19920131 TZHC Dar es Salaam
43 ---.....-.,....----------- 'J.!l.lE U:NITDD RITI:?'C.JDLIC OP Till:TUNIA Ilif TI[:; m:GII COfJJ.T OF T.tiNZl.NJ:.A li.T ----~- lll-Ll JJS SJJ.JL'\l,I 1:.PPDL.tJ...TE Ju':ITSDICTI0N marr COU::lT c:a:rnnr.'..L JII-PD.l'.L i'iO. 137 o: i1 1989 Oi.UGDU,L c::-:ILffiT::.I Cl.BE N0 0 1201 OF 1t'88 OF '1!IE DIST. .rrcT...
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- 31 January 1992
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43 ---.....-.,....----------- 'J.!l.lE U:NITDD RITI:?'C.JDLIC OP Till:TUNIA Ilif TI[:; m:GII COfJJ.T OF T.tiNZl.NJ:.A li.T ----~- lll-Ll JJS SJJ.JL'\l,I 1:.PPDL.tJ...TE Ju':ITSDICTI0N marr COU::lT c:a:rnnr.'..L JII-PD.l'.L i'iO. 137 o: i1 1989 Oi.UGDU,L c::-:ILffiT::.I Cl.BE N0 0 1201 OF 1t'88 OF '1!IE DIST. .rrcT Coo:lT OF IlJ,L.:'l. l)IST1ICT .'I.T IO:WKONI BofOl'o& C• I{.m:-okola. 1 Dsq., Ros1C,On:b M:~atrm;o DJ:r'.!1CTOil. OF PUDLIC Pil0SDCUTI0NS e " • • " 0 • o • • • • • • J.J?:ET!L!JM voi•sus 00l)l1DT JOB IaSi'.S.A & 2 0 ~ • • • • o • • • • • • " • • • n:ms:F~ JUD GM EE i.l In this oo.se tJ::.o Dirootor of Public J?z-osom.1-ticiw {DF.P) is aI>v8f'Si~ nc,ninst tho O.CCJ.ui ttcl. of t!~o :i:.'OOj?Ol1C"..011ts 1Jy i;ho Dist:dot Court of net.~ nt. lCivukord., DrJ.• cs Sclc.o.rl. T'...-:.o rosponc1..onts woro 'fu."::.od. jointly with four o-tihor persons on 0, chc.xc.;o of stoa.lil'l[; by SOl"Vant., or:, a.liorrot~voly, stot1.linc 'but. WOJ:'0 c-.J.l c.oquitiled. Tho Diz'oOtOl' of. Public P:t"CD0OUtions 11o.s occriovoc. by tl:.o o.oqui tta.l of tJ~o rooponclol'1ts, b:01100 thfp o.J!J?Ot!J.• .All tho ooct'.Dct"..'3 uoro O[ll,)loyooo of Th;>r,fiki Toxt:i.lo Millti8" ~ii'f ~ Sclo,oti. On 17.8.88 at c.:i:'ounc'..11.30 p.r.1. tl:iovos lT6ttb· to ziti Noeffc stooJ. bo.ils of kho.11(;0., i.o. ·507 110.irs of khrn'l('A,, valuoc. c.t. Sb.S.~~,1'~°t Uro.f~ Toxtilo Mill ~ou.uooo kl1.n.nccs) c.uoncst otl'.OT to.xtUo 1xi:oc'luc.'JB 1 ;, CJ'ld it is stc.t.ocl in tl::o cc.so tL.".t whcrt they 1roz,o founc: insid.o tho tlU'- "tiho 507 pail's· hc.c:. ol;;.~oc.c'\;}7 boon J?Mkoc'. unc:.. )?loocc1 on tl:(o floor ro~ £~ ,Unkil'lG out of tho Mill., nm To.rino (PU1 ) uo.s t110 in-ohc:.rco of t1~oc;c11c.re~ n,t tho Nill. ~lO ovic.cnoo ahous tJ.,..'.'..t tho Mill is c,ulWclOc1 1Jy sovOJ:'c.J. e,uare..s o.t nicbf, P1-T1 ooicl sho pln.oot!. all tho (;UC:t"c1.s ct thoil' roer,oo"tii"VO plo.oos on 17 .8,88 o.t: 1'li.c;ht. 'r11000 wl:.o wo:ro o;t Mill Wo.3 lTOl.'O 1~bc1C',ll.cih Mo.Jt...~w:-i, Goz:Q.lOllt. ~bdo;fu noao M1ro1~ a.nc'.. i..boc Fo1'o□h, tee thil.'C. r.cspondont ho:coin. 44 ~on sonotiuo c'luri11G tlmt nicht ( o..t r.bout 11 .30 Pon.) n cucrc!. lrord; to PW-1 !"..nd infornoc.:. her thd ho ha.d soon pool)lO ontorinc Nill Nd.3 lu,.~ci• · Sho oJ.ortec. the otho:• e,ucrds, sho tole:. the COUl't below, nncl put thoo on stcnc.by0 Sha then wont to Mill lTo,,3 with Mother· c;u..