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LT '-1:~E ::rrarr COU'RT OP. TfJC.l)lT ll AP Dl~l. ~ fj.{),:r,r. {\l,~ ~ ' ~'i..PPELLll.TE ~ISDICifIO!J ... r:rn:: 'JO-J£EL1 CRil!Q:llJJ.L AfPEl'iL N0,44 OF ~52~ (Bkom o:ri:::;i:1al Crimi:1aJ. Caae No. 2256 of l9u() o:? t:la · Dis•GI"toJ.; C0~U't of ::lala Di1:r:;:rict at Kivulmni) V€1'SUS 'J~ IT•! Ul'JIC:J]) J:.J.TIPiJilL!C. •,. ~ ••• , ••• , ••• , ••• • .......... ~ 1 ,:.:.:cJGPOHDENT ~UDGJ\:IENT Tho c>,?:_)ellant. Kondo N?,SSOI'o uas 1>rought ·to t:.10· district oou.rt o::? lla,IQ, at Kivukoni o.lla:rgod wi tb. ~ iato a build:i:.1c; 2.:.1.Q. oommi tting a tl:.eft therein, conJ.;:rarz1 to swtion 196( 1 ) o::: t7.lG Pe;.1aJ. Code. fie denied the t?:'t:.t:~ oi -~:.,.e oha:rge.a 'f!aJ ·" 1r;;:.\/ ifarough his trial and before the p»osaoution r:es-li€d ~0 jl!<.1ped his bail and. vanis~1ed.. 1Th.G:i::<a~o11. -~:1e: oa.se- oontinu.ed :l.:1 Ms ebsGnce, r€t!Ultil'l;'.; into his ooirviotion.. sGntenoot;l. ·tio L1p:dsonraent for fou:i.' yea.rs, ~a.ill :i:1. absentia.. 1:e i □ al)IJGaling agail1sJi; t'..10 cionviction ancl ·Lo ~ w, has' Sti.b:i:!.·~Ji;ec":. in :.1is rnemorandtwi .amount to a oo:1plaint that ~f ·convintio➔ 1rc:.3 not suppo:rtecl by sufficient avia.O:ule.~ Tho <ntiwme-o ,;ra.s oirourastantial in nature aacl 1-;; was, ~ .\' L substanoo., as :followsg At t;.1e· rna-'Gerial time 1~:.a clil'~t ~ employed ~· ·0:10 Stu1t,""llra Tsrlil.es Hilla as a EJGO-;.:nj..ty gt:lal'd. He was on c:1.u"<i-:r 011 21 / 12/G6 durinG t::e night alone; 11::::.1 t-s·relve other guards ~ul >.o 11as posted to a ga:vage area .wi tj·j;.1 -b>.o QQPPOWl4 of the mills, At ono point in time he clisappe~cd i'~o;.1 ~s POst for a !"J?ei::>G o:'.:' a1)out an 210w. 1:'.:l.Gn ~G reappoc~Q. ~!(3 -i-1aei aGGJ?, . sweati..'"(; p::J-O::U,Scly1 and !1.s '"lras 11:o..al)Je tQ give a . . . ~ ~ exp~{io:1 ac to wJ:zy h.G ~12.0. left ;.us sentry ~C~ and ae ii, ~ • he had b.oa:1, Soon there af"'li6l'.' ho· jumped over ,:.:~ t~e and l»J~d.. ·:JG wGnt r.lis:J:b.t_j :::'or days ~1d up, to ~ tirue ~ .Ida .a;J!~est, .he .had not :repo~-ood .:J..:tme~ aJG t:.:..6 mills, I 2 - Al:1ost L~:.i.ed.iately c>.ft~~ : .. i::J fl~bt i-'c u;,G Lli:JOoverod that the p:i'.'OOG nai:lC;· building ;::.ad bsGn broksn into ,.-;.1c!. ·,)alas of 1130 metre lS::.,.a.u(;·a. L"!,,/i;eriai moved. fr01:1. t~ia-'c pla.ce :t1t.o 2.:1 adjacent ~ -i.·--. buil;i~,,,,._. . . ._..,_.,_ l1._ a b..,oksn ~~•-- ~ ~_..4.,,,,0-.·1, ~.r..u ~ , .,,·1d ~~ t'·us p:rso~;;:ip~io~ is -1.-1.. J • • IJ.U.at the idea 1-ms to a..:m ·the goods .:a-0::.1 t;•1e compotm.cL :i:,:~, ::.,·c:-i"'Ja. :for t:1e l'esponcl.Emt Republic ::a,r.; ;.10·~ aupported the oanViction, c.1,n :1.~ no(n't ~,y-l~ 1vJi!~,..s-:; ...na how it 11e·.:l:!. ::.ave been human~ passibla :i."o:r a s:i.ngle man to nave the goods. On 4J pal!t J am sa.tiefi.od that tJ:;.a 001wiotio11 was prope:rJ.y had. f'ailure fo :;:loada:r a plausi°!JlG account of ±·~. :_::~3::c 1ras his sweating when he J:e~)::_;o:::,,;:,ed at his post. T:1is tended -'Jv :b.<lic.a;te st:ron.gl.y 'that hs had ~urJ°'.; l:lee11 a,pplyll!G :cimseli p:bysioa,.lJ;y oo;~-..c::ou and somewhere .ns~,. 1.rh.Gre ·w2,□ c."'.Jovo all ·clic :fac.,G t:;.at :1G absconded. :.?:,:o:.i ·t'.1e compound by jumpll°lG ov-e::- -~>.s fm1ce, w~:,.ioJ: in t:"!.e cirou.mstc-;1oao o:Z tl1is case wa.s . pr€.gl18lrt::,;;, f:'1.t_:;eGstivc of :;.is llc1,V:i.11J been 0011.ru::iJaod ia tl1.0 ..o:rime. I t.hink; M:r. Kaaba, ::c1a :i:l.ot read, t:.:c evic.encG ca:r€..1'ull;;', :.::-.e coods were ~ ~ ' . in one. bu,.1dls ;i and -~:.1e N asonable po ssfbili ·t2r fa ·:i: ~a·0 t::iere were oiiheJ pGopl-0 1{:.o 'iT3~3 :uwolved in t:2.e t:ransaction, '.:]1eI'G fa no oompla,i.11.t a.bou:I; · -;;::.e sent..i:;noo. .b.cDo~din.:{1-¥.t I di~~~ appeal :i.:.1. 'iJ;;a a.i1•;;:uety .. . D6!>.Jfill.PIGfll;O .rcmGE 22/2/15'3 3. j i