19911021 TZHC Dar es Salaam

\ I'" - "".,. • _,,.. & Ii.J TH !UGH COUJT OF 'rli.NZJ.ifIA r LI:cE~LA1~CC3 CEI~INAL )3, 1a/91 In tLe 1.;c:.:.tt.,r ,.f a:1 c.:.viJlic~ti ·;n ·for T:J:-8 TE.L1L i3.C i;_i1D B.c.F.J1\l!t :A. DIFF iH.ciNT i.:rn , . ~f TR. Case N~~ 3477/90 In tha ~&~tcr inq~est In tr.::; ::District C'.)urt ,J:f Kivukoni District v~;rl?US. M"WIPO.i?O, J :; The J'.,p;Jlicant Shel\a Sc.l_ehe Jij:.. w,h.; i~ an a<:>cus;e:d pers m in Kivukoni '.I;'rc:.ffic Ga.se l'L, 3477/SO no.o· ;,uve::t ';his C:vur,t t:;) st..,p the Liarned Trial Magistr;:1te M::rs, iii;,, Kiw,·,n(;a fr ;G c':.1 ,inui:lg heat·in_g n±s: c~,se and to have an0ther 1VI-::-2istr;::,tq 9.:1:)Aiyi+,0-:. t') hoo.: his·. c"--".s·e • It. woui.1 app:lai'· the Jip:plicant~ i st2.tG -::f :1::.r_1l hc~s \')..::.en. -r; ,we:ring :fI")m time t,'.) t:ine on what cause of u.cti.)n 11.e ,·-i.:.;_ht t: h.:•.,·2 ti:.~ rn in _pr-:,te.st against. r s.ubstit_uted chargG t_hat wr.s fil.::.:::. 'JY tiw Pu:,lic 't ·sGo.ut:i:r:· on. 16 Jan•ua·:y ,-. 1991 ... .i:'rior t:J t}::J.<c; su·o:;;titutecl 0112.::;:;J 0.11.Jtlwr chc.:--go c··on-:t.2:~·~tng three c0-q._nts of t:l.J.ffic -~·ffcnc¥ .... ·,-.,,:.. ,..,,:..,.1 :.'iL,cl in Oct.Jbcr:-,, 199c upon whioh. of prosecut.i~n witnGs~es h;.·J. ·__ ivJn ~·· iJ.onc8 in. Cour.t •. In. t1'.le or.iginal charge ~.hect fi.lq:l in-Oc:·'i1.:::L';· 1 ..,'.JO·iYJ. -the first.Coul'-t he rns charged for re)ie$s :::Tde.p-gor:)Uc. ,i.ri_y~:-.,..., r:/o '.2 (1)(b) unJ 6.3(1)(b.) )f t·ne R0ad Traffic ..... c.t_ i~:J 30/72. :11 LL Soc .n:: 1.,.)unt he w...... s ch&.rgL•;'_ w.ith. Dangerous dr:tv:ing a, m: 1 t:1r v:.c, 1i-~l0 :n :h:1 j_)ublic- r,:;t,c'. c/s 421 l}:,.No~30/,2, In the. thi;r.::. c1.::v.n..t· i~e ·_,;, s c½. r._:;J f. r .:r~iL.n 5 t :) st0p rt a r.oques·t of of a Po],i_c<:i Oi'fi:p·::r:- c/s 7[; en.: 3) (_;::) ~f t~w R..:''" 'Irc:ffi.c ,~c ~ No-., 30/7J. 1 . Tho chflrgG sh<J.o..t which hes. sul·-sti t_u,:te,d ·.m 16/1/91· c,Jn.1m ; ed ex&ctly the same 3 counts w.~_t:1. t.h-o sawo st:c.. km:rn:t:s of· offences· and p, 1_ticulars of offences except f-8!'· t.hc sec-t,i ms :.if tho. uta-tu.ta.. qu:>to.J. in, ~ 1e second count whi.oh t_his t.,iu1G tho substi tu:t-Jd. so.c.:ind c-:·unt WL'.S c/ s 4c, ··1 ) (lnstead of c/s 42(j)} ~f th~ ~~~f~ic ~6~;N~~30/73~ Otherwise t)e rest of tho eu°Q 9 i;itu}o;:l che1rg0. sheot c:mt.c1i:n;.;~l evGr.ything th-0 same .: _:. in the in~tial chargo (cui;t-e.i:nly with -.iifforent lat.os} •. Th.:: ~sse3nco_ Jf· th0 su:bsti tJ.t.8 ~~ c ... _ri:so th-;.;r..,f.jre was meant ~ ._ !llake c0rrecti0n ~~ a. tecnnic~~ ~r:~r Jf h~Yinc ;uJt0' e wrung section ,f the Traffic :liCt NJ'~. 