-u-d end triod to qa,.1 tlio e,unrr.s who were there. Thero wcs no rospoi1So, thou@l tho third r:osj;)onc:.ont enc. his collcc..(;u.os oontionocl. cbovo wm:-o ~osocl ilo bo ·thcwo tho~ Tb.on they c'.ooic.oc:. to c.;-ot inoiclo -ttho Ifill , •nc. whoi{~o~'¼li:roo pooplo co.no out of tl:.o Uill flooinc. They ( tho f~oo people) alloeoa;f juopoc1 out: th:L•C1l.10:- e, brolron ninci_ow r.s they wore f Leoine. . .PW'I sr-id aho rooocnisod tho 1;>orsoM ns Ic:.ci_ Mbm.-,ro, Mcinbo, a.nc1. :1cic1i Du.n'111 { tho . sooonc1 rosponc'!.ont). Sha ob.id she 1•ooocnisocl t1100 boocuso of l:!,dliiri in Cf •tho Mill c.nd tho tl-:.roc po1•sons wci•o onl)loyoos of Hrcfiki To:s:tilo ?«19. o.s woll nnc.:. so thoy wore fa.r.tllicr to her. Thay thl 1n ontoroe. tho Mill (No.3) but tho thiovos h,...,.,c:. a.J.roo,ey osoc1)Ccl• liJ3 they woro Wnlki:JG 01.1'1; loo.vine; tho Miil, howovor, thoy so.i'T Se,ic1i Du.ni'.u o.c;dn. They tl~oa.tonod hio with o. c.;un which they lmc. but ho floe\ cm1 Dlunt-1cl hinsolf 11110 ;}lo SO'tm6'0 wr,.tor of tho Mill. A c.;unrc1 so.w hin m1ci_ ~cE,to<'.l. hin. As for Godwin ·Kise.so., the first rcsl,)onc1on-tt, Bcknri s. Msoohu (PiTf'• o.notho:i:- c;uc.:rci.., sci(:. ho wt1,B tho one who ~.ostocl hio. IIo said ho hoard cw,ahoik:t in tho c1il"ootion of Mill Ndo3• !Io Ol1e..llJPthor G'Ull.Td went. to soo ~mo.it vro.a ha.p1)0nil'l(;. IIc founc1.. tho othol' C,;'U.D..1:'C..S there on nl~t ~nc1 ~ , ~oy str.:t>tocl lookinc r,;rounc1 o.nc:.. ho sc.ic:.. ho than sew tho firs1; roapgndanf I{iso.ac Ka.do d.o6oon-c1.i1ic iron tho roof of Mill No.3. no orc.orod. 11.J.o -bo surronc.'1.or encl ho stri.•:::-ondo:i:'od J.)Oc.cofully. Ile wo..s than o.p1:xi:ohol.ld.Ga. o.nd 10<1. ~o :ew,;. · l3oiili tho first o..ncl second. resl,)ondont a.oniod tha.t they w~o :l.nvolwd in tho 'theft: a.t tho !lill. They sa.ic".. they wo:;.~o rotuiminc hoco froo ~c.• po.at Urnfiki Textile Hill, when they vrore m.,..ooetod. They fk~c. "thoy w~ cr.i-ostod by nietcko when wa.lkinc hone. 'E1oy wore both not on c:.uty at tho t:ir.10 but, a.s shown, thoy wore ~ OIJJ?loyoos of Urofik:i. 'I'oxtilo Mill. They ho..c.. boon on c'!D;y shift. I oc.nn~ o..ooopt. tho.t it 1,10.s o.. no.re coincic..oncc tl:u::t c. tliofii should be tnkine plo.oo a.t t_ho Mill ru1c. they shoulc1- just hcpl)en to bo p..~sinc outsido· as they olain. Of. 001•0 in11ortnnoo t Plf1 so..ie.. she sc.u sooonc1. ros.ponc1..ont .l"Wlnirie out of tlio Mill~ 1..s f.or the first ros1;>011c1..ent, PW3 sa.w hio oooinc down :frou a. roof of t!:o Mill. Why tl:o lom:,10,1. 1~erflrct.o would not a.ooapit au.cw. O'VQ:Mlboloil'l(; ovic.onco o.c;c.,iwt tl:o rasponc:.ont·.. I ocn no-It cooprol:onci, / , .( /ft:·~i • -t t ' . .,..