19950727 TZHC Dar es Salaam

L"f TI1D IITCfil COURT OF TliNZ1.lH1.. TI.UL ___ - ,.,,...._. I .:T G MSUI.O:.,,_JJ.. On 20/3/93 :plcintiff ~l,,:;:'o :i::.ov. Christopho::r 1-it:i,kilr,, filed a. suit on dofra111:1,tion c,cc:-J.nst tho oiG]_ri; dofond::-.nts. He cla.imocl fron then sha.350 oillion boinc unliquiclo:tocl d~1e..gos. B--J 20/4/94 plo<"-dil-ies wore oomplotod, llbccopt for tho . ~•"' - jfl,ird dcfcnd2J1t Jol) Lusindc and S0 vonth d.cfcndr..nt Bc.rnzr. ----- N'O"..rspe,pcr, wri tton stdomcnts of dc:fonco for tl:o ot!1or dofondo.nts hri!. b oon filocl onc1 duly sorvod on tho plnintiff• In tJ.:oir joint w:ri ttcn str.:tcnont of dofonoot· first def ondr...nt IIo:i:•o.oc Kolir.1bc, who w;:,,s, £ll'i tho matorinl tine 9 the Gonorru Som'ctr:('Y of Che.nm oho. Uo..pinduzi, ond sixth dofondo..nt thr' r:.ocistorocl TJ:wusfooG of Chnmn chr,, lbl?:i.nduzi, horoinaftor rofcrroc'. r.r-.: cc:, :~c-.iscc1, e, oountor clrdm in wb.ioh they jointly clc.ir.1od shs. OCo, cno J ~- .:,o dofoi:1c'..tor? 1-~·r,~.G l.c<:.:OI'(~:.ic i;._:, ·t>.o j;,.\oorc~ ~ho ce'-so w:--.s fixed fozi heD..ring for tho _ first tir.:o or. 9/8/94. ?o:i.~ tr-.Jrocor(~c-.J. J'.'O0so11 tl10 er.so did not tnko off on thn.t dc,y" It wrnJ 11,cljo11:i."'l1oc1 :?o:::- nontion on 14/9/9~. £'..l'ld ovontl.4.".lly fi::od for hoo.:d.l'lG o;;.: 22/ 11/94. On thD.t cby l)la,intiff wns c.bsont encl tho oourt wns infomod 1-y hi:3 wife thnt llo wr,s on fott:> in tho Uni tod stntos. lcting 011 this ~o;.,:ia.tion the oaso w,-:cci o..djournccl for hoc~ on 7/3/95. .L\goin on thnt dr.,y plr..:J.ntiff i'Tc::.s nbsont. His wifo tolcl tho court tlmt ho was t:1on in London Md. he would 11-.·wo comd 1J;-,,ck n.ftor getting ruilsu:rnnco f'z'om tho Director of Crioincl Invcstig;:,,tion of his soi'oty ngt1inst tho rour.10:.:-ocl. 1>lc.."l. of oos::issinc.tine; him. 1.;rtcr ovorruJ.ing the defence counsolst pl'ti.yOl' fo:r clist1issal of tho suit for non r-ppoc-.rnnoo of tho plrd.ntiff, tho court ~our.nod. tl-ic cc.so fo::,:, hocri.l1i:; on 25/7/95 to 28/7/956· Ti-._c -:~ifo of tho plr,intiff wn,s hopeful thn.t within thoso four nontl·.r. :pJ.r•,i:ctif1 1rould h._1,vc c-:·~.:o bri...ck. Indeotl tho plc.intiff is now bnck. P,:iz, ::>.:~ :-; in:i:'o::•,:ic:tt:::n tho court takes judicicl notice of whet 112.S 1 boon ~c•o::,"~-,·:-')~-:. :'.:: +'."~: a:r,rn11:·:~-.:,,:,~ lut for unm~plcinod ror.son plcintifi is n.cci.n c:-r ~,:::rt •.• In thoi:..' ici.::-t ."1..:."..::::.:.::r:d -in oounr•,;lr, ·f:c;:.~ tho c.1ofor.dro1ts under O~clor 9 :rule 8 o:;; undo::> O~,?clo:? 17 rU:.oG 15(2)(iv) of Proood1.1:;:sc Cotlo ,"cs c·,.:mclod lJy G.l:~1a50G of 1991. 2 ~ In o.ddi tion !fro Nym1cm"ikc'. who is cilvocr.ting for first, fourth 2.11d six.th clofcnc1_r.11ts is i 1 r ~ tlmt first o.nd sixth defendnnts be cllowod to prove thci:r counto:..•clo..ir:.1 cxp2.rto. F:rom the chroncloGiec."'J. ov-onts of this case as ci'o:rc mentioned, I 2.ll, convincc;cl t]1,,t plcintiff is 2:Worc thr,t tho Ci',SO lmd been schodulod for hoo.rinc -on 25/7/9:3, T:!.1is dr,to wns fi:Jted in the )?rosoncc of his _wife who he h!'