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· I-N THE HIGH COURT OF TAJlltANIA AT DAH ES' bALAAM AP!-':t;Ll..AT~ JURISDICTION HIGH CvUHT C~IMINAL Al-'~~AL N0.68/87 u.t<Iull~AL GfilMINAL Gilli£ No.533 OF 1987 UF Tlili DIBTHICT CuUHT uF ILALA DISTRICT AT KLSUTU ·. b.tiFUlti; L• HUbBA Lb~., ru::sI)ENT MAGD:iThAT~ ;~1 ~t~~ liPP. • •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • A..PPELLAN T (Original Prosecutor) versus y Ub u:ru M;::..i;.;.t; •••••••••••••••••••••••••••.}{i!;bPONDENT (Original Accused) KYA.l'UJ0 1 J. . ' . ! The issues raised by this a~p~al are purely•ieg~l· i.e. (1) ·.-.! whether a decision by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in the exercise of powers con'rerred upon him by Section 90(1)(c) of the criminal Procedure "'Act (CPA), No~ 9 of ll.985, to discontinue crimizfai"""proceedings institut•d by a. private prosecutor• can be challanged and rejected by courts, and (2) whether the DPP in deciding to discountinbe such ·proceedings ii:r bound to explain in his ; decision what factor ~r factors among the three stipulated in ihe second1 sub-section (3) of oecti·on · 90 · of the. Criminal Procedure Act he has ha·d regard to, or even give reasons for his decision. The respondent Yusufu Mzee had instituted criminal proceedings age.inst one Vedastus Musimizya warioba consisting of five counts of libel contrary to ~ections 38 and 47 of the Newspapers Act, 1976. He instituted the proceedings ,.in the District Court of I_lala ·at .l\ivukon~ and· instituted them as a private prosecutor. By a Notice "Cwtich the lower court termed a c·ertificate) dated 23rd May:, 1987 to 1~ the court and q:ipied to the respondent, the lJ:PP. discontinued those proceedings, The Notice statefr:.:.. "IJII Tm; DISTHICT CvURT AT KIVUKONI CHIMINAL CA.'.:i.1!: ·NU. 533 OF 198? YU.'.:iUFU Mt~t ..••••.•.••••• PHIVATE PHOSECUTOR Vi:DAl::iTUo MSIMIZYA wARIOBA. ~·•••••••• ACCU.'.:iED . ~~ DThCUNTINUATILiN OF ClUMINAL PHUC1:J;;DING.'.:i UNDER SECTION 90( 1) OF THE I, .t:.HN.t;bT LA'.6AHO K.tiMBJ£LA ·MWIPOPO, the Acting Director of Public Prosecutions in the United ½epublic of 'Eanzania, having become· aware of the proceedings instituted in respect of the a-bove-mentioned case by way cfr Private l-'rosecut ions by Mr. Yusufu f1zee and having considered. the cii>cumstances of thHase i do hereby in terms of S~ftion 90( 11.;(c) -~·-.E c•: .. ~ :,.;~~:.:..: i11~l :·J..· i.. ... ::~·~•-:: \!:.:: 1;···:;'! ··.:,. ;c~~- .: ...·. . /2. ' .. ,· :~1~·~ IN THE HIGH COURT OF TANZANIA . AT DAH BS .SALAAM AP.l:'.l!.:LL,AT.I!.: JURISD;I:CTION . HIGH CvU.t1T Ckil'iINAL AP.r!bAL N0.68/87 Ukllill~AL C.tHMINAL CAt>B N0.533 OF 1987 UF Tlli: l.JLSTklCT CuUHT uF ILALA DISTRICT AT KLSUTU B.!!.:Fukr.; ~. liU6BA ~6~., ~ENT MAGWTHAT~ l.JPP a o • o o o c, o o • • o • • •·• • • • • • • • o o ~ o o o • • o • • • APPELUNT (Original Prosecutor) \rersu.s YU.S UFU HLii:.;.I!.: •••• • •••• • ••••••••••••••••• :H,t;b PO NDENT · (Origina,1 Accused ) KYA~l.J0 1 J. The issues raised by this appeal are purely iegal i.e. (1) :~ whether a decision by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) "' in the exercise of powers con'ferred upon him by Section 90(1)(c) ~tl of the criminal Procedure "'Act (CPA), No. 9 of iJ..985, to discontinue ciiminal""'proceedings instituhd by a private prosecutor, can be . challanged and rejected by courts, and (2) whether the DPP in deciding to discountinhe such proceedings is bound to explain in his decision what factor~~ factors among the three stipul~ted in ~he second; sub-section (3) of .Section 90 · of the Criminal Proc.e.dure Act he has had regard to, or even give reasons for his decision. fhe respondent Yusufu Mzee had instituted criminal proceedings against one Vedastus Musimizya warioba consisting of five counts of libel contrary to ~ections 38 and 47 of the Newspapers Act, 1976. lie instituted the proceedings in the District Court of Ilala at 1i.ivukon;i. and· instituted them as a private prosecutor. By a Notice ~(wpich the lower court termed a dertificate) dated 23rd May, 1987 to ·(~ \ the court and copied to the respondent, the DPP. discontinued those proceedings, The Notice states:- "IN THE DISTJ:UCT CvURT AT KIVUKONI CHIMINAL CA~.!!: NU. 533 CiF 1987 YUbUFU ML.;Bt •••••••••••••• PRIVATE PHvSECUTOR Vi:DA.STU.S MSIMIZYA wARIOBJ.i. .• ~ •••••••• ACCUbED Dlb CUN'rINUhT IVN (.JF CHIMINAL PHliC~,t;DING.S UNDER. SEc~r'IoN 90( 1) OF THE CRIMINAL Pi<UC,t;lJURt:; ACT, 1985 ".. I, t;.J:{N.l!.:bT LAL'..AHO KiMBJ!;LA ·MWIPOPO, the Acting Director of Public Prosecutions in the United l:fepublic of ·ranzania, having become aware ~ of the proceedings instituted in respect of the above-mentioned case by way Jr :Private Prosecutions by Mr. Yusufu M.zee and having considered the ciFcumstances of th~ase 1 do hereby in terms of S~19tion 90(l~;(c) _,,.. \ -~··J: ~ ·,_,._. .,.;:,~~- :.nc;;.l _·J.· -~.- ~:L~·-:; ~\~ · 1;·~·.:;~ ··.:·. _:c~..: _; ·-~--/2.