republic vs shikumbi so matemba 2006 tzhc 202 26 october 2006

IN’ TES HIGH 2'iBT CF 'TA^A^IA AH ‘iABCRA (Tabora R e g istry ) ORIia^TAL SS33ICT7S CASE ^ 68 OF 2006 OJEE H3PUBLIC TMlolio S ^ IT JIS I s /o I-SAkSMBA p R C C JS E D I ^ G £ 26 th Cct* 2006 High C:itr,t o ^ s ic n s a t Kaharna Date t 26/10/2006 Caran s U’~n# U .S .3* Ifeiray, J r Mr„ Muli/anibo a s s is t e d by 1-fc* Zacrharias S ta te Attorney fc r the riopiibl i c r Acciir;od (npunc) 1* 3hikur.ibi u/o Mitemba ) i s present aid or custcdy and represented, by D*r Kayaga, Advccatc* In icr pro 7.or Ifrs, IT* ChsngaJLa Ehgliah in to Ki sw ahili and v ice v ersa * TSTo+dc'o o f t r i a l cn infCTEa+icn Manslaughter ecn-irary tc 3 o crtic 3i 195 '-iio P e n a l Cn'.c -was d u ly s«rvu d 01 thus a c c u s e d , noy b o fa rc Court cn 26/10/2006* In fe r e n tia l i s road cvjt and explained to the accused in h is cm language and he i s requ ired to plead th ereto* ELea s IS, i s nrue* Eh ter ^d as a p lea o f " g u ilt y ” to --.he charge* 3 . 3 . 3 . 1SIRAY JUDGE 25/ 10/2006 Mce Mulwaabc ? l-Jy ^cjrd, the fa llo w in g are the f a c t s o f the c a s e r Cn 26/5/2OO5 s i BuguLwanguku V illa g e in Kahama D i s t r i c t , the accused caused the d eath o f T.ho deceased lias and g -^unege ja * Hhe deceased h?& stomach problems and -i.he accused was the cne who was t r e a t in g him* B efo re th e d ea th c f .the d eceased , cn 25/5/2005 the deceased Gizperienced seme stomach problems and c a lle d the accused woa3 a lo c a l medicineman to to?eat. himc The ■fa?eatmeni took p la c e cn" 26/5 /2 0 0 5 "by g iv in g the deceased 3ome modicino3 i.o i?\ b is porridge* ih e deceased did not, improve* His ccn d iticn worsened* Eo st-arted vom iting ?aid purging* fj.hc deceased died a fto l1 th re e hours* Hho b.dy o f the deceased was m edically examined* i t was fcund th a t cr.uso c>f d ea th was due t o l o c a l herbs p o iscn * Samples c f the deceased specimen wore xaken fa r fu r th e r Gzaminr.ticn to the Government Ghemistr Cn 11 /8/2OO5 tiu. Government Chemist gave r e p o r t which confirmed th a t the deceased died o f p o iscn in g r Ittoin th a t evidence wq cpted to chtTgc the accused c f memalaughter co n trary to s e c tio n -795 o f the Pencil Pcdor I tendo!1 the Government Chemist r e p o r t and .t'ostmcxi.em r e p o r t '*3 e ^ h ib iv MZITiAY JWC-E 26/10/2006 ^ jr..£ F & s£ f\ 3 My Lord, wo have no o b je c tio n * H .3 .3 . JCIfiAY JTDGE 26/ 10/2006 3 Ccirr-f, * Chernis*. r c p o r i and pocico? ion roper i ccllacn&ivciy admiiiod as csid'bi-r. P I. H0S 0o« I-ELIAY JUDGB 26/10/2006 Tf-jr .Ti , -.i — n *1 AV -x i ■" -J— i- a .B .3 , TSIiiAY JDDG5 26/10/2006 Acciyodt I-iy^cspd, ihc f a c t s arc c arro c i, T C! T 1 L« J J « O a IT7"i 5-*-L -■*— *V JTUDGte 26/10/2006 Oouci fjbidjmg * Accused ccn-vdcriod as chjsrg&d* H.aJ .J . I.SIHAY JJ250B 26/10/2006 Mr- Iltilwembc, »»•■*» *» * « ■«•* Lci'dj *i,ho GCCUdfcd i: i’irrji. offender* H .3 .3 . ICIRAY JUDGES 25/10/2006 4 Mrr Kaya-c^ I.Jy ^crdj the accused i s plead in g fc r leniency^ He i s a f i r s t offender,. Eo pleaded g u ilty scnething showing rsmcjcsG,. Jjo hr.3 cdso served the p ro cicu s tin e :.f i.hu C .uri said jejzpenoec* ‘J.Iig iiepublic would have incurred to c a ll wi’ta'osBOs, O/he accused has been in cusf.cdy f : r ,.ne ye ?<x and fiv e maiihc n.w* Gvhic w-is a bad la c k which even i.ho accused cramiD'M make cxplan:.7.:.nir The accused have applied sim ila r n edicin es tc the deceased cn previous c c c a si-n s bu‘« net,king bad which happened* rl-:.e act, was net intended* IIo ih erofcru nerves fcr len iency* Ha&• 0» I'2Jj-l Ax JUDGE 26/10/2006 §^j2W S%r H'hu - cfruscd a d m in is te r e d l o c r l m e d ic in e s t c i.he d^cuacod w h ich ended v_- b e p c -iscn * I t w -uld seen t h e r e was n o p rcp er e p o c if ir a i.i:n a s i s ncrrnoLly th e c a s e i c l o c a l m e& icin eacn when m aking th e ijr •'roatm en is,. Su ch a c t s sh o u ld h ig h ly b e d is c o u r a g e d * I was in a n ev e to i n f l i c t , a s e v e r e s e n te n c e bin, I have ch an £ d my mind a f t e r c o n s id e r in g th e m i t i g a t i n g f a c t o r s advanc d^ I t h e r u f c r e s e n te n c e th e accu sed t o f i v e y ^ ars in p r is in d e n t* MSJLtikY JUDGE 26/10/2006 H ig h t ap p eal f i t l l y e x p la in e d * 26/ 10/2006