19880716 TZHC Mwanza

IN THE HIGH GOUHT 01'' TA"I\TZ/i~JA trl c A'r M'tJA-r-rzA ~~~mtr r ~HOH GCURT CIVIL CASIE 0 ro.44 OF 1987 Jv'.[LTTi~I IRO r0cr,{Bl1 ••.••• 1 e O O O ". 0 •• / •••••••••••••.••••••••••• 0 0 ......... ·.PL1tI"'1 TIFF V:3RSUS - T-~ J]·'·!)_;\_, ,,, I\._lt -· r< - ) ) ~• l /J:i.0.c:i ) 2. JCS:s?d C~1\Ci:L. kIHXiU~ ~- • • • • • • • • • • • • .. • • • • • • • • • • ,. • • • • 0 • • O • • o • • • O DZFE\TJ)Jll\.1.T.S j. S J!'T C1'T .fa J. ICBA ) • 4 .. M.,. ,Jc - lJYfl.K cR311r a.ri. ) 5. r,j l'l1JKU rrnGAYA JUDGME11J .r 1 1Tu11-ry ERA, J. : -'1' 'l1he pl~i..,.,t iff ::,ues +he five d,~fenrh,,,+-s jnin+,ly. The firl'!t defend,,nt · is the ch« I irm•n-1 rf wh"' t is. known qs .B;::i.r;:i_ z~ hi J '1.di ( or sungusu11gu) which I _ ,J.Till henc,~f0rth.r0fer I to ,;is +,he B:,ir,:,iz::i. The seco11d defenc'.,.,nt is i+,s s-3orei't"l.r:v . ci11.d +,L3 fc,ur+h ::i..,.,d fifth "'re i4:i3 m"'mbers. The +.hird d--3f,;:ind,.,11t is the s1:lqret,:irv 0f fl--,surur1 Ujnmc,ci Vill,,ge-. Th:1 source of this li+ig,.+ir.n is ~s follcws; 0'1 4/12/86 dut'ing +.he nit.Sht i;·he villqge's grinJ.ing m<>chine w;:ie stclen. ~ r~;ort W9s m2tlG +o t,ie Police who comm~nced their invest.igqtions ·but which c"'rrL-~:l +li,:')m no further th:::in mere recording of the st:,itements. ' Thfoanwhi,l'-3 irifo:rm::i+,i,'1s pour,~d into the vill"'ge office thc.it the m;:ichine W8.S stolen . bv six voungmen of t.h1,t vilhge, +.he pb i11-+:iff "ind .his br0ther, being ::i_mong +hem. Cn 31/7/87 th:::y were summoned before +,he' B::,raz,q ::ind questioned q.b.Jut the m1chine. It is th0 pl:,iin+iff's Cqse th"lt hG .q,nd 1.:is bro+,h,3r £huben were! forc.:,J t.o p::iy shs.60, 200/= e"'ch ::i.s their shgros of compens<1tion for the stol<,m m"'chine. His brother hcid 110 mo11ev so he p13.id for ~im m::iking 1, to+ql of shs.(60,200 x 2) 120,400/~. This is the subject of his cl;:iim in pgr,q 10 of his- pl'1,int. ~.nd in p9rA. 11 "'nd 12 h,2 FtVerr3d th"'t t.he defend,:ints publ i!"lhed ::l.ef'1m"'. . _ orv m3, tt::.rs ;oig~ ins+ him imputing ::i crim iml off enoe of +.h~J"ft ,1 gR inst him .q,nd cl".1 ims sh·s._100, 000/= d:,im,,._ges. In -their d,cJfe'rJ.ce the ~defendr.ints g3_ve id~n+ic,:il V(?rsions th'1+ +.he vill«ge rn'1chine w;cis stolen ::i11d there were rGports +h<>t the ph intiff, .. his .bro+,h0r ;:i,nd four ot.h,3rs, were +.he thieves. Th::w ware summc"l~d -t;o th2, B9.r:,iz9, 9.nd 011 b<=?ing i.n-t8rrog::it,9d +.hev Rdmit.+.ed tc h!=tve s-l;ol.en +.he; m"ch:i.n.:i "'nd volun.teer-3d +,o l;:i;v compensA.ti.on. They were in the Bor1Z01_cm 31/7/87 >=ind thev wrare givGn t.wo mo"l+.hs t.o p;:i,v the ffi0'18V. 0n 10/10/87 -th2v psi id t.h:::: s::ime +o +.he vilbg8 ;:iccoun-f;'1nt as per receipt (r,nn0xurc3_~. +.o +ho plciint). Th•:?V d"l"t1i,-~d tc h"'v"' ;:,ppli,3d nnv phvsic9.l force on the pl«in+iff. The first qu,~s-l;frn I ,:isk mv!'lelf is th,9 l,~g.c1lit.v of these kinds of institutio:i,:f'\_ , B<>r,.,z,:i l"l. J::idi or "ungurrn'1gu. Th,:3re is no denving -th9t the Gover11m, 11t encour-:ig,;3s th(;m r.il+.hough no legisl,:i+,ion h;cis ever been en9.cted for 0 tl1::it purpose, In f'1ct tl10 Government instigq+~~d +,heir cre"'+ion in Ml'!.