19881223 TZHC Dar es Salaam

,., ~-~·..;; ORIGIITJ~L JlT.i:1Iff•)I CTI OTT CRTiiIIHJ.L SESSIO~'J Ci.3:8 1:·o. 20 OF 1906

TGE REFUIJLIC Vs D.fJUiJ:J FERDIHAN:O ~;TuL!~ @ C:1:U..RLES . JUDillD:iiti111 _D~.rl.211 Fer-c1in::ncl Kiulo.. @ Cb.-:xlcs, the 2.ecusod person in ·i;l1i13 Ct'.SG, is oho.rcecl wi·t:. \ tte i:1UI't.1..cr of Si1i2,ji:)U :fo11c7-o. ' -r-, J..!.0 is cllececl to hn\ co;:;n:1i Jc;Jcocl this-. offonco on 29-t!.1 Ser:tc:.1ber 1904 0t :cont;mre Villr,.j·o, I~1)~1c..' District, Siwc,jibu ::(om.lo r..ncl the e,ccusec.1. ucro livine;· -'cocet.:.,.or c.:t Kon,:;owo Vil12t:;0, Kib.:'11c. Dis·criot, Ti.1cy ho.cl ~)Gen livi:;y; ·bocet110r since c.rqu.ncl 1,970· o..nd -~:c.e:u~ roln.tions.':ip ur.,s 1)lossed uitll five 01'.ilcb:'0110 I t!.1ink __it ;,rill. 1Je pr·o:)or "i;o throueh o.. f 01"i'.1r:.l cer0;,1O1w· of Dcerr.i~c;o" The c'..'.CCL:.seu is c.. Mchncc. by t:-cibo, --~o wnG n. police: ,.1nn 1 but wc:.s no lo~1cer so by t!].e d.c.:~c o:~ 'i;l:o cllecec". ,,RU'c~ox Siwc..jibu Kondo, >.is Wi:ce, WM c. Mzc.rr:;:.10, At i:Con[_;olTc, -i:;:,.03r were livinc; w.1O11c Siur:.ji~)Ll :iConclo 1 s people. Ec::..rly i;;1 ·t~1c aorninJ on 29,..9.G,1. t>.c 2.oousocl fo. tclly s·~r!,lJ°'.~ecl his wjj'e Siwn.jibu ·I(onclo Fi·clJ. c.. lci.1ifo. Ile s·~[',:,bocl ~.1or in tli.c aook ccnd. the knife co·i; stuck there• 1'.ftor stn.bbinc; her he ilc~: c..nc.l c7-isr.:.r-pero"'ed. Ea wo..s nrrcs-tecl m1 or <'..1.Jout -'&10 30-'i;J1 of Soptcr:1:)or 19G4 1)~, Co~:l. Sclun (PJ6) n.t Iluubo. villr-cc, not very

fc.r fra.~1 IConcoue, dter lw surrci.lckr.•od. hii-:1sclf to i:J.i I--Ishrc;J Ndc..kt'- (Pr-TO), Joseph Lusin::o end one Mcllw.1c,1,n.. Those 1(:0 r.rri vecl first c.t Sin<'..ji :~u ::ondo 1s .:'. ml tho Mcusecl 1 s houi:Jc dfor · !: sae uns s'.;::-.:;)~.:cd uoro Ali Kondo ( P1T2) ~1c: one Sh[',°!Jcni. P'ti2 ucs Siwc.,jibuts cou.r.,in I • t"l • slept in 2no·.;.;.10r house 9f SiH.:-.ji bu I s r.;.1c:'.. c..ccusocl I s, 'lm-'i; tJ1c.:i; house wc.s in ·Le sru:io co:.1pounc.l r.:.s 'i;~10 house in w~.1icl: Siwo..ji1Ju nncl the o..ccusecl alopt. RT2 tolcl this Court ·ii:_,_2,;i; u:Ner Siw11ji1)U wc.r;:; s·~r-..~,:;ocl t::.ey hec.rcl her s:"outinc 1'l'l_·'.:D<1 nl'.!o.,-,,:fr,, ~:1c::1a. nclD.lfn.~" :.:e scid on hen.rinc; tho □ :'.ou·cinG he and Sb.2.bc.ni rushed. to c..oouoecl 1s and Siwc.ji1:;u ts house. They f 0U11<.l Si1-;c..j:i.lJU J.yinc; on J:-.or l)o<l. n.m".. uc.s l1l0od.inc.; a.lot.~•· nl2 ·~olu. t:us court th2,t Siwc..ji:_11..i.. ·boL:1 hir.1 -i;o rcnove ·01.le ix::nGn. (in i00-'ii c., lo.1ife CJ3 the f C'.Cts ln:'cor estc.1,blishccl) :2xon !.1er nook. Ee scicl he i·ras sc~oc1 so he rushed to one Rc;:;1CJlb.nni Sul tr>.J.tl Goe".,.,, ~.is rclc:cti vo, to rci:,ort~ 0 Sb.2.-'!:lc.ni ro.n to Ifollru:wcl Snleho (FW4) n.nc':. R2.sc£ll:.c.11i ~::r.,1)c; (Pll5), c..lso ·to re:)ort. These CCJ'lC to the lc.ot.tse 1 c.ml ·by then ,:ic.ny pooi:•lo :.!.2£1 Gc..thcrccl -t.~~ore,

