19890823 TZHC Mwanza

.... . ... --- ......_. ___ -~-- - -.-,.,, I I::: ,;::rr:rr: me:::. COU:Jr or· T.t:::.~ZJ.J-::=..".. ---- LT r.;:-!JJilZA APFELLAT~ JlJ:lISDIC1I0N / :C:IGH COURT CU:::J-.:r·,.-:::., ':;:,:., ~..l.J J{Co 85 c,:;_p 1989 ORIGilT.'...L CJiiJ.:J:T.'..L IJ.'.S:J :1;.~so U Oli' 1 )UPi O? Tl'IE DISTRICT COL1Y.::' OF K.-;.GU DILT:lI011 ·.:':T ~liL.GU WILLIAM KISU:U.lt • o .. ., ~ o ., 0 0 0 O C C, 0 Cl O 0 0 0 Cl 0 .APPELIJJWJ.1 Versusg TEE BEPUBLIC ·.; 0 0 e O O • 0 ., 0 0 O 0 0 0 0 0 ., • • •. ., ., • 1.:J3POlill:C:NT JUDGEI(ENT MUNYEPJ~ t J e : The appell2.nt 1-;2.s chr.cr£:,od 1r;ith 2 counts of co:;:,:;.:Upt trans.::ctiqn by agento It wB.S ngreed he was e Ward Secretary, ShiRhahi, l¾'l-gu District, as such a Public Officer for tho pU.L"i)OSe of the Pr";)vention of Cor'?.;;.:i:)tfon .!J.ct. The story started like this: $]hero is· a person celled K2pie:,i Lycl~cha (PW .1; who··-is referred therein as the comploin:::nt'? rf.o li--:cs in I~ah2hn Villcce and prnctised. as a· loc2,l med._iccncman .. L womo.n · ~~l10cl JohGbi c,pproc,cr.od _him for trectment. Ee trented her cmd E.cco:;:dinc -!;o hin hie pntient cot welh He· charged. her initi21 fee of shs 1,000/= c.".nd. then to ::;ic~r him n cowo Sometir.1e· lnter a row erupted o'1i-or the pc;yrncnto The p2.tients cor,1pleinoC:. to the· nppellant in his cnpccity ns. a Wnrd Socretr.:Py. The c,ppcll2.nt ,r.rotc c ~otter to

tho _complaincnt· f!!U.!ilnoninf, him to his officco It appc~::..:s- thc:rc wns o dolr.y .in · complc.inc:::nt ts reporting to th9 cy~;ellc.nt Fho j_rnt1··uct0cl Lis ragnnbo to nri·est . . ~ hin ( co!il].)lninr:nt) o T:.1is u2,s d.onc .on 13/6/88 2,,nd. tho cm.111lc.innnt wr.s pn.rndcd before him. !:.ft or s oTiio . int e:rrou.t i or...s tho n1)pc l hmt o::clm:ca.. the prisoner (PWoI) to be locked '!J-P• IIo rcnc.incd in lock up till 12 midnicht when ono Josia (Ftv .. 9) opon0d tho door nnd delivered n 1:iesoogc to the co11p1cintnt. Tio .said tho appellant wnnted shso 60, 000/= so thc.t he cov].d rolocso c:ncl e:x:onorde him.. The cor.1j_)lnincnt .snid l~e <1,id not hnvo thc.t much., In the end tho . nppellm1t ngreod to receive 12,000/~. By then tho conplni11£1.nt hc.d shso 1,300/= in pocket, tho ·oppellc.nt ook thorao .Uso tho cor.iplninnnt 1 s .fcmHy u.vo the nppcllnnt shs. · 6,000/=, this racdo c:\ total of shs (6000+1300) 79 300/=. IIo wc.s told ho wns st':i,.11 inddbtod to tho nppol;J.nnt shs. (12,090 ·- 7,300) 4, 7000 Ro w<1s roloc.sed fror.1 custody ~~d~old to bring tho bnlcnco of shs 4 9 700/= ns soon ns possible •. Ile 1-10nt and brought shso 1,000/=, .this loft n bcl,-:!ncc of shso 3, 700/=. · Ile n.skod to be given tin0 to soL his c,nirx.J.so ITo sold hin c;or.-.ts nnd i:2.isecl.shs 3,700/=o 0. . . Whan ho :wns nbout to rot·urn to tl'.e O:ppoll,.nt to nd-co c. find