30/73 in tl-. · -~ ·','J,.: :-n ~ -f ,ff>~:<.? .:,f the s:::c:1 nd (')lnt i"n - 2 '' ,_A Tho ruactL,n ;~f tho C'4p;plicunt t.J tht::i ::,ubr.ltituti::in·-;f'ehar.ga ~jas qu~to vig~r~us ri~ht f~jm th~ ti~e he was call~l up:>n to pla~d to tht3 ~ubstitut..,:.: ct&.rJ"G. Frv.w t.1;; Cvurt r8cJrd thi;;; i3 what ha sa.idJ I qu;)tG 1 "I (,.;,i"'ct tn..: 11.:;w su:.:Jtit;:t•a:;, ch["trce sh0ct. •I c:..:J not:· to nnswdr anJthinc in tjJ substitutel chlircl~ sh~et, The loa.rnc::. Tri~l li'i&;,:istrct'.::; ·quite ap")rJpri.at,~lJ, ::)YGPt.''4,a<l- ~~: objoctLm. She e,1vis~.,,:._ him that 110 c-:iuU. n:>t ~npcal 2.g1:dnst lie> <le.4tJ.aion of 0vorrulin3 his 2l1jocti ·;n t'.) ·foG eu·jst➔.:,t,: ·~- :l charge. Sho or-:'!.er,e(l J:tct;. •.· .. " . oontinuod ho~ring ~ft~~ css~ ~n 15/2/i1~ When th,J cas0 C&i.. ..' UD f ·,r l:.·, '.,. _:lG 15/2/91 th.:; i~p)licant. contJ.~ed. . ; <)fl to register his i.Jrot:,:-: 1; t. t~,· ..,~,:,lt.ut·,c.l Chc:r 6 e in those WJrds,c I q'ijotet ''I ,1'..1 n •t r .... .J t .._, .-,:::··r-.:.: ,L1~rt:1in 6 in the su·bstituted 'lha:,ge 1 I ·.;ill o.,J 1)c&.l " th:, _:_;_t C,.;urt on this, 11 . In viE:w :.;f tl~i.3,. :>b~-;di.J1', t~i ... Lc.s.rnod Trial lviagist:ate made t.hi.s. ,t'ollJwi·ng o!'•:.,_;r, 1 ~ll....:t&:- "I .ri,.·;_; c.:.lre.-,::J ..,x.l:'l~i.'.lc.:: -t:.i th1:: aceusecl thi:o.t the ' cl·,:.:.rge is n'.,-'; c:.:)~ c.:~;J.,.i.,l.:.;. Je c:::iuLl appeal against 'the juigm~nt ~fta~,it i2 J:~~Jroi. ~nyway, I leave him to pr )C.JG,_:, wi t:.,)1.: fl RVilC[::~. tJ the High C JUrtuias. tw '4nristfi• * Up t,::, that stage thG if~~"'.'-·-..-\ion :i_vlieated bJ, 'the applieant·"', .'. . Wt:.•Sto a_ppe,,l c:.gainst the or,•.t:1' of t11.:: Laarned T~ial Magis-t.r,.te ~Q4titu"ng a.n.ew ch"";i;,,v .:.at ..1 -:G.{ •. ·,1 f0r the original one; f+led in· Ow,fo0Q-rt \990,·. There .was n::i e.~_lo::"".ti); or menti~n ;,;,f. ha~n~ n~ f'aith" iPon thQ Lea:,-qd i•~·e.l :l~.~i~\l'i,t:; a~~ the mind :)f dci· AP~li~~ af that s ta~@ was not sij:t .:f 0r having b.n.v'~i1.cr J-.--~istrcl. te try his ~·e • ;•: /it tu~s fUMwra I b,e~\er~.JP~'nti-..~ thut the d.ecisi,~in ?f t~-a LiaJned lrfl.al ijaii•trate iin :-veli-i"uli~ the' c .. j ...~ion ~ised bl the· apPi,4ant ll}llnsf the E;Ubs«..tu.t.::.:. that tn: n;'AL,dn,f) •·)Uld not appeal et tllat 8,lagij ~ t lin.t.ii.z~ti..,n .f :'j_s ju·cl}:;:.1J1 t w\.s qui to in order in tbe *ewn8~n.¢es ;:,f this c.::.se • 'l1h~ Jfus2-l by ·-;Jle 1.ppli•·ant to p.i~ad io .r lii"G llJ,b~i-;utod oha:rge shoulc. h,i-:-.vc .'.boon dea~t .;fi th by the Laa:rqed l:1aJ: j~si1ti-ate Under Seo-tii,.111 226 (4. :_,f tn::. Cl'.'