·;i;.:ilo F~i4 rus~~ed -'~o -'i;ho Police S-'i;c..-'.;ion a,t 'l\.t;-.:i;)i, I;J.l)['..hr.., ·co report, F.T5 2.Xr'-"1:_ ;ecl -'co take Siwc,ji:JU ......... /2 - 2 to Tunbi IIospi tdc They took her to ·i;ho hosi,i.tC\,.l vie, ·foe Police S·bo.,tion,. At the Police Ste,tion sb.o wns recei vccl by Ins po Junnimo It1..1Gc.. ( P;;3) and Cpl. SrlUi:1 (PJ6),. PU3 c,wo her c1 PF3 n.ncl then so;ri:; her to Ttt:11Ji· uospitcl. At tJmt hospi·i:i:'..l, after an.-:1ininc her, the cloctors clocic1.ocl · to ref or hor to t11G ilfohinbili Moclico.J. Centre (MMC)• At the MMC, tho cloc-liors succeoclocl to roDOV.'1.: tho lmife frou hor nook o.nd they c;o.,ve it to P;J6o IIo roJtiur-nocl with H to 'Iu:ibi r.mcl hnncletl it to ASP IC...··'.J:i0 n. (PW1)" On 30.9.,GO, Siu['..jibu. :Cmclo cliocl c.t t-1:lo i''!MC,. On 1.,10.84 n. postnorter,1 exc.minr..tion ue,s cr.rriecl out on her lJody, Those w:10 iclontifiocl her body ·to -lihe Ettar.1inc cloo-'cor [',"G tho :MMC were P'.J5, one Sh2,;Je,11i Ifossoro 2J.1Cl Pvr6. The Report on Post➔foterD Ru"!ninc..tion (To:h~P/lr) propc'..l~ocl by t~10 ,loctor· ci'tor exnmininc ·i:;lle bod,y shows -the,t Siwo..ji bu Kondo ts clce,-(;Ji uc.s C,uc to 11 stc..b uouncls. IIa.e;:1orrhnc;:i.c sl10cl~ 11 ll.11 the 0bovo facts 2.I'G not in tlispu-'co,:-, It is os-!i2.0lishod beyond dispute or doubt tJ.1011 t110..t Siw8.j:i.1Ju Kam.lo is clcru1 w.1cl. tho..t she Lliocl