.C1. ~:)00::1 r.i.p_pc.;;~cntl;:r instructed to koe).') tho court Womod of his whoro~lJouts., ;.·,..cJ J?Oi11tod out ocrlior, plnintiff is l).:,,ok in tho countr;r honco l:e oucf.t to h,.,vo D.J;)pcnrod for his case r.s schoduJ.ocl. - AL torn.a.ti vcly ho ou::;--.t to ::.r-.vo :~v..::,:1ishccl the cou:rt with m::plc,J'lntion, as ho 1.1Dil. bco!1 rc~)onsi :.:,l3r ~: :,c:1 cl.uiil(; in tl~o previous occMions, of his o.bsonco. Ho ;1rB :::.ono 1:0:10 cf ·b:.~o twoo Ttkin(; into r.,,commt his J?l'Ol)rcotcd rocord of r.,'bso~oo 9 tllo loC'J."11oc1 com1r.;els for tho dofondn.nts o:ro, with roapoct, ricJ1t :i.n :;~eguotitinc; t!:'.,o 001,i.:C·t to. i11voko tho provioions of Ordor 9 rulo 8 of tho Civil I'l•oooduro Cot.co· But oven i£ 5.t is c..1•01.1ocl th,.-.t tho t'.-:pplicr:tion of tho sr.id l)rov:t.sion is in appro111-it:,to c,000:rdiJ.1{:,' to tho :f'c,ets 02'i z-ooord; the suit is disoissnblo undor tho inhoront :-powo:i.·s of the court. llis co1'lduots aro olon:t' inc.ioo.tio11 tha:t plc:i.ntiff is n1J't1.Si1tg oourt process. It ia t~10 duty of tho court to arrest such misconduct 1::ry us:i.l'lG its inherent pO'l-rors. Tho obaorvc.tiort of tho OOUJ.'t of 14'J.)o:--J. for E~toi111 Lrricc in iMci,g:c v tTnst b~( 1969) E..A.. 696 is quite illuoii.l'o.tivo on this Viow. Dolivoril'l(t tho judonent ot tho oourt,Lo.w1 Jii. sniclg- 1tiru:1 of tl!,o opil'lion timt tho provi2iona of tho Civil Procoduro :J.ulorJ f o:r. tho ti.Sl'JissrJ. of svi ta for wtmt of 11roaocution d.o not P'tll.".vo~t t0 bo c:;:clur·ivo, nnd. do not fottor tho court• s inh~ent juri~c.Ucti0::1 ·~o dicr::ti.;,:;.:; suit~ in circunsfo.ncos not falling dirootl;r within -~hooo r:;;-ovio::.p11,.1_, il' 1 t is 11.ocoosar-J to· do so to provont With respect) this obGOl"'V[',tion is qui to '.r.'olo·J'r:l'lt i11 120- oirour.istc.nQOs of this or.so. Hcncc this suit ~o disr:dssod, with costs, for non cq,pOt'.t'MOOt honco Wf'l'lt of prosooutio11, oithor tll1clor 0:r.c1.ol' e l"lUO 8 or und.or section 95 of tho Civil l'i"Oooc1.uro Codoo 1..a the roGC'..rds t~~.o count or olcim, d,ospi to of bofa1c sorvod rd. th tho sa.t10 plcj_ntif'f ho.s not offoro<l dofonoo ,:-.s roquiroc.l by Order O rulo 11( 1) of tho C:tVil J:rocoduro Codo, Honoo intcros of. o;clor O ruJ.o 14( 1) of tho Civil Procoduro Coda, fi:i.•st encl oh:th defendants c.To granted lo~vo 1lo provo thoir oountor olcirJ o::cpnrto by affidmrit. n. .-.. mmu:c · JUDClE. ". . ,....'l. • ,::.;.; . ..:. 2 Mrs Mo.cjr.J'..' for oi?~cr oouJ.1s01s. Plaintiff o..1Jsont Mr. Msclcm fo:r Ny2.11c;2.r:i.ka I would prey tl:d t;10 6xpn.rto proof be l;y oro.1 oVi<londo so thr;t nssossors acy bo SUi,monod.• .'.·· COUil.Ta Tho Court is gr2,tott.u. for this informe:bion. Honoo it is ",: ordorod tho.,t ox· pm-to J?l'Oof is by oral ovidonco. orJ>Ea; Illx: parto j?J."·:)Of 22/9/ 95 ..".ssossors tc be suomonod. II. fu IL~UEI