.. ~ by .~nter:ing a ple9. ot .D-0 _; '1 ' ' g\d,ltY and :t,Jroceoding w~th the t:rial at thu next ~Qa1'ing date. Jlijtj the ~~arne:i Trial lv!agistr~ta g~~vo i9- to the api~i~~•s i~•GQ,te ,hat, ·h.r, ,anted.to ai;;poal t~ th,; H~:r.-~ .~;:;uit at t~at stage. . ,w~~olj' an ... ueh-, th;; Ai:,.,~ci:..n1_ ·ui l n0t go ahei::i.1 ex;J~Jle li,e ' ·. '. '. " t; .tn.ioiit!on of ap.,Jeei.l by fi~ne; '-' •~ti0c .;f a1Jpeal within .~Q days la 1Q.q~i?'~f. ·Und..r.:.r -ieoti::,n 361 (li) -'f tho Cl'..:l and tu reques~8~y of ·ife Ol'·:1cr,- upon which he W'J.S r; in~; fo a~1;,~ __ 1 agains't and lodging the me.iid»a.nc'· o;f a.rpeal as pr·.,vid._,,.:;, f .r 'C'nd-:r Sett::. '1.361(b} :t' the CPA. ' ' Instead.. -:if lo1gip- -:l,..; '.::-::•:,< .; c .'':•:..~c-;;.-; :::.p;_:il'iecl t.:, t:iio Rsgtatra:- oC, t~ Hiei·: 'C~ur't vn 2.(/2/; i ·-f,/♦ :" ·, ___ ,J '1 in th~.~., vnrdi. I :1U'' ·,..,t .. -- ., .. ·- r ") I ' 3 _,{ .,,. , 11 With respect, I have the honour to sub!'iiit lliY humble requestf for review of the order u~d~'• by the tiial Re~ident hagis•rate . . 1 .. 6n 15.2.1391. The or:er I ~ish tJ be tevfus~ed by the '• ·, • . •. 1 . ·.• • ' .tloh.:)Ur<--0ie :Ii·;:. C..;urt rt:sts 0:1 ~y ~;~lication/:cquest - . , ,_ t, . ',' ' ' . to :he trial l\esiJ.e.nt r.i...:.l).strc1te , ,.t ti1d.t she shJ".111_ 110 Ir.•• . long~r h~nr the qn~e ag1intt me for ~Y havinr ~~ ~ . ,• •. I, ,, , t : f'! _.,, •1 , I. co~fiden¢e in her (the tr;a1 Magistrate •• , • i •• ... ~ • •• In the inte.::-est o.f fusti 13 I request t'.wt che ~ • ', : • I •, ' • ~ase oe transferrei to &nJth~r Maeistrate for ' . , Jr1..a .... . ' ' as I have no c~~fi1en~e in ~he trial Magistre~c ivirs. Ki wan;a. t! ~-he Applican~.; ~ no doubt had now chu.need 11is mint:: from his estiy int~nti:n o~ }~rsuin~ an appea~ to applyirtg for a revision whid~ has no time limitbtion, Thr rehlely sought~- the ApJ:icant had also changed from the initial obj~c~i2~ t( being tried under the sribstitutei char~e ~~ 16/1/n· .J so that he w:iUld ,._, I I continUl:l beinf:j trle•.l ·.mfor i.t::: ~v:1gin8.l charge of ' 2t CcitJber 1 1)90 tJ ~~~i~c tb~ entire case transferr?l iof ~rial b~fbfJ ah0thdr maaictrai§. From the redo~ls ,:;f the ·ri~i cdlift'~ file the appli•Jant wr.:ite [t i3t-:.c--r t,:, tr~ Princip~i ReEtident :Magis tfa te :i./c ,:f: t:i. iJiik(•ni Court :)ri 11 /2/91 indicat: .r~g f~r ths ~itst time th~t he H~d ri0 iaith i~ the trin: Magistrate and that h~ w~nted ~he c~se to be heard !t anothel' mc.:gistr~te i:n there wo:zds 1 inter--alia~ I quori: :- "I have tJ:ie hcmuf to .submit f0r your c::msiclera ti) 1. of the f _,11 :iwins ;_nints in the ".;J'.JVe men ti :,ned !'