PAUL NKHOI VERSUS MADINA MAJUNA JUDGMENT
The DNA report from the Government Chemist Laboratory Authority, obtained pursuant to a court order and with the parties' consent, is final and conclusive evidence of parentage under Tanzanian law. The appellant's objections regarding chain of custody, lack of expert testimony, and blood group differences were unsupported by pleadings or evidence. The trial court correctly relied on the DNA report to declare the appellant as the biological father, and the appellant is legally obligated to maintain the child.
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- Parentage determination
- Dna evidence
- Child maintenance
- Burden of proof
- Pleadings
- Evidence admissibility