pr.xr,-.t sane, people· . :c.dvised hiL1 to ropo~c•t to _th0 :.nt-Cor.:.'Uption SqU£,cl, ho did soo Tho squad.non took shs. 2,000/= out of 3, 700/= mid s~nt' thor:: to tl:c po;t.ico 9 tho noney wns in note~f~ . . . At the. RCO O_ffi~ Sgt i-Tilli,an (P1.Y3) npplicd fluorescent pm·irlor on th? _notes· end_ ·returned then to tb.o squ<'.clr:.cno They sot ou:t in cooprn-iy 1::-ith tho cor.:rplninc.nt t:o th0 npp?llnnt nnd 2rr1.vod there d 5.,00 pt: 011 21/6/08,. 1, 2 They ec.ve tho 2,000/= to ~ho con:pl.:::inr.nt who h2.d to 1:..::.nd over tho smo / to tho oppcllnnt. They found hir.1 in tho office end tho cor.,plr-:incnt e1:-tcrod, tho 13qundnon took coversocowhero o..round tho office, Ile told tho appcllnnt ho hcd 1roU[_ht shso 2, 000/=,. the cppollcnt protested. why ho wns 1ctc, tho cot1plo.incnt replied ho wcs looking for tho noncy. Tho:n the cppolJ.cnt told hi□ to give hi□ thnt 2,000/=. Tho conplniru:.nt·hr,nded hin the notes to tho craount of shs. 2,000/= nnd wclkcd out, tho cppollnnt put the· oonoy in tho ritl1t side drcwor of h:i.a tc.blo. On scirl£ tl:o signcl the. sqund:Llen :..--ushod into tho office nnd seized the _r.::oncy froo. tho' d.rnw0r. The nonoy wcs ~cmnted by witnesses o.nd. nnountod to shs 2,0oOj= in 100/= notes and tho so:i'.'io.l nUL1bors wore tho S!mo e:s those in tho .rocorcls ·of tltc sqU£.dnon. The _npr,ellnnt wr.s m::rostcd end tr:kon to tho Police d2.rk

rooo. Sgi; 1villiam (PT11.3) applied his uitrn violet licht_ nnd dotectoci the powder on tho uppcllcnt is h8.nds._ Ila wcs nccordii-1gly chnrcod. In 1::.is defence he stctod ho hcd received conplcint,s fron those tho coo-plcinnnt h2d t:rec.tod~ Their complaints wore thot _he wc.s thrccteninc .to kill tlfon if they fr:~led to pay !3-in his professionc.1 fees. 110 ordered l1is r,::-rcst nnd SUJ..lf.loned his oomplciru::nts. The cor..>plcinnnt c.polo[ised :for thror,toni11e tho· lives of his -Clients, ho wcs crcnted bnil till 18/6/88 uhon the netter would be finGlised. no did ~ot turn up, only thc:t on 21/6/80 he (o.p:pollr,nt) t-ms nrrostod on ihis bribe offnir., lle denied :to hcvo s-licitod nor nccopted r:oncy frotl tho c,OOJ>lainnnt. Tl:c locrnod trir..l Dr!Cistrt.tc disnissod his story, convicted as chc:.:rged and sentenced h:4J to o.n cr:mibus sentence of five (5) yeo.:rs ibprisonnent, Ho broucht this nppoa.i. Ile still insists ho did ,1ot solic1t nor cccept bribe o.s nlleged. · It was undisputed tho nppollcnt 1:ro.s n :vc.rd Soc:rotcry tl.nd n Public Officer ·tor the purpose of tho lnw. It wc.s nlso ostcblishod the c,:ppell~nt hod the coraplcin.-:nt before J:iD in his (nppellr:nt) ccpr:.city ns ~ public officer, . · ho·. ho.d powers to decide uhothcr to trk0 lord nctio11 cf,Binst the cot1p_lcinnnt or exonircte hin, this wc.s in l'olntion to -_the nffr,irs of his- prinoipcl,

tho · Govornr.iont. Thero wc.s ovid021ce o:f three o.n-et.cor1."'U.ption officicls Pli4; .Pl-15 nnd Pirl who 'sc,id they gave tho corl}?lcirumt · ~ts 2,000/= in 100/= notes and ht'.d their nunbors jotted clo1m. They r..ccorll)cniod tho con_plr:.incnt 'to the appcllo.nt 's • .L-• office, . tho conplninnnt entered end er,vc tho nonoy to the cp:pcllcnt. Tho squadnon seized tte L10noy in his possession~ this fo.ct of possession wcs proved boyond roasoru!ble doubts by tho feet thc,t tho powder which wcs cpplicd on. tho_ .notes wcs found on his h;mclso Thc:;:-o wr..s no m:~y 1)Y ,r!:ich tl10 powder . . could :roe.ch his_ hcnds unless ho toucl:.od tho notes. 3 ho r.ccoptod thor:. I ccrec ·with tha lor.rnod trinl nr.gistr1:te thc:t the_ prosecution hcd prqved their ccse beyond rccson£.blc doubts nnd he we.s ric):tly convicted. ,'ls I nlluded cbove the o.ppollr.nt WES chr.rcod with two ccYt.mts 8 solicit inc.· nnd rocoivi11£ and· he . . was convicted cs chnrc,od·. But the trfol r.u:cistrr.te inposod only c_,no sentence of five (5) yonrs inpris0n□ont.' To sot tl:c record rirht I sot t;sido the onnibus sentence. nnq. substitute thereof tho followi11c sop~rcto sentence: · .·. , ... ·--. ··.·. , . ..... ..-- 1st ·'bount: _ Five :(5) yori.rs inpris·onnof:lt O 2nd Co.unt: ~iYo (5) yccrs inprisoru:::ont? To.ru concm:ront lyo corrections tl:o nppea,l is clisr:1i:::m0c~ j_n its ontixotyir · ,- . . ' :...... .. .:. .. -. I., ' ~ ;. .. ·-' -·.. ··,' -► • ,1