of sto.,~J W0Lu1d in ·i;hc neck inflicted on hn-r 1,.- J.,M ~~-- .. ,..~,, " ~ 0 ~ ~ 0 ,,. in this cn::rn. I uill honcoforth in this juclo,-wnt be rofforinc to Siw2,ji.bu ~Comlo ~'.,;:.; .. ·- 'Ille only point of clis11uto is t:10 reruwn which n['.,(].o tho o..ccu.socl so fn.tclly sto..lJ his wife. In his defence, wl~ich ho ;·.1CJle on on.t!1, tho o.,ccusec.1 c;:;,ve the followinc a:::0iJl<'-l10..tion f€r st0blJi:;:1c h-"i1g- lflI1)10 cloccnsccl 1·,a.s ;:iy uiic Siwn.ji1)u IConclo or Zcinc.bu IConclo,. Uc wore rao.rriecl in 1972. S:10 w2..s DY onlt· uile~ 1To used to !.1n.vo pro1Jlows in our r.12I1'i::.cq they wore pro1Jler,1s stominc Iron 1 \:12.r1.ono Dndoco Etu4oco" froi:1 r:iy wife I s p2.I'on ts. I wns n police o:7:2icor ,.;1c.l I usocl ·i;o do business c1,lso to supple;:icnt oy ::i.nco;·.10.. o I-Iy uif I s pc'.I·cnts used to scy t;1at I wc..s 2. MchG(_;r_;o.. 2.ncl sho ii.'.'f:l no·i; n. Mchnc;r;o..,, <'lld nny noment I Lier could T'l111 ,-,w-,.-r ,.T~-!-l, +hr, ~'li1rl,•rn 1 ::>Jl[l_ lr:rvo.lclestituto. I n.ncl her usocl to settle those SDo..11 j_1roblcns boon.use she 2.nd I In 1901' I lc:ct ny o;·.1i,loy;-.1011t n.s c.. polio o;·.1nn. 0 I sto.:rtccl fo clo"fay own businesses "ncl fc:.rninc. In those 1Jusinossos I involvec.l ny wife o.. lot., She wc..c keopinc bur finn.ncco :Car tho businesses .• Dy -'c:J.o tiiilO of tho inci.c"i.c11"G sl1.e lic..cl in her custod,y

Shs.Oo,ooo/=. On 29.,9.,D;J. I woke up oo.xJ,y in the nor11inc; I wn.ntod to co to Moroc;oro for my business o.ffcirs. :/hon I cot up I o.,skcrl lilY ui1o to e;·ivc r.10 SJ.1s 4 25,000/= :::'01° 1JL1,YiJ.1e; e;ooc.ls ::1t rforor;oro~ She cliL1. no·i; e;ivc no tho no~1-::::;k s n "~:--::.--1.in.rl; ,r:1-".la.m.n. pos.:,, hn.p::1, r.1ir.1i sio lJ011ld.. 11 · 11 ( '1111.oro is no· noncy hero, I c'l:l noJ,; 11 b._--.:1lc) 11 She snicl sono noro dirty words in o..d.dition. J:i:; first she wns only jockinc. I cot up o..nd went out to w2,sJ.~ L\tself.. }l.ftor I ho.,d washed Mel returnoc.l into the house tlln.t is uhon sho displayed her hostilities <'.J.1(.l refused cowplotely to e;i vo ;-.1e the nonoy-. Deci'.USo of this I w~ seized with rnr;er end I l)ecnnc very bi ttcr (nilishikwa. n~ uchtu1-::::u. sn.nci.) been.use it {s I uho lrn.c.1 cn.raocl tlmt nonoy,. In thn.t s-'cc..to •• ~ ..... /3 -3- of o. ncor onc1. bitterness (ni:d.uo., ko..ti1'"'"'-, hM:i:rn fio 11n. uohui1e;u) I injured (nike1:1joru2li) ~:iy wife 1,1i-'ch _c. kl1ifo·~ 'll1e knife wns whore wo hnc.1 1Joon and I l)ickod it o.ncl stn,1Jbod her with it. in tho neck, I stc..bbccl her ~eo. He wore in the corridor of our house when t!us hn.j_,ponocl. I would like to toll t_):is Court that I clicl not intend to lci.11 cleco£1.,sod nor clic1- I plro1 to do so. I did. 11ot kill her infon·aonnlly or with urw.ico nf

