19921217 TZHC Dar es Salaam2

-- -~ -... \-\--\<L:, .. t,%n-\ . ~ IN THE HIGH CC:URT CiF '? ANZANIA AT DPR ES'S/\LAAM ... ..-.-.~-,;..•~•,.,..;,..,.....- ./ ve.:sus '' 'l'he tnani~ge betwE:en the J:,arties was d.issolved by the Primaw ;ourt at Kinonlloni in "Dar es S;1laam and an oraer fo~ ~1.vilton of ·: Mauimonial assets wa~ ~uly ma('e• The reapon,.ent appe~e", to"'~e fL,~ict eQUrt which -'ismisse.., the appeal. '11'\is is hi• a:ee-,a• ... • The appellan~, Mwamini Issa Massawe, who haA petitjon~" fo7· fivoree, tel"' t'~e primary court that the respon.,ent, "11S.n•hel\e " Moham~ Kilurig,, ha".comm!tte~ s0veral acts~of a"ultery thteaiene.., ,o Wl the resron-'ent~ an~ rafuse4 or faile.., tr) hat?e aexvai- j.nte,- fOU~se wl'.th the respon-Alent..,for many months., by aUi'eging.,that lie VII \<>; tifeA~ The appellant ~enie~ <Jil the allega{1o?f.e ma"e by the · ,e,pon~ent, There was, as the-' trial court f,,un;.e ~utt'ietent be1,ev1 1!.e ~y1Aeziee""to suppqz:t the .raspon~ent 1s evi Aence. P:w.2. Jafa.t f101am~~ gave eviAence thr.i~ he; founl'l his wife commi lting a~ultafv with tile oppellani on 16-Aµgust 1905. Jafari gave Ae~aile,. eviAence~abo~i f '1'\e: inc:iAent anA-the marriage between lilim' an;t his "'1,fe was "i••o"'e•· beeause of the aA~ltery. There was also eviAence by P.W.l.KJtwaaa. Salehe who is a t<ln-cells lea~er about J;lis ef,t'orts t:~ rec )ncil.e ftlle panies who ha,. :)(ien at loggerheaAs for a long-pe.ra.oA, EVi -"en,e , of thre,~ts by the appellant against the respon..sent. The z-espon.Aeat ~tways cornplaineA anA the matter was re~erreA to pollce ~reby the appellwt was eonvicte"' by the p,:imary court •. ., •l,J~ • -- "' Tr,e ,:.1::-:Pellant "enie,-1! all the alJegations of a ...ultery bu~ 1'e ta1" that ~ -c.omrt.c:t:.jpft -ror tru:&a~ng -the responA••• Wai ... •. /2 -, •. 2 ,orreet. Ho, however, sai<'1 that the resp:-1n -'ent ha., refuse., to • have sexual interc:::>urse 1vit1 him because the appellant is marr,e" to another wife. I think the evi Aence t 11t the marriage ha A broken J ·-wn • 1-'reparably was su.tfic!ent~ The· trial court believe" Ehe eviAenae by P.W.2 Jtif.J.ri Mohamerl tha :~'the appellant c.r,mmitte,. ~"'ultel'Y .. with Jafari•s wife. Thc:~ev· ;:cnce of threace against the respon,4e!1• . ~ by the M~gomeni Primary cour: of· threatening th~ respon"ent. ~ . on several occasions; an"' fer a long pe.r:io ... of time, was suppo,it• ... by the ten-cells leaAer 1 an"' thL, fact that the appellan" wa• #"lf.ffie"' He ,Wjl •entenc:eA to a fine of shsol:C0O/= which he pai ... in C•!.rninal caae '· No. 2525 of,.,1991. The respor -"ent was not safe in ... this maa mai-.riage, This coupleA with appellant•:;; ·cts of a ... ultery an A failu.i-e to provi"'e rnainte~foce, as well itS refusal t; have sexual !nterc:: 'une with the resporf'ent:~ are sufficient groun,.s which.., prove., tha t the 1 marriage has irreparably broke1 "'own. The attitu"e -:,f the pariie, 1:Q eaeh other at the hearing of this appeal is clear animoa1\llj t - agree with the""::~ower c:ou.rt.! that the marr~age betwee-n the p~rtiet tannot be save,.,, Thl-:, trial prim:::iry court properly "iss ,1ve,. the marriage. As regar"s ;natrimonial'"' assets, the res1Jon"'ent..,p;)"'utte,. fe,aejpM irt'the prima.Fy court as evi"'ence ·,:hat the h-,useh.-,l..- p»,pE!.rt:.1.e•, \,~e beA•• rnatres&es,, cupboar"s a· refrigerator an"' other small item, were ac:quire-4 in· 11er personal namt:., They are her persona'l p;-oper."~llf /\fJ Pt"OVi~e?f in S-C:-~tion 160 of the Law of Mar-riage Act, the ,eap~n,.ea, i• entitlei=I to th¢se'"'properties. The lowe.F courts p~~ly hel,. t:hst, 1:he responrlent sht?ul" take ~hose properties. If there are a'ny other I p,operties which ,~re allege~ to be ua ~rimoni al •as sate, an" whieh the I pa.ties., thi.Qk_. . , th~:t! ~-'¥ -OU,Sht to be .. lstr1wte--' between any one of . j ibe parties has th<? right to file all application for ~ivision c,f . I _--t~ properties.. 1 'I . . ~ This appeal iJ, f.or the re-a.sons. giV6fl; .... ismie.&e..., wit.I\ ' 4oet•• W .,J. MAINA ' Jl'JT}GE Ai Dar es Salaam If ~ecember, 1992 J.ppellant present ~c.lent p.re&ent. I CERTIFY THAT THIS IS THE TRUE copy OF THE ORIGINAL DErUTY REGISTRAR j •