19880923 TZHC Tanga

I. IH TI-i~ HIJ.Ii COURT OF TA.lTZAlJI.A AT TJ.J'..JJA -------------------- A!.f.IH.A.ID: I-'.iTAI13C ~ •••• • •••• , • .AP?ELLAITT (Original Plaintiff) RASULI I·1TA.I··GO ••••• I.. .... RES::?Olf.iJJ:ITT I·-·-- 0. (O~iginal Defendant) CO $ 0 L w JUDGMSNT The peti ti011.er, now a:_.Jpellarit, one Aminani l1tar.1bo petitioned ~or divorce before Pri~ary Court of Tanga Street No. 7. She was unsuooessful. She appe~led to t:1e :Uis:t;rict Court or Ta.ng::i. .J~1.e was l:r~rnucoessful. Sh0 hos now o.ppealec.1. to this Court, In 1978, the ap::_:,ell&i:-t ::•.nd respondent ~o.suli Mta.mbo oontro.cted ~ mo~ogo.~ous. marri~ge . at the Tango. . Regiatrcu-s ' 0.f.fice, as shown by the photooopy o:f the l1arrio.ga Certi:fien.t,3 Exh, j) 1, In 1987 the petitioner wo.s not ho.ppy with tho mtAri to.1 life and filed the present pet:i tion. She oomplo.ined th~t res~ondent w~s illtr~ating hor, oh~sing hor from tha m0.trimoni~l home O..."ld hQd th:_• )O.tened to kill her. In. the Prim~r7 Court sh0 o~lled two wi t;jos::rno to who:n sh.G h-.i.d had 11 ma.rI"ied 11 anothor wif'e :.n1.d t;:do wa.s pci.rtly tho c.::i.use \, of the const.::mt G1isundorst~Lr;d:i.:ng. The roopondont doniod the ohorges t:4"1.d a.ttribu.tod tho rnisundorata.nding to other innoouos .f'o.otors •. • •.•• /2 2 The Prira:lt'y Court W[l.G so.ti,sfi0d tho.t , sh0 l-iCU'i 11.o·t-·provo.d tho.t tho m::i.rri-:1gc hoo irropornbly brokon down. In his judgment, tho trio.l i-'.Ia.gistro.t<3 mo.d0 the following rcm:::i.rk. 11 Amed~i (Hdo.i) Maho.ko.ma.ni kuw.'.:l. yoto ho.yo. yo.mcanzo. nu~o.mo □wako. 1985 ba~do. yo. Mdo.iwo. kuwo. no. r:tl,;:,0 mwingi:1.0; Ndoo o.otio.yo ho.kui ta- mbuo. wo.lo. kukubo.1:.1::io. n:1yo~ Jc Ndoo. r...i o.ino. go..i."1.i o.mbo.yo wo.do.i w;~ wo.l i :f"t.mgo.? Ea.ti yo. lTdo::i. (~::-c'':-1. D_, ~ Photo copy) in-::i.onyanh!:'~ mo.kubO.lio.no yalilc..1v::i. juu 7a. 1Tdo2. y:t mkG r;1r.1ojo. tu. MoJ:10.ko.i7JO hr:di.:iYpoko:: ..~Ah:J.b.i.dl :-Jo:-q0 kuthibi- ~.,nki:ni l::o.r.io. u.po.ndo wo. r,1ilu k:::i.r,t.!:ni :.1.0 dcnturi :;::;o..~'.::ipo.ro ho.ifikiriwi kuwoko la.1n. kizuizi kwo !:,u.G10 km-10. na wo.ko znidi y:::i. rrJ:0 mmojoo" I think this romo.rk ~-s o. gross misdiroct:Lo:".lr .. beco.use the mo.rrio.go cortif'ic::ito cloo.rly sho~s tho.t the couple ho.d intended and did contr~ct ~ ~onoga.mous morriago. In the . . I circumsto.nces tl-io Pa.re custJG1 is irrolaVQnt. Further more; Qs aarlior sto.tod, thio soc:md " r·1arriagc" wo.s the initial ( co.use o:i: t:10 misu..'1.dorsta::idi.:-:g·o I ho.vG howov.:::i... cbs0rvod ~.ho.t Oi- both Cour·t:s rofusod to con.si.dor this os o. grouz1d of rr}"'•1t,'f"'':: )_, .. 'f.,,,/ nas / I oomplain.od il'2 t~1.o :follc.ri:;::::i~ ':;or□ s: - I I I k'..izinga.tia usho.1::.:: :li v::.mc-t: ':cui.r2. huyu. r.1j i bu. / / rufo.a s:100 c.na.is~.:.i :n, mko □wingino no so.so. ,· , I / ar.ioshaka.o. no.yo kwo. ;:; ,idc wc.i miok;:i. qi to.tu· kinyuwo c~1.o.- m=i-p:-~t~nc: yotu yci. :::Jdoa. yo Sorikali yo. !DJ:;0 . uh~O j 0. • II ..· .. As _pointod out ocu-licr~ the co.U:so of miaw1dcr.s-t-o.µd~ngs . ,/,: ,'(~~.. _.,, '·, ,'·.:-~•:'.l;,1·1t .\ •••••e/'J I I i L· 1 and allegGd boa.ting is t.io second ::1:irrio.go which wa.s contr::i.ry to t:10 terms of' tho 1st ma.rri~go. If tho two lower courts h~d prop0rly considorod o.11 those f~ctors, I a.m sure they would have ro::i.ched the ooncluoion which I a.m now ro:1ching n:.moly th::i. t th0 m:i.r;r-izago ho.d irrcpo.rb.bly brolrnn down. I am th0roxor0 sa.tin£ied th:lt tho ~a.rrio.go betwe,cn the a.ppoll0..."1.t .a.nd rospondoi-::.t h::.s irropo.r::ibly broken down•. Tho a.ppGa.l is o.llowed o.ncl tl1.c judgment of' tho lower Cou:rts is set .:isido. Costs will follow tho cv0nto PRIHCIPAL R:ZSIDZIJT HAGIG'I~..A.L•.i.: EXTEHDED JURI3DICTIOH in Ch31:1bar in p + ? ~ o t h (D. A. _3::-I"J.HGU) PRINCIPAL MSIDENT I1AGIST.RA'I:. EXTENDED Jtm.ISDICTION 23/9/88 0 R D £ no .!.l..o - Right ~XT21DED JUaI.'.'.IYICTIOH GiJ 121/38 O 23/9/88 I !