~ Region. •• -!. ·• ·• /·2·. -,;~J.1 2 B'or t.n"t r"'"'son c0ur+,s find~ .cl-iff··icult to st1nd Rg::ii11.At wh::it the i}c"vernrn c:: '1t br~l i :Vi~R ? I believe courts per;ml"l r .,)01 ic~, .· . . have A dutv to see ~ ~ ~ . :t.:1?.t ..+/1/,·~. i.11.s+i.+.u+.i-o-ns· func-t'io"n' :;,d+,1'1i"n. the l::iw, +.h~t ·is the guideline. "Tc-w t.h-::: r:·11?ri+.s oi +.he c9s0. _\ the·st,.,rt of p.B::irint$ I fr,q,med thr0·e issues, +ah::::i first is ' 1whC)t.hc-:r th.::, pl::iin+iff is o.nti~lcd to ,q, r-:ifund of 9 hs • 120, 400 /"' • " . . ·. 'h.;~ no-+: c<> 11 ~d ::i single witne·ss to .support ~ ~s .;it. -0~,rj---b~- s•')-~,; ·+lio··:..;i~i~tiff · ;,is .. wc-r.:t, r,rn bro+.h.-:,r H,~uben h::is not -9.i}J)G?.r,3d in· court. e;,it.h(~r <i.s a cl';;i im<1nt rr"' wi-+:Y1·~·r-:=;. Th.o pl,dn-1:iff c::in11.o+. <:JUG for him AS if hG ... is ,q, minor, :;.-_.,_c0rY1i11g hir• r:tJn ch-im of shs.6O,200/= +.he d•3fe11.rhnts Argued h-2 p::iid +.he r_;r1v:i:v v0l:1n+.-,_.['jh b-~C'1US· 0 "he ·t~it. :.his ~i·{·t·.·· Th9 pl:::iii-1.tiff :'1-__gr~ec)..::¾:h!"I+.. he . ' .-;~s i·n +;,? B-ir"z"' 011. 31/7/87 wh,➔ n h8 w::i.s +.old +o p;::i:v thr.; oompenR::it.ion. The r·..c;~1pt, <1rws .!1:: p-:ii,'l,_ t.h2 mn11.e:v +.o +ha villq.se. -"tCOOU".1+::i_nt on 10/10/87, more -1: .. :ciTl 6G -!~,,,s -:;f-"- •:r •• · ;rf Ln Jid 0 110+ p<iv volu"lt,qrilv ):l~ could-h::i.V'3 filP.d l'i suit frr ~~ ~YJju~cl:inn ~ithin +his ~O dqv pJriod • . I find he p~id-~~& mon3V vrlun+:~rilv ~nd c-:-i~~rt be hJ"lrd t~ s~v-h3 h"IS ba3n robbed of· i~~ 1'i.1:1 R-:OCYJd i::ssu:·.3 is wh::::+,h;~r +hP.r-1 w~s def"lm,,,+,iot1. True, . if' is -!;he 1~w +,h.,t ~,,v ;:)u.b).ic-:it.ion ii;ipu+i-rig ::i 6ommission of ::i crimiMl off~nce .<imounts to dafcirn~t.ion w1ich is ~ctioriJ~1a:i3r ss. ",. +: +,h,~ s::ime time +,h,3_re is 2·:i defence "'V'1 il~ .Ql.:; +;c -f;!J;is ki-,:d• of daf~-ni::.+. io".l, t.he qu::i.l ified pri.vil::g.:;s. It is . ' . ~ndi,sL)U +:-,_('. . .-1:::L: m.c.a chin···, 1th=-:. i;•'·w'~ s stolGn w::i~ 0,,111.ecl bv th,3 ·inhA bi +.::inti:; of f1I~_surur-::i Vilh;_:;e: <?ommu:n·/1.ly, ·-+he phin+iff "ll'J.d ·.• : . . the- def3ndi:ints .inclusive~ . J'he def,.,_,,;_-:-iyi"s h;:.d::, g:,tiui~~/-•inter(~s-t in trving +.o find the-thit?f°. ·- r • . Th<J . .. imput~,+ic•l'.l •t.Jqs -tlpr,,:Jfor,·. m~ci.e on i:i.' privileged . ocoAsion, . the pl;:i:in+iffis . •! .. • i• .I • of th-3 t.hird issue. a Cl<:.iill C::irid R\l.CO':l3cl. -~.his 'dis~OS<}S. Fin::ill:v 1 dismis•s . .... : ' 1jL:· suit 1,1;i+h onR+.s. .- - ,,• .• r :·Vi 111z,,_ .~ - -4 F. :\ ic;/7/ 88~. JUDGill .. ·-' . . . r~ .. ., -~ •[ j l !·