~ 45 It: is clccr t:c no thct tl:.c two rcsl)ondonts wo:;:-o c.p1Fohcnc1.od '\'lhilo irwolvocl in the cor.1r.1ission of tl:o offence oho.recd in this oceo. 'filloir c;uilt wns tl:orcforo ostc,blishec1 beyonC:. a.11 ronsons..1.blo c1oubt• 1.s for the thirc". :rcs~onc.cntf ~ sl:o~ ho wcs one of the GUAl'dS 0,t; Mill No.3., Whon Pil1 c,nc.'1. hc:1.~ collo0t.,ru0s ccllci tllcro ci"ttcr they woro [l.).or1lod of tho tho:f't.. tho ·rcSj_)onG.on-t. one the otho~ GUl'.rcls die. not rosponc.. Nor G.ic. tl:.o~r rea,c~ to -p.:0vcnil: ilhc -bheft ik"\kinc .PlQ.00 thol!o. I o.o. of tho view iilict those c,u...".x.cls, inoluc"!incr t11e ·bhi:rcl rcsponcon-&; thOl'ofore were in lar,e,uo with tho other iJ:hiovcs. ".'!hoy wore po:rt ·ot flo oporo.tion one. tho thirt". :;:-osponc'..ont cuil1!; therefore wo.s provod 1Joyond 10 · ::rnti onaJ. orcunc m. 11 In t11.o o.1-ttcrn......,tivo to tho forocoi:nc a,n: without ,, prcju.c.1.ico thereto, -fllio loo.rncd tr.i.:'.l n..".,. ;istrn1!:c nisc:1.ii~ociloc'.l. hiD1?olf in· 10,1-r whc:ro ho fc,1J :,cl to oonvio1; tho rosJ?onc1onils of tho offon.co of o.tiioIJL t- to stool., which is subs ti tutable unc.or sect.ion 301 of tho Cr.ir.1i11C.l P:i:-or:·Ja.xro Act_0 it Tho OVidonco shmrn tho.;b, tho thi0i,-ca c1.ic1.. not sucoooc1 in to.k:Lnc out ··· .tho po.:irs of kl:ui.nca.s involved in tl10 ca.so. !]hoy WC--"C only cl>lo to e,1.1.thor ill.loo one. pr.ck tl:on in bce,-so They wore then su:'.'prisocl mc'l. thoy loft tho khl1..nGO.S on tho floo::- of Mill 1To'o3a PW~ 1 c.nd her oolloO{,'UOS. found thoo there when they ont.croc:. the Mill. I uoulc1 ncroo wit~oot~ of ~lio P:i...osccutions therefore tlmt an o.tton:pt to stoc,,l wn.s comiftou, S.'tioo.J.ine a.s such was not cci-:!J?loitecl on tl:o foots cJ.isolonoa'.. l10oorc!it1G1Y I find tho rosponc1..onts Guilty of ~ttonptocl theft: Cl'ld conviot ilhoo of toot. offcnoo·. ']b.o nv:,,oo.l by tho Director of Pl.ll)lic Prcsocution tharofaro su.ocoods c.ncl is. cllowoc::.e M Df.Jl ES. SJilJJJ.M 31ST J/.JJUARY, 1992 JUroE Fat' Republic - Hif:1f1 8i.J c2.~ S·t:c:to !.1tii'o:rncy 1 F-Ql! llosponc.ont.s - Kns.huobu.(,11 ------~ J - 46 • " ., ., .. ........... 'CJ . . :. lfEs, Silg.o.c Noth.inc to say, My Lor.cl. ~~s 1st rosriondant ie r.1c;rriod, My Lor<.11 with five ld..ds. 'lntroo of tboo oro o:t schooi4 IIa hn.s n nothor ru1c :bthor. 1-lho rmo hie c.opom:.o.nts a.lso. ~"o..y for lord.once• 52sM,,1, I ho.vo o. □otho1" t:1t. hone to look .a.ftor r nc1 DY YO\.UlG 'bro;llQ~s• · ~ fo.thar tliccl ·1a.st yo~. ,·'' S0n-t1n"'...n.a ' • iP'rt= ' .ll.ocuso('\. oro ca.ch soniicncod to fivo (·5) years' ......,_,..isomot'lli, 4 J:W- -. ltGsponc'lonil Scicl Dundu is son-troncoci.. to sc.no t:orr.i in :,,bsoni!id. 1st a..nd srd :r.osponclonts era to be hr.nc:.ocl over to tbi Court OL'~~os ~osomt, for ·oomroyinc t!lcn to J?:!.'ison. ,f,j!t~1cuJ2.o ![/1~. A/KIIUIDO . ,, JUroE 31/1/1992