19880728 TZCA Dar es Salaam2

IN T.EDJ COURT OF L.FP:JJ., OF T..:":JiJZ.illTL::.. liT K'JJ,NZ!:.. Jo L. 1 KI:3iJW1:.. 2 cn.mnr,.u, APE.JD, WOo 25 OF 1988 lfCDJ:,}ID S /o ISEILUZA • • o • 8 • " • • ,. • APPELL 'J;T TII2J lD~·TJDlJ IC o ,, o " " ,, o c • a • o • R.BSPOI~ t, (Ap1,oc J. fl"om the conviction of tho :~ligb. Co 0 ot· T2,.vizunio. et lfac::nza) (:Nh;cJ.1;1,3c.nya, J. ) d::~tod tl10 24tl1. dcy of lfovombe:..•, 1)87 in C:d.mincl Sessions C~so No .. 22 of 1985 JlIDGilD.NT OF Tfil; COlI~t! Appcll,..:.l"lt wr1s ci1c.r3ccl with 2,ncl convicted o:? rnttrdor c ntrc..ry to section 196 of tho Poncl Codoo Tllo :i_,I'osom:tion stoI'Y w2-s tolcl hy th:rcc 1-ritnossos, t .o a:p:~ollc,nt I s I P .. W. 1 El ilcc.. Isllol12.sc:. 1,:.10 wcs r,,god o.1)out 13 o~t 14 yen.rs 2,t t;:;_o t iao of t:.ie incident stc'.tod t;.,.;;,t on 25/3/84 she wc..s ,-:,,t 1101· :10:,l10 wl1orc sl:.c lived 1rith fc-,tl10r who w2.s si ttinc .r·.s ho uc~s uncblc to move c,i)out bo cusc of old C,,[;C~ house wv..s 150 yr.J.->ds 2.1r.:s from tl:ci:r f.::.thcr 1 s :1m.:.s0. ,:~pp ·llrnt withot'.t wo..rnii.""1(,' stc.rtod 1)o;:-,ting thofr fo,thcr with ;:-, sticlc sovc1·.~ times c',ncl c,lso cut him with r:, b1ifo. She protested und. · r;g:pcl,J.r:.."lt silo cd ho:;: fYf c.,blc to tDlk~ Ho t:.1011 told Ch:ristophor tJ::;:-,t Lcd::-,I>d, th' nppcllc:.nt, I • 2 hcd e.ttncked himo P. W. 1 sn.id she found five sta,1J wounds on e cor,scd I s 1)ody. She or_pla.inod in hor tostir:iony tb.c.t this o..ttack wcs o. 2, :rcsul t of th0 bv,ckg:round of o:nmi ty between tho 2,ppcll.::\nt cJJ1d tho do 02,sod over the fo:crner' s bQ,Ci l1e,:t,it• of stoo.ling ncighbov.1·s chio...l.con 2--rid go ts c..nd keeping then: in tl10i:r homoste2,d,. issue between Futher a.nd Son over 2, house in tho hor.1Gstec.d, 2,ppoll mt WM occup~,ing. This house which belonged to 2,:ppollc..nt' s fc..th01· ~s rno:.:nt to bo occupied by 0,ppollMt tcmporo..:cily till 2.v:90112.nt' s m" docoe,sod oxpcctGd him to build a house of his Olm md live wife,. .After Appe11Mt I s m2.:rrio.ge 1 .Appollmt fo,iled to buil c1 so1:b.rC!.to house for l1:iJnself 2.,--id continued to live in this house, whic' net 2,ngerod his fr.tllo:r a,nd it happened tl12.t tho hov.so· w0.s re.zed to tho gi..ouncl e,ncl tho· roof of 001':l'.'ugdod iron shoots tclrnn off 2,,."ld sold by ttc dccer:.!3ed. Ncig'hbeurs assisted in pulli.!16 down this ouso C!.S c;1, move t_? got 1.. id of tho appollnnt from tho n~dzhboU+hood. rt· if;l in tolling this story tllc.,t P.W.1 nnd PoUo2 wore at ya,ri2.1;1cc an this forsod t!10 su1?ject of o.tta.ck by _Nro Rwcyononu tho clofonce ~1.sol .. -~ "~- 102,ving o.. h0c,p of soil .:--..nd e,ppoll~t u2.s not e,t lloi:1c for s · months • .!:. ! living soi:10whorc in tho village. Tho doy of. tho nu:rdo:r ho - pp_en,red t suddenly. P.w.1 st2-tod thr,tg t "tho o..ccusod. hc.d been steying in tho, sru-,10 l10us ( .::. without cor:'.'V.g2,t0d iron shoots a,nd doors for e r.:ont:in • 11 Tl10 qu.::.rroi over this house he,d I( .. ho..ppei1ed t,)Jout f0u:r weeks 'before tho r:n.u:·dor •.