orotl1oucht. After stabbinc; cloce,,sccl I becn.-:ie sorry. I WMted to help her to hospi tnl bu·i; her rclo.,ti vos, who wore hostile people to no, nrrived. I Jin.cl to flee for L\Y so.ioty before I· ooulc.1 take l1er to hospi-'l.iru. n Unclcr c:ross-~cl.l-:ti.nation ho c:a:plo..il10Ll tllo.,t n.s he wn,s retu.rninc fron unslunc hirasolf, nncl. while still in the corridor o1 their house, his wife got out of -'meir bed roor.1 2.11d joinccl hin in tho corridor ur'..ore she· started saying she WM not coins to civc hir,1 -'cho noney. Ile sa,ic1- he sta.bbed her in the corridor c. nd after that he co..rricc.l her book into the 1jecl rooa c.11cl laicl her 011 their bed. IIe dso sta.ted tl,at tho previous evenine; ho hc'J.1 o:;:plcinecl to "uhc docon.soc.l t:.:iat ho neo(loc1 the nonoy 2.m.l -'cho..t the cleconsccl ho.,cl scicl she would civo i -t to hL-:i in tho r.101'11i11C. IIe sci.cl he wa.s Jchorcforc surprisecl when she refused Jco civo thE: mo11ey in -~::10 norninc. On the nl)ovo evidence froE1 the clo1cnce sicle Miss I~'1.D,Y0, learned C0Ul1scl for the n,ecused, ploa.cloc.l that t::is cour-'i; s>oulcl find thn.t tho nccused sta.bbecl 2.l1C.l killed the docon.soc.1 because he wa.s provoked. As fo:r tb.9 p:ro~ecut:j.on,_ it w2.s confonclocl by Mr. Jt;;Uld.,, lcnrncd St....,t,. !:ttc-,J:";:lc.;y th e Republic, ·i;!.1c.t ·cho s"tor.r f.[;iven by the accusoc.1 for stabiJinc ,:m1-

k:i.lline his wife is n.n untrue story. lic contehded 1u:rtJ1or tlmt even if this cov.rt c10cepts thn.t tho story is true, 11otJ.tlnc wroneful Wc.S d.ono by the deccu.secl to provoke tho r:ccusocl so Duch as to C<'.USO him to fn,truly' stab her., IIo said tho refusal by her to civc hir.1 the nonoy was not such a wronc-lul Mt M would provoke a. roa.sonablo i:1D.n to kill. Mr. E:,uki roforrocl n.lso to tho evic.1.oncc of Mohanod Sc..lcho (FU4) who is a 11Mju;:ibc" in thq n.ccusocl 1 s c.roa D.nd scic.1 ho used to settle quD.rrels o1tcn batwoon the n.ccusecl and tho clocon- sed. Mr. ICyuki. n.rc;ucc.1 thc.t tho sJco.,1J1Jinc; by the nccusoc.l of the deco3,sed wo..s o., culninE'. tion of t1J.oso qun.rrels i he con-tone.led tl.rn.t tho nccU:scd hncl. decic.locl ·ho finish off c1-ocee,sec1 D.ncl cot over wi·GJ.1 cll the qun.rrcls. T1..1en· there is tho evidence of Insp, Ituca. (Pt-13) c.ncl Mohor:iod Salche (FU4) to the 'effect thc..-'c c.t 'fuDbi Police Stc.tion, ci'for she ho.cl been taken there en- route to the IIospi tnl at Tun1Ji tho c:.cccr;socl. nnclc a. c.\yinc dcclu.ration.-1?1J:.J .tooii- fiod that the u.ecoc.scd sn.id, "Ask.."..I'i, the one who hes killed me is DY husbo.,nd called Dui.1in.n Ziula CJ.1d .he has docic7.oc1- to kill me bec<'.llso I have rojectm7- l1.ir.1 :for boinc n. clrm1k..1XCl,." Tho srune dccla.r2..tion WM rcpoatocl l)~- P~T4 in Court as follows: 11J

