ulm-Hios whio!1 would ho;vo boon a c;rounc. :foJ~ tho post1xnc□cr,t of -t!lo oloc-bionn ·1c.vo .oithOJ:' · boon rodl'?sscd or tb;y's l~o.vo not boon osto.,'bli~oclo .l'.J.1d tho :fio.t by tho Minister for Justice, boforo civil rirocccdinc;s arc institutod ago.inst tho Govornoont h::-.s long sin co boon done awey with. I , Thero is tho qucstior )f indopondont r,10r.1l)orc of Pc..rliru:1ont. I I -would only sey that I will o:i:;pross no views on it boco.uso a.l.thQ'UGl Mr. M..1J.-r.ndo· tost:i.fiod in dctcil conoorn:inc it, it cannot be cnterto.inod boco.uso it wa.s not plcnclodo I now cot10 .to tho final pri.r·~, tb.o relief's soUdJ.t. Tho plaintiffs 1:>rotr for judQ.1<?:1t <½1cl dc,c:roc 0.:'3 foJ.l.:;1~s£- (o.) Tho ~.oc·,'.J. Uo"·J,:-?nr.~ont 0.l.r1dions 01.roooy oondu.otod bo dcclnrocl null .._1.nci. voi.d; 1 I ~ hc locol C:,'Ovo~.'1:ir..or..-t 01.1:;otions clue to 'bo hold bo suspondoc.1 1;emtinc.; t:.1.0 l'Cpm.il of t!io la;rs doclnroq. ui.1comtituticn.:-.1 by t1:o N;:lnlc.li Conr.rlssionJ (c) A ci.ocl['1'0:liion· tha.t no 0:1.oc-~iu,1 ,.:ac.l1 be froo ond foir unless o.. oonotitution,:'-1 c:1:nforcncc hns been hold and· tho constitution of tho United Ro1Jt.1.blic a.ccordinly ro-w.ritton to McoJ:Jr.1oa...1.to tho .ouJ.·~i,...:pc'Xty systotiJ (d) Costs of t:J.is suit "Jc. pa.icl by tho clcfonclanty , ( o) kry other relief's tho.t tho l~onour.:-JJlc court dcct1 f;_t. Loamed oounso~ frot1 both ·nidos h:wo ac1:.drosccd no on this matter • .6s rocra:xx1s tho first relic:: ·:-~-r,,, Sa!lrula. oubr1its tb:~t r-.ccordinc·to .scotian 107 of tho Local Authorities (lltl.octions) Act, No . . f~ of 1979; tho• elootion of n cn.ndiclc.to shnll not "be qucstionocl sc,vo in cn olootion :petitions iboforo I tho 001.;:;:t of Ros:Lc.on:; M2{~istra.tcc. loo.mod OOlllleinl · for tho plaintif:f.'s oonsiclo~ the :)osi-'don t..ikon by lcm-nod dofonoo counsel to bo qucstioninc ·tho ju:risdi.otion of Ji;l:is court. I anti.roly o.groo with that l):r,"l)08' i: :_.::::., 1; ·. Sc'.L ·iJ.ri, is entitled to quo~ion- tho •'1• jurisdiotion of this oourl boOllllSo tho law vosta thet powor oloaowhoro. , •• I So, if ~no wo.s nc;criOV'Od -::,y _'tho rosul ts of the- olootion, tho ~omody oannot··OOIJO f:ron a. bla.nkot ola.in. Since tho petition· is ll. porsonol · mn.ttor, th:o l)lointiffs 0t'tll1ot sock relief for othora who Jul.Vo not o.skod. :!ihoo to roprosont thowo 'l'ho plaintiffs oould havo boon cx>r:root 'if this IJO.ttor was porsuod in r. roprosonta.tivo. suit. In o.ddition1 I ho.Vo not found tho l ..ct in question to bo tmoonstitution..1l. ThQ · ti.rat ro1iof' o ~ t , tl:-..oro:f'oro 1 be n.llmrod. ,, thi~ relief is consequential tc l)rov:inc tho fo·l.u--th issue§ whiol::. boon done. r:tili0 lc.ws which I find pr,:ijudioin.J. to fc.:ix cm free elections .... is sootion 11 ( 1) of t!1c Politiccl Pr:.:1iios ."