19771024 TZHC Mwanza

. . i-i)c: A'cA?4m• Ii T} ..T •. . . - •.(c) civi 211 -- n :.o. 159 O1 1975 tyqa q j 21O Llict coit ot Bukoba GivJ niatrict ,14 • 97 o± 19(6 - 3orG . - is Ui Coul t c] - 1] CiL s r- of 1975 . • BI FLIJ'! j/b : .; :' :• : : : : . : •' • . ' . V.- . .• . 'çDr FflLDICL i .-c::: 3hiba. ' . . . ;: :c: .... T • . •• .. TITI j On 9 , !) 0(71 thd renj 4W I i' C1C1 lOb. s lo Lclanu] , p0 al II1W3G1J ccrfoundcid, by t0n a jo 11. 'c enrpApHypt upon an rt nt of o io, thc . u ci ncc to hv in ]iLt3d ca'n the grnc± ti r tinha '.L'i. appill t o.ii boiighi tho uwQ , P-hM Wa jj-from 'ond it's ft'icr Zc1i - nu1a IL1'nb, for ti' GLUM of. is 6 4 300/= it Oi vs d for this shriib t, th L parti hayp s hu fAl a q f ;am Ki Land t ribunal Wn of Lck, — c s. No. 43 of l97, ly jb iora Wisp .our i. - c..' ,c. iJo. 25 of 197-i, t1 ri to tsi' i iIJci t.oLrt - Gvi ' 3 i.. 150 o.E 197, thin b ci to Ibi:ia enar Court. P a. 25 of 3971, w1 ic -i was fin 11 tran.0 ii' d to Bukooa Li.. Wn uou. t 7 wi a e' thr c. a.. a ooci clvi]. cL,c 'o. 28 of '975. * r1i1 CQfltPtLO.' Ar UQLight foric'd, 'Tha rcspo . argued, that, i s he h a d h an Al! d th sm.i 'ianbii, by. his 1.ta grand atii :r, his foti' r cou1 not I ye solo thi: san' to the apli'nt. The appellant on the otir'r A= o LAnQ , 7 d, that she bought th in qur s -tion - from th. reow.. v±ath.:i, who, had ihnited th. same • Tho Fr i:nsry Co.r t, .aad t.:. :i: .tr lot Court to which the appc*l ild, thetthc.t thc shamba s th pro ' crb,41 $41 .i spo - h a.t o ta. n from ha... grandfaLh..:r..:" henc ' this 2 1 by thi appallant, Th' grounds of app .1 1 .:.:o- d, cannot shako the ovcrwho].ming evidence in support of th :....e. :t 's claim. The factsEr , v tI..t the respondent is th son of Z1..enI.. tinb, and late, Ntimba, the father of Zlsnu1e Ntimba, ..ne % i a n a. grand father to the r 'pond nt. Th; Zulanula. Iltimba ha since 1>2 Y ii liv ing in Uganda. his fith ir died in 1953, and left a will v:.... which, both the respondent and Zolamula 1ftistha claim to h.v ina .ritad tI said ahamba. The issue as tI r.. far., who rahtfu11y anh:rit:d this sinmb'.. If Zcle;nulc did inherit this e:.aU:, tI_n subj at to clan sanction, he would be ontitRa to s:11, iwtf tIe s:.a , had been inh.:ritcd by the respondent, than obviously, ::.'i en].. Itimba had nothing to s.11 and, th.: aip ilant to buy. In ti'y.I pro;.:, that L c1:mula Ntimbr ir± :rited this chamb, a note d...td i9J/1:59 and written in barc says, Ihi the clan avwnb ru, had Marc ( .1.:euln htimbo., to be th: chif h.ir . to Ntietha'c prop:a'ty. TJhile .:.ni..., cLid at To.:rc on 7/4/195, it should be surprising, ihat, this - so a 1._ C. wil], whould be dated 19/5/1959. There was no avic1cice to chow tli teatator, hence ra.ssurractedl to write ons if by ovorsigut had eitt .d to write one, before his da.th. iigain if thio ware a will by T -:;:.i qua stion of Y:leau1.a be in endorsa.d by clan: :aembra, nould not live arisen. Further while, I amfrfro. : a ying, that all clan memb ru It I Zola:nula i'Itieeba, th:.t Oi1: of hi c.le.n ii ebars at !Toare knew zbout Mis note called ewillu ie. orts en:::i cia nc in the whole that, none of thai: ih- i: to .. a signed this not.. , was c,ille d to CjV:C ~ avid ':.' is ::tr.l:i1:.. . . -2- la, Q . rious ju thot, boththd oppcllnnt and Zcl - 'ul tabn say that th'. apove rcHrrad 0 1 "nota" is a will. First, it is unsignqq b tIc oul9 b F • and 1c6ndily, it is riot '-v'i UTittOn ( ( half of the io3± tor, P -thcr althoL.h, Zelaula iTtimba finallf6,oadnQ the t Philip P. H. 3 and Eaverian P,W.2 wrote this so calied wiLJ. it, is strange that the same witnesses, aaw)sere not shown h1 so called will book lxii. A ai n giving cvidavaq,cradibly i ., that, tIi t shambn was not willed to Zelamuln Htimbn, but the . orit, who tooc cre of • 1115 granci Ji -tncr, ihi1c ZolamO. was away in Uganda. Like • the Primary Court, :iseI thc..Ui::;ec cc Ceurt, I am not prsuathd first to o1i thic so colic will ! n 011 Droper,i'cii was the sin nor.. u lied to Zelceiula Lcicca at .nll. On the other hand, the 2 :1: snh.;nt Frederick Zela aule, auppor ted by P.03 PhiliD Byakutange Kiizc chic cr etc the will, P.H. 2 Bavarian Byakutags P.e.4 3elstan iyce: ce, P.1.5 Iloysc Kalokolu l snow that late Ntimbs i?fwiii, Zi7Anj Lie estate to the poedcnnt.:.. ilccordin totho evidynop it 1 the catIl of his,Qthcq that ZelAhIn Ythbn calu 1jr 11 nda. i rviilefcc, is i ao OVJhLJ Ufl that thisjclqvjj will, 2cc lost in the hndc of ZoMmulo Xtimbi. But as Phil ip ile i aKiiza , wroth the wnll, his oral rvic: c as to.thc,conthnj&ofjhVwil1 lu nuitoad'scibl undcr () of 1 ru].. 10(2) of 1N Mastteat Quito (ruLa of Evidoned ir Priary Courtc ) Cap 537. 2. .2, P. .d, sna P. .5 who hitncosed the aninitr uiOii of i ill, OpKirm the tntiony of P•l•3, Q the above evarco, I jphnot Lolp ig, with th t-io ioicr courts, -t 1 - £1 T r n b longee to th rspo'i(1 Jnt. To hit, khbqlcdqni el iuia ci p ji orlied to sell vht ia not his, dnd of course he hiid ncthin.; it mess to the purchasTr 1, the appellant. He could not paso tail: is the prcperty that did ndt belong to him. The sharr.bs iern:cna the eroparty of the respondent. The -iic1J i oh lirL cotu - . Ttimb n f o r h 11 'cr02. The ip - 1 dinniseco with cc JPI H11,11 1GII GOLRT 24/10/7 7 JtJDGE I,