nr.1ru.ti., c'.sl::..'"1.I'i 1 raini nir.10fika. ha.po., 1 ic6:w, 11r1.kuf 2.. ru.1ayeniu..s ni r.1ur.10 WCllGU Dru:.1in.1.1i Kiula. Ar:1cnipi3n. kisu 11[~ ycyo k,.'l.ld.ra b1C4 " t P:J/~ tesficcl carih.::.tically tl1at tho cloco0socl c.lL~ not scy uhy her husbc.nc.l hc.11 stabbed her, I fincl th2.t I cannot atto,,ch r.mch uoir_;ht to the dyinc c1cclc..ration in osto.,:Jli- shinc t.r..o rc0son for tl10 sto.bi)inc ,. o1 ·c.:10 clocoo.,socl by ·i/10 Moused. I 1n.1ilo PU3 1s evidence stous ·c~·.c.1,t tho cl.:::coascc.l s·k·cc(l w~_,y tho accusocl l1al sta,bbod her 1 PU,1r 1 s evidence does not~ This e;le.:rinc co1Y0r<1Clictio11 rcnclors tho evic1.once of tho clyinc clccl.::ro.;i:;ion weo.k Mc.l w1relic.,1)lc 2.nc.:. I will not rely on it hero to cdri,- blish the ro2..son :c01~ tho stab:,inc; o:c tho docoasod. by -tho 2,0cused., In their opii1iorr:;. 2,ll tho three contleoen assessors w-ho s;:,,;'c with rae rojec'1.ed the story by ·cha o..ccused that J.:..e S"Gc'..iJ;Jocl his wi:f e bccc.uso she refused to c;ive hin his money,. They found this story to :Jo a, concoction Md oi-,inccl ·chat tl:.o o..ccunec.l stabbed and killed tho doco0,sed with r.1dico .o.forethouch c..nd is c;uilty of mLTder, For L\Y iX:,..r··1;, I nr.1 of the vicu ·c>.;:i,t t;:io re;::,son civon by t!1c nccusccl :2or st.:1bbin:-s his wile is probn.bly true. ~::,•,ore is no cviclcnco :cron the prcsocutioh side to

disprove or oven contr3.dict t!1c story ho hc,,s Given :::.nd which contcins the ran.sons :for his sto.bbinc nnc.l killi:..-i;; ·cllo deceased. Thero is no l)rosocu-tiion evidence showinc; why tho rcccusod othcruisc stn,1)1Jocl his wi:ce,. Tho o,re,"U.Den·bs L1c.l.. e by Mr,. I<;yuld. 2nd which I have set out o..'\Jovo .:i.rc merely si>eculn.tive ruid c.re not based on any concrete or credi l)lo oviC:~enco., I find ~.;horo:foro th2.t · JGhe o..ccusod sto..tbod c.J:'l.(l ld.llod his wife boc2.uGc she refused to givo hin ~1is noney n.nc.l uttered sorae dirty words to hin while so ro:ZusinG• Diel the r<::fusa,l n.nd uttorru.100 o:c the dirty word.s 1Jy the d,ccenscd consti•1.tJ. to sufficient provoc2.tion in 12,w to co.use the 2,0cusod to stab nnd kill her? Provo-. en.ti on is 2.ny wronc;ful a.ct o:t' insul:,G o1 such c1 nc1.turo G.s to be likely, when clone or offered ·l;o 2ny ordin~y pcrsor., to c1..cprivo hin of tho power of solf-con·i;rol 1 nnd to ind.ucc hir.1 to cor.rr.1it an o.sso..ult ol ·i;ho k.ind which tho person chnxcec.l Connittecl upon the person by whom the C,C-l; 01.~ insult is c.1..ono or offered.., In tho instnnt co.so, tho accused stc..toc.1, o..s s~:01rn above, thc.,t tho refusal lJy the dcc- ec.1,sed to hc'.l1cl over nonoy was nccor:1p2.ni0ll :yy the uttorru1co of dirty or abusi vo words. IIo clic.l not sev in his ovic:cnco u:10..t those wore.ls were,. It is