-c,t toccthcr with tbi ' . Polioo Force Ord:inc.nco (./JllU011C.lnciit) 1..ct, Ho• 35 cf 19620 This fin~ olono oan11ot jturb:i:f'y SUSJ?()l1Gion of tho oivio oloctions. And sinoo nano of tho loca.J. lr.ws GOVOrnirlG tho aff n:i..rs of looru. authorities, ospooicl.ly t~.10. Local 1.uthoritios (Elections) ."..ct, ho:ve not boon. vitio.+.ocl for 1.:;,oinc unconstitutioru:J. tho nooond relief QllJlnot ,1 suooood as well. Th~ dt1ty of tho court is to doclo..rc unconstitutioncl nny, :provision of lnw 'Utlld.cb •o· .• J~do, tho- ~n8titution4 It is the funation of Pa.rlio.nont to rc11ccl laws, On~ tho ccui~s l:avG notb.inc to do 1dth thot loc;isir,tivo province. ' In tho ifaircl relief tl:.o pld.ntiffs l)J.~n.y f o:r a doclm-n.tion tha.t no olootion oo.n 1Jo :frco a.ncL f m.:r u.'Uocs n. 0011.titutio:nnl , Confo:rcnco has boor. holtl c,nd tho Constitution of the U>:litod Ropu.blio o.ocorclincly ro-1~tton to n,cconnod~tc tho tIU1t-r>nxtY spto~ /,s I said cOJ:>lior, I cannot question tho vnlidity of tho Const'itution :( swore to dofon.::l. A conotitu:tions oonfcronco is puroly o.. r>olitiool mc.ttc:.~ whi&1 cr..n be rcsolvoc1 in a oivilisod mo.rinor Otlica.bly by ru.l those ooncornod. I thorofo:ro shn:ro the Views on this :'I!la.ttor os o..-wrossod by St'l]Jcttr,, J ..K~ in Hich Court (:iml) ~v.il Cn,ao N0 • 206 of 1993 1-'fwr.lipu Pnul John }lb.oz~. V Attop1~:y;- Oongrru.. /J. .1onsti . tu.tioncl I conf o:ronc.c is a rcnody wllioh can 1Jo s0lrj1.t ~ obtained ilu-oU{_A Pr.xlicnant. I now corao to :my other relief this court·~ deco :fit. Tho oonQJ?olisn;tiion of R.'\dio Tro1Zmic. sin}:lly 1m:b is 1:rl.St.1$0 of a \ Oovo:r;ntiont institu.tio1-:. fox Dolitica!. crL,in which other politiccl :playors oo.nnot cot·., Ilnc.io To.nzonia. slcll coo.so, f:Nn tho unto of this ju.dolcnt, i'rot! fc:vourinc CCllo In particula"t': Rc.dio T0,112D.11.ia. shnll forth withooo.oo to l,rocloc.st nJ.l to.ilo!'-•l:lo.do 1xro[;i:'2I.uos for COM' Whicll include but not lir:litccl to tho followinc.,. tho ''Va.jana.. Jffi CCl,t p:t'O{;t'Dl:lmo ~.:toll la ·Ctil.'rod twice ~rcek.lyJ U:ju.Dllo_ 1!,n. _lq_gj and a pro~aono · a.ired by nodio T~1.zo.nio. for th0 CC?<l College of Sooial soianoo_s, Kivukoni. ln tho finol rosul t I tho first Dr¥r is dismssodj tho. J third rolio.f 1s clisnissoa.j tho forth :pr£1Yor is cJ.lowod- in th3/ -manner shown o.bovo.; tho l?ln.i..ntiff s shall ha.vo thoh- oasis. Ju.c1Gnont 9.;0oorclincly. · Dolivorod. I>.r. Loowoi) 1.:or. TO?lu"n) For pln.inti.ffs ·. J.fr. Mnira '·-'-:- ~~,,,,,.., ( r-:,c; ,,) Fn~~ (,ofondtmt J.. M. M.c~li., JUDGE ')A 1('). 1C}C),{ I,,.,, ...... ., '._,.. ~1 '< t' I' 1 I I :l ·.1.: ·:" I I CER'l'IFY 'l1L1lT TIIIS IS A TJIO]l COPY OF Tl--;:m ORIGilML, l · /fr\\\..-------+'"'. -·fh \i y ; - - , - ~ · SEI:IIOR DEPUTY 11IDGL'3TI1.AR .........__..·----- ... ~----------- :··. '•'• ·, I I .\ ,-..._.