- Ono do..y fo..thor docid0d -to pull ov.t son0 001.L ,•2,t9d. iJ:on sheets froa his house which ho ha,d odctocl 1'r accused,. Tllo accused p:rotostod thd if he ·r on0 dcy o,ttonj?tccl to do so. ho uoulcl_ kill him.· accused hr,d hcnrd that dopcc.s_od b.e,d decidocl 1 · th / i. tl:co l·,olp of ot!10r :p0oplc to to.2-rn do1m tllG co:r1"'Ligdcc1. i:i:-on sho0ts e:.nd thr.:t is why he prc-er.iptod tho m;J,ttor by killi.""l(s l:tis fdhor '• l ilO 101O1}.SO 1 " 1)0 J.llg It would 0,ppeo.r frora tl .is n;:,.xrntion tent P. H.1 :Clik2.. stsw 0 u.scd ( cxco}?t for .'.'))so:{lco of co1•rugo.tcd iron sl1oots) by tl o c1ppcl12Y1t till tho clny of tho v..tt2.,ck 1.fho:ro2.S P.W .. 2 s::..w only ;.,., honp of soil. For tho lo;::,.;rnod t::;.•icJ. Jl~c~go to cc-,11 this '-" mino;;:- clisc:ropn.ncy, we boliovo If sl10 se,w 2, house whore there weo.s none o.nc.l it is :in u,.'1.dorstet o::,ont g sono1:iody oacrging fx-or:1 it l10w could s:-10 bl'.) believed 2,s , solo cyo witn0ss 9 tzJ.2,t sl.lo snw her brotl:c:r 2,tt2-cki:ng tlloir f;:-,t>or'? PoW.2 s2..id o,ppcll2.::1.t wc,s not soon in tho honostoM for r,bout six nont11s :p:rio:i.' to tt.o killinG but ho 2,ppoC-i'Ot t:.:e,t c.2;:i-, o t of the l)J.1.:0s. P. W.. 2 dicl not soc hiL1 of co1.1.rsc, llo only hoc,,rd. his f2,th r nont ion hir.1 in l1is clyinG docl2,:c,::,tj_on. Tho coll loo,dor' s house wo..s no" or to tl"\o accno of r4ttc.ck tho,n w2.s PW,.2 1 s house o..nd ho i;-,:;,s t~o first to be cdlccl 2,..>1d 2.tto;_1.clcd but he ,:,,2.s not ccllcc.l o..s 2, wi tncss o,t the trir • ~l)'ho couJ.cl :,.'-we "been a "bettor person to give force to t:,:,c tcstir,10 P. H.1 c111d P,.W.2 on tl1c t1"1.J.th:f'cln0ss or otho:::-wisc of the 2.].lcgod ing docl-.:.:rc..tion of the doccc.scd.? Tho causo of (l00,t1: wo,s given o..s two cut wounds on both r..rms rosul ting in li.._7.cno1~'2,,gc. Tho ::i.ppollo.nt in his clef once stded tho.t id cfa.y. IIo llo w2:.S not noo.r t~::.o scene v.t Ki two Vill2,gc on wc,s for cm.ny nont:._s stc,ying with his wif0 2,11c.l fo,t:.!.O!' · 1:-,w nt Kib:i.Dba ville.go oigLt !