tllorc:coro not easy to e:;:::..u:;e 11hD.t effect those uorc.ls would. hc1vo I:.::il on nn orclin-:.rJr reo..Gm1n,1Jlo wan if utterecl to hir.1. As ror:;arcls t:w :::,c~G of the d.ccen.sec.1.. refusin.:; to hcncl over r.1onoy, tho courts hnvd repcatoclly stn.toc.l ·i;h0t in Jcho cc1.so o::? a.n unoduco,,tocl I Africa.n ville.ear, the rcc.,sonc..blcnoss o:Z· his rcci.ction to tho provocri,tion nusJG be en.med not by wl1.c.,JG the juc\:;e woulc.l h~~vc clone, 1)Lrt by 1-rhn.t ;_,,n uvernce tri bcl villn.cer 11ic;Jrl; hn,vo done in the circurastc.nce. (See c.c;. E:£1.SCJHG'.TE V.R .. (19Ll.-L1,. --:-16) EAC/1., 116? n;t 119. In tho instant c0sc tho ci.ccusocl vrc.,s, lJy tho tiuo of the st2..bl)inc, 2, villnccr., Tio is,c.,s G-lro2.,(.\y sJ.1m-m alJovo,n Mchccc;o.. 1)y tribe., ~fo 110s not,hot·rnvor, a.n illi tore.to or totdly -cri bn.l C1rncc-2- vilh'.{;er; IIe wn.s ed.ucc,Jcod micl had boon n police r.12.n,. Uoulc.l en o:2c.1innry rensonc..ble literc.;tc !'foho.cc;c1., li vine; in a vill2.{;o, therefore havo boon so p:r•ovokod lJy tho c..ct oi his wife to refuse· fo .. . . ....... ~ .. I 4 • °"' • • /5 viow thn.t he wou.lcl b.evo not,. . its l~ssosso:r l~li Shouo..ri stc-,ted 111 his opi11io11, upon the clooec.sod refusinc to civc the uonoy the Moused should h2.ve c;ono to her rclnti vcs to conpl.:dn c..bout this so t1J_2,t tho r.mtter ooulc.l l)e sorted out. in r.w viou,

lroulcl hn,vc 1Jocn uho.:t m1 ordinnry li t6r2..to uchncca liv:u~· in a ru.rcl or tri bn.1 comuni ty like -'.;ho Moused in this Cc'.,SO would hc.1,vc, clone. I would n.dcl tl12,t oven if docc2.sec.l 1 s rol2.tives were hostile to him nncl they would prolx·,bly lrn,vc not lJocn so ir.1iX•.rticl in their 0,pproMh to the problcL1, there wn,s a,· 11l\ijUJ.-a1Jo 11 in the a:reo. (PiTIJ-), or ho could lmvo even tclccn tho ffi[',"Gtor to a locn1 CCM 1Jranch, n,s is the pr2,dicc, so thn.t dccoc.secl should be quer:riecl M to Wl1Jr she WM refusinc; to hand ovo1~ Doney to ~i her hus1Jand, nncl so tl1n.t the whole LW,tter 1Jo looked into and re solvetl+ For it should not 1Je f oreotten tho.:'li the deceased wns Moused 's wife. She UM no-'i; a, str2,ncer to hiI:i, whor.1 ho ( ·hl\c accused) probc.,1Jly would have thoue:;J.:d; would. run awey with his money. Ile hr-.cl. 1Jcon li Vine wit!: her :for r.1o.ny yen:rs mcl s'..~e H.:-.,s still with hiL1. Why did he 110-t; -'lil'Y and si-t clown with her, lJeforo n, t1J:•IjuniJo 11 or relatives or ['J.1.Y nuthori"'i;y in ·t]:.c nrea and sort ou·~ the r:mtter? IIo dicl 1:ot do t:1is nnd instew resorted to vio- lence. Thct violoncc rcsul ted into c7-ccoo..sec1' s cle2.th, uhich ho now plan.els ho clid not in'iiencl., In i.1y opinion, 110 o:.:cli11~y reasonr..blo person of the clnss o:Z ·c.ho accuscc1 woulc1 ho..ve resorted to such violence ior roi

~.ct such 2..s that which ·~ho dccen.sccl cl:i.cl to the Moused in tl:is c.::-.,scc I find thorcf ore that no locnl PXO-:- .. voon.tion ho..s lJcen established in -t:.:5.s 02..So n.ncl as there wc.s no other lc!.rrl'ul justificution :2or the killine of -;;110 <.lcco2,sccl by the oocusecl tho accused ldllccl the deccr:.sccl Sinc.,ji1Ju Kondo with uclicc aiorcthoU[;ht. Eo is c;uilty of murclcr as chn.re;ed 2.lld I convict hir:i of th2:'i; o11cnco .. JUJ)GE DAR ES SALAL\l'i+ 23.12.00 Coromr Kynnclo, J. For the RcpulJlic - Mr. Kyuki, S,.A ... For tho Accuscda Mrs. I{__-,,cya (TLC), o_.iJSCi1 ..~ Accused: Present. Assessors: All :;_)l'esent. Court: Juc.1Q-.1e11.t delivorcd,. L. A~ Ao KYANDO J1IDGE 2:3,. 12'.80 ...... /6