.'.'~Se.•.• ·, •.• I ha•e obst:>rved in the course s,f the trial th~t the tric:.l magist~ste has all alo.ng sh.)wn a str~ng bias az::_:,_inst ,.. e .• In such circumstan, ~ ~ on my part I fear that my case before this co~~t will hot be ~onduct 1 fairly and thus no justi~e would be done t~ me~ I hclve no alterna jye but to put on record that I have no confide~ce in the trial magist~ .te and humbly request that t~e case be transfered t; anuther magistrate f ~ hearing .• I shall be grat0:::'ul if my request vnuld be grant8d in :,rde. :- thc:l.tjustice is not cnly cone but also is seen to be done." This better was ~oi ~C~ressed to the learned Trial M~gistrate Mrs,, ·Kiwanga (B..M.• ) butt:: th9 P:::incipill R,il'i. in ch2.:-~e of'Kivuk:ini_. 13i:om the court stamp acl the t~~:crittJn scripttire Jh this letter it would appear J.'·t was .,.o,-,· ,..,,c_,J.V,;,u . _., .. 1 _,, ... ·1--·.., ...,.,• ~-,-:.le-- -,~ ., . 1...1;. · ,t-J·. '''.\" • .1.· /,..,.., -n12nt:. '-"·- 1·t t o th e Regis v · -··· .. ay 1 Assistant on the sc1!!1e cl.;:~t,:,, ~:\J r,.ti.lr:r.ed :.t t · H..1,1 -:../·.,, 111;:_,t dn.y on 14/2/11. .,.;j .... Th.en:i" lil¥1~ i/<J winuted ,it un 14/2/91 t..i tha L~-arnaJ T?ia.l lli.i.1:ic;istre.te ... Jr.s. Kiwanga. There is no in.!i~cti..m that Mrs. Kiwanga saw this lette11- before the next c1rnin~ on 15/?/91 wh3n the case came before her for mention in CJurt. In the an~ther l:,t~or ln ~hd filG requesting f:r =evision by the applicant dc.:.t.:d 2G,.-,)/91 t-:.; the K~Gistrar brouGht t,j h-:Jr. attentio?t. in this same ~anner by the J.~~ i/c the learned trial Magistrate Mrs. Kiwanga noted in writi~G u~j sigh0i on 1/3/91, If thi8 letter was brotigkt to her attention before 15/2/91 she would be expected t0 have done the same i.e. sign (to a~knowledge it) on top of it~ ThL~ appears to be the system a·t Ki vuk...;ni Cuurt frum the two example, given above .• Moreover·, from Yrhc1t ,~ransfirE:cl in court on 15/2/91 it is._ evident that the Learned Tric,l 1t.. .:,_L:itrate Mrs. Kiwanga was not aware of the new moves made by the Applicant to tr.-3 Riv1 i/o to have ·-the .,.ase heard by another Magistrate becau~e the puL~ic prosecutor was still talking of the ';usti tuted charge·. The applicE,;1t was also talking of not being and of ~is interition to appaal. The Mauistrate too m~de ~n order in the same ~in8s. It i, the proeedure that an application f:;r loss of confidence in the t: ··al Magistrate and for a case to be tiansfJrred f~r tri~l before E.1other mo1gistra te