~1ilos clista.nco frcm Ki two villo,go or 41 hours we.De. \fllon r..rrostcd. for tl:is dlogod offence the policono.n oncle:rod. :10.r ~10 coulcl b.2.vo cor.11d ttocl H wh0n tJ:oy found ~).ii'.I 1..mr,blc to soc proJcI'ly., thc,,t ho Wess p2,:cticlly 1)lind n.ncl on furthc:r or.nim-..tio ho wrss found 1Jy 4' r, q'Ui..:lifiod doctor to lJo "nocrly totclly blind" o In IL. . .I'ch 985 whon ho W2.S alro2,cly e:.ri~o,ignod in tl10 High Court of Mwcnza, r,:ushi before whor:J t::10 c2.so wc.s r:iontioncd grc;c1tod tho 0,ppel bv.:-cclon to tho prison officora( (ns cortifiocl by them) ns ho cov.lcl not tcko co,ro of llinsolf cnc.l ::icd to be o..ssistod o.11 oJ.ong by tl on d1.J.o to his tot,.l blinJ.n0ss 0 T~o su;:-otios did not turn up so he c uld not 2.vc.,il l1it1solf of t~10 1Jc.,il o l..p:pollcnt conto:nclod in his dofonco t:sc:.t if he l1c.cl c..tt .ck:ocl ::.is f0-tl10r ho covlcl h1..vc soon boon c.,pi_)rolloncloc.: duo to his ino, ility to rtm duo to his l)lindnoss. Lt it was ho w::,,,s found t!io followi oo:rning in wct:10I' villcgo wc,lkinz tow:~·cls hospitd usinc; his stick. Uo note the,t oven tLo □ ilitic!Dc:.11 Pei-T.3, who mot nppo 12..YJ.t first in tb.o l:1orning rnd l;,:.>.,tor followed. hin on infor;.mtion :roco vod, found llir.1 to hc.,ve covered only o..bout ¼ of a -oilo though r.1a..1y hours _0,d p8.ssed., 1-Te fincl in t~10 ci:i."cu.,;-.1stc.nces unable to s:1o.:r.·c th0 cer 2-inty of tl10 le2.rnod tricl juclg'o t!.1c.,t o.. 13 yo::u: old girl wl:o, on hor o a&!ission wc..s ostr2..11gecl, like tLe entue fc..i-;iily, fron ::,ppollc..nt nrn.". li ,d c.po..rt fl•on :1ir:i on c,ccouht of t:,is ostrangouontt Ooulc. she not ho.,vo ·ebrico..tocl this story of seeing her 1)rother killing her father:; m.1 t is :possible is thnt tho gi:d ::1isht ~12,vo cono a.cross 2, spx-o.,uling body of hor fe,t~,_or with cut wounds 2.ncl o.ssu::iccl tl-:.t'..t, it 1ms tb.o wo:ck of the . la.ck sheep of t;.10 fonily. 1...fto:i..' t~1..:-,t it wc.s not c!ifficv.l t to cc.1bolish hor sto:;.•y li!:::o tho dying cloclc.I'dion c.ncl boing ntt2.ckocl llo:::-solf by tl1e scilnnt & Evon tho lec..rnoc_ Stcto .Ltto:i."nCY docs not support conviction o sinil::,,,r grounc:s. We find tl":.croforo t:1d tl'"o c)v·,:rgc c:g,,inst 2,ypellc.,nt proved beyond :r-oesonC'..blo c-:.oubt. J_cco:rc.:.ingly we nllow tl o.,:ppccl o.,nd sot tho 2,ppoll:.::nt free unless ho is ot~_orwiso lmlf holcl. / 5 ".To note ti:c..t the· info:rr.12.tion is irrcgulc.;e in tl:o..t it eys th.2-t . "Mede.rd Ist01Ezr, on or ;:,,bout tJ.le 25 cl20r of Mc.rcll 1984 a.t Ki t'wc Villega in ti:::.e District! of KQ.i'.'ngirn, in Kc..gcro, :1:1o 5 ion d.id 'j.ointly o.nd togotllor f:luxdor qnc Ishcluzn Kinign11 • ' It wc,s signed by St2.to .Lttorncy F. r.Ic;tto..bo... .Tb.ere is no o :w~, o.ccusod EGntioned. }Ir. Ho.tt2,k, should in futu:vo row tllo clrc,ft be oro signing ito D.t..T.'.DD c.t 1'!I}TDTZ1.. this 28th clo..y of July, 1988. (L .. M. Nil.K..AJ~IB) ' JUSTICE OF 1.PPTI.::.L (R. II,, KISD,JGii.) JUSTICE OF i'.PP=:.t:J., (;.., r1. A. Oll'll) , JUSTICE OF l.PP:il1:.L I ceI'tify t::10..t this is a true cop~ of t:':.10 orig naL, (S, l t I ) DEPUTY II.EG ISTRL.R •