19760810 TZHC Bukoba

IN TH"T HIGH COURT OF TANZANIA AT MNANZA. (Pc)..cIvIL iTAL NO. 326 OF 1975 (From dacision of th.:.:istrict Court of Bukoba at iJLlkOla in Civil Appa1 No. 181 c.f 1975 B-for J. S. Mwami, 'sq., D.M. and Nshamha Priraary Court Civil Caso No. 79 of 1 915). KATRAKASIWAKI O . • . . . . .. .. . . . JH?LLANT v ' r aU S DAMIANI i(ASIdAKI . . . . , . , . . . . e • R'SONDTNT J1JDGN TNT i'IFALILA, J.: In this aaL, th apo' - l1.ont isdispUtinthr, idm'nts and ordrs 3f both tH'rimary Curt and tn- appF.11atn clistridt dourt ty which h wasThrd'rd to sharg withhis Youngir broth th rspondnt thsharnba 1.ft by thrir lOt'2 fathr on Kasiwaii. Th claim for inhriting prtThf ti shamba was 1odod in tiPrimay Court dt Nshmba bY th' r o5ncbfit who said that ti, prop'rty l'ft by. thir Iat fathr hd1 nvor nd.ivid.d acording: to cstomry lw by th ldrs of th' clan, H adcbd tFit th'-ir atRr ciid h was still a small dhilcIhrdIy thr arso1d, hx.c ll th roprty in1ading himslf w2r1ftin uh2 carof tho appollant wh5 wa a -rown up man e h addocl tt OShr Was flOW an adult h apCjh aoclIant±'or hig shor but th latt'r rfusd. . took th matr bfor th clan '1dra who Tild toThportioi th shamba Upcadsn th ao.....-l1ant would not oor H th for. d'cidd to takr thn. mattr toThourt Th afr1Iant oppo snd th rc spnd'nt a claim saying that thir lat' £atMr loft no roprty, iis h had sold all his shfibs .rio tohis dath, fliat sharbas ar in hi6 posssion now, wr -ithr p.sonal17 rcI.tncI by Aim - of h inhritd th'm from his grand±athr. Th priMary Court ijctnc1 tH-s allgationa and acting on th idnc' of clan mmbra thy .ananimodsly hldthat th hamba curRt1y 000uid by th appcllantwas loft by thirlat fatHr and odr'I that it should b distrihdtd .ccording to -tho S ruls of inhritano anibr ustomaxr law. Th apfflant ppald aginst this dcision th' j.istrigt court. Row.vfr aft'r viiting th shamba, th' Jistrit court ai'rd with th cl'cisionof thPrimary Court 7n.d ciismisd th.< aopcal. Thdistriot Maistrat fu.rtl1cr dirctcrthat th2 shamba Eiaould om dvic1od on th. bas of tho boundaris drawn up by thr clan0 Tho app.11ant furthr appal.d to this court. -.-. - In t1t Pr&mory Court, th app7lIant boaght forward witnssos who supportd his claim that tiiirlat fthr had oldall his shamba prior tohisdth. Bdt tho Fimry Court dcic1d to aocApt and ct on th vidRcr of th dan mmbrs who told thp. codrt th trwas a shambaloft by th dc.aad and that this has nvf bofi c1jvidd arnöfijst th hairs, Th district court which alo visitd th shamba ornd withthis assssm - nt On my prt s a s2cofid ap5ollat court I havn litt1 raun to diffqf with th viws of thQ othr two coarts.1n factl agrao withth' viws of thPriarg Coartthat it ws afr in thq circumstancs to act on thq ovidonco of thn clan m'mbrs, .. - Forall th's' r2aaons I aHr with thr oncurrnt dcisions of hn low couta and would dismissthis apal with costs. Th ordr of th 1owr court snould now b carrid oat.