on reu.sons ::-,f bias 0r le1.'ck of jurisdiction must b" made preferably in court to the sari1e trial ~.agistrate incof0rmi ty ·rt th sectiol\ 190 of the CPA which ewpower the waiistrate bef0re wh0w the liSe has been brought f.)r enqufry or trial t::i tr-:rnsfer it tJ an:.'ther ii£gistrate. Fa:, good reasons such magistr~te may transf)r it·to another masi~·:ate or he may refuse the transfer r:nd continue hearing it himself. Th0:r E is no do1,1bt · by 15/2/91 the Learned Trial li''Ia 6 istrate had· n:Jt received aPY :. :iplicatiq• from:the applicant in court or the ·thrJ~gh the letter the app_ 1ant had W%itten to the Ri.~. i/c for the case to bo heard by ancther mag:. ·trate for reasons of bias and lack of confidence ~s advanced by the app::-,ant. The :request f vr revision submitted Ly the applicant on 26r '91 to the· Registral' for purposes of I reect to quotdi th;;, exact words of ; te appl' 9.nt1 .. "The orJ.er I wish tJ be rc.-iewed. by the .i:.L.:,nuuioe.ble Hi[ l C·o\irt rests on my app1ioationfr@q..iest to the· trial Re 3 .dent Magistrate ·:that she should no longer he.:.. r the case ag : :1st me for ~irl¥ havine no clbnfidence in hc➔ r (t~1e trial Magi~ t .·ate.). 11 I have·· hinted above that ·the applicant had ma-le no c::pplication to he le'atAed trial Magistrate or· <t6/1/9i or on 15/2/9.1. The, letter tho 1. 1plicant Wl'ote on H'.p./91 was ad.dressed. to the RM. i/c and t'..10. learned triR. '.11agis-twate appear~ to have not been aware of it when she de~l~ ~ith thi~ r~so 1 • 15/2/9~ · that ie why thGra was no ord.er waJe on whether tL'" v.'se· eould to.:; .h(•:L"d -~ 1:1.nothel' u1a:gistr'ute or no-t. ThE: c,pp1icati~m· for ··,_ ,ision of :·.:ion-,, istoJi.i ~ ,·· ard~r was quj_te iopro?sr. / .J ,. ,_t - 5 J That is not tho en:-of tho fu8tter for the A,plicRnt on 15th May, 1991 oillia up with yet cnothur chamber applidati::in under section 191 of the ·cPA ~oeking fur the sa~e ra~e~y as the one ho sought in the Cri~inal re~isio~ filed by letter of 26/2/91,'The application . ~ . Was s~p~~ttad by uri. affLlc.vit v.-1-:i :h -'.J.lla:_·3 i a nli;:i'oJr of f-;,cts which are ate -rariance with' the trid court·· s rocorl, Iti para~rb)t 4 of the affiiavit he allsc □ s tnat the learnod Tria1 Magistr~te sho~ei o~enly ~ibS a3~inst hiw when he ~anaged to unv~il . oont·radic,tions i:.i.Dd :liscr::yl:.r:CiJs in th0 evi..::.enco ,:;f .P\/1 c:.n~ ?V/2 thrbugh 1 . his cross exa2itat;~n; I~ r~ra~raJh 5 he all0Jcs th~t .l J prosec~tibri closed its -;.,s,.., ::in '12;'1r:.ID:·, • • ,J f ., ,,,;l th,,·v tlir-• ·- '-· , ),,··.-k_.c.-1-' ... • .,_, v ~1- ·- - 1 ·"1 -'-,., •o,..,-.. , by the ·,.. ,,_ .... t .... UV J. .1: J.. · ... V ... • ·- •• V y~ prosecution liffcTcd en ~11 fJr~ wit~ the c~ercas. In .1:.racraph 6 he alleges ilha t -:,ho trial ma:,_;:i stra to ,ini tia t8 ,1. F:L~.- 7 • .·:rd·_ ir:; ch:1:rges against him (pre6'J.U:1:.;l;y the sub:;t-i-:• ~"'-- ch~:rl;-.: :.Cn 1)-'.J.r,-_l;raph,,7 r;l'LH~t) and 8 he alleGed tl'•ci:- +' __,_,:, w-;:,~, n-.l ;:·i..1a .facie oas3 e :tc 1JlisJ,sd against him and that +tJ lc~~nGJ tri~l scGis~~at8 should ha~o liswis 2d the -Gh.a,rges against hL:1, In :;::c:.:r::c[r~~h ') 't::: ::i.llG;:ies that he was n;t given \ Chante to c:;_;oSF exaJ..-1:ino a:f ~e sh the t:,. cne sses offer subs ti tut _11.g the new Char ;:,•e 0 • . ..... ~:n' ·.-.a· l/ r"'o. __---~,- ....... - 1' 1 ~ · ,, U,.J....,_ c;...i..•J.,._ 1 , '-''--" 1 · ·- '.·1 ~ .. ···,,ni' · 7 " 0 &I.. v th·. a.,•,t he t •~'·-c--k t1...liv 0·•·1~•r-\... • ty 0 1 -.A. 0 on 15/2/~t -hen ihd c~a~ 2~J8 up for t~~rirt~ to r~._ist~~ hi: 8 ck of confidence in +,110 le,iri:cd t:rial r:ic~istrate &nd to 8.PlJlJ for ;dal before andtho~ Magisii~ie. Thate is· enough teasoris fro@ ths backgroup of this a;:lication given herein r:bov0 to cohcluJ.o ·,,s· I hsJreby do that tho app.1 0,~nt is prove to ezac;e:tat:i.on.' Ft~w tho court r<,cord, the _prosecutio had not closed its d1;;:.se. The p:::-oduotion of th8 sketch map of the sc-,(,."' of the aoci1eht was pro □pt3l by the ajc';,.,1.ican~ .iiiL1salf who apl:lied c '· ie/12/90 ) that PW2 shoU:lC. brints' t0 ool4r-::; -the sketch uafi of °,;he acciden :;cene .- The · prosecution tne·refore, couli ~1ot clot:"' i.ts Case before c0raiJlY .:-'.g with this request. 0~1 10/-!/91 when t.i.1e court r8su;.ied i.iDd 'f'-he eketc i:nap was pramiced as ~xhibit th~ prosecution co~ld not h~7e closeJ the:1 case for they applied for subs~itu+{on of a chargs to which the ap1 t}1ant objected and proceedEcd to effe-ctivel,r stay th~ procec dings by :ueking for appeal, revision and cha~bor application to have the case tran 1erjed to another ;::·.agistrate. There havo been no supplimenta:t·y 1:iar,ge. ,Jrought to oourt other the subs ti tute1 charga she:.: t which ccntained wi_J. • the same :5 counts as ,):-ir,inally chari:,'8; with soue minor vania tions s, I have indioated abo~e the trial ~agistrata had power to substitute th ;f char-gee un:.ler 20ction 234 cf th,1 C?A cJ.nd the substitution done t,, ·1y oind did not prejudic~ tho interdsta or Jefenca of the applicant. Jn addi t:i,on tu that, the allJ _Edi., .. -::: ,'i~s J.evi:,lle,J e.ie.inst the lear1.-=id trial k1.at;ist::::-c.1 toe! 2..::-'•.➔ .:. ..is.i1:-.;J.:::.::i .. : ir:::,.,u.D ... M~ :i.n f,.: ct ,,::: l .,;.w .. ' . './6- i, ,J. I!'" 6 .J ' Afte~ substitution of chLrce t}1e ap,licLnt w~s entitled ' ' to recall the 2 witnesses ~ho ha~ ahen~y zivsn eviience for the ,rosen~tion for cross examinctior. Froo the court rJcor~ ~ it shows ~h~:t stage was ·not reachee for the eJ;licant sta~t01 ioiain~ obje~ti~ns &::; ~~fuged to say ~nything on the s~_stitute~ ih~±re: 3e w~i Jresci~~ fer ari appeal. The learned. tri::i.J,. ivia 6 istri:..tH r:.$c:ve in -~0 his insistunce -f.:. ap1Yeal, so she did not continue with the le~rinc 0f the d~se till t: iay. The Applicant ho.s 1:J.cen tryinc to dr!..i~; ti:1is court i.:, · the contents of his applicatiotls fot revioion ~rid affid&Vit into lel}.terating on the meri tA of the ev:..d.on ·o '-:i vun uy the .i?Ws; , unl 2 v:- .J a vis the oontents of the ori,:::ir.al :..:L:.r~o:1 ':.rl'l the eu'..lcti~ut·:( c .rf:e. The appli.ta1'i 1 could have prope~ly brou~ht up th0se Qr3u~0n~3 Lt the i~ □e of his submissioi for a no case to answer, or at thG e1: .::. of tl:.·:: ;_·;f :,1:0~·. :~ wouli not like to pre-empty the trial courts :..n this a sect at this ste~1. In the end theraforo I hi..!.v,:; n:i c-:1Ji,:e b'J.t to ~':i.s .. :_ss this ap:r;lieation 41 ' and to order the leurned t:rL.l rL ..;:. is-~,: ·r::.. te :H:t[, 1ii.Ki·:1ctn'-'-;c1 RM:. t l continue hearing this case fro~ tho s-.~~e it r;~ched Ujon tbe substitu :3d charge of 16/1/1991. The lGarned Tri~l ~. jic:r~t~ si0uli start by c&·,ling upon the accused per:}Jn to fleci to tb sul>st::.. l 1te<l cL.irGe -.,_n::;.er secti in 234(2) (a) of the CPA an~ to continue ~i~:n~ ~llu :CCUci~j c~~uce to reca!. witnesses in oompliance with thi,~ section if ~e wi.: L.J L i0 sc un~t.:r S.2;~(b) CPA a11d 20 the same to t.he prosecutLm as ikl' s.2:·4(c) of the CPA since·, the prose•u-tiol had not closed its case they will be f•~e to call any.other v~tnesses and the accuse1 too will be from to sul~it no cese to answeT · f be wishes and for the trial court to oon<tb1u,3 ad.: 1.:Ucating ov3r this c ::e till its final stage in accordance with tho l~w. ERENEST M'iil?OPO ,JUDG,i;,; 21/10/91 QRD1£R: The Registrar to return the ori3ini:il fil( to Kivukord Iil:1 1s Coul'; for o6ntinued hearing the stage previJuslJ r~uched. Since, this rul 1g has been made in the absence of the e;plicant a copy of it be m~de l\iilable to him and to the DPP. For any exercise of h~ s ri:::;ht c,f ap::)Gal if h 1 has it. ERNESr MWIPOPO JUDGE (f 21/10/91 l C~RTISFitD THAT IT IS A 1'7~';.:...:; COi)Y FEC1.l TH.L ,:l::IGINAL. ,. ;< . 'I., • :.i