Issaya Kakuju & Another Republic (Criminal Appeal No. 19 of 1999) [2000] TZHC 459 (21 August 2000)

i .. IN THE HIGH COURT. OF T.ANZ.AIH.A AT IJBEYA • ... - " · CRIEIHAL AI'fEAL O. 19 OF 19_99 . ( Original Cr"iiiiina.l Ca_se · ifo- 100- of 1998 of the District .. Court of' Rung\ve:.'.±)i_trict at ••,-..ill) •. ' ~ .. , •'• . . : 'fl'! ;,,..,.,yu.) .. . ,;-;,· ' 3 .i. -.=:. .L \A. . ,:.',,f.•::- • • .,

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2. LUNN.O· ~~E:PI-IBi/ -r-;.-···~ •, -: ·. ~ ·..· " ·. · : .,·'. ·.,t1Pf .. LNTS . -:·:.. ·, - .... THE REI1UBLI C •. ;. . · ••• c' o •••• ~ ........ ~ • : : :·. i-IBSPOtmENT: . :<.· - . . . . ·. . . .. ~ ~ , .. . ... : _ _. . • t . • ••.. ! . :, . . , · 'JUDGrJIBNT ---- - .. •'• .. . :·: : . .. t ·-:·· ~ ; ' .- . . T. appellnt"s- .. wcre c-o~~)iCted·.ot.- .. h .tid _cognate offn~~'f ·,,: .. ' . ..,!).,/ :.,~~~r·.·.•··.·· • :.•J./,.·..;.:•:: .· • .• .!, ,· • • • . . . of burglary c/; 294(.:q .and stealirig 9/ s __ 265 ·o·f the Pe)?.al Code~:, ';.-,-:;" ;, ••. !:: ;:, :•.: :•· 'J.:· • .. ... . : : , . ~ : . . ·. ,, .: . . ' :. . ,. . . . -.-,Ac.cording to '-bne=.cfaciB a 'igd lJy.--t4e trial:· .. c·our.t. Elie za ;-:. ·: :· .. :·- !·:_- . . -·· . . ···•.·\ · .. :·: .· !:; {'.·, .. .. . Amanyisye (PW2;''v-,a.sc:--at home on 1'7th ':A:pr+J, 1998 w.h.ein .t }'b?ut :Jrj- .: ... ..... :•· .. :.-:'-·->.J:,_, , •· ••.. ,· •· .: ,. •• ... .-l. ·. 1100 a ... m. the,..firs;f,,ccu.sed flp}>roa,hed_ h.ir··., in_fornμ.ng .him that' , .. , : ]. : ·;'·. . . .... . .' • .. , I.' ,.. . ' . . . the.secm:{a.· c6i'se•d was -~~li.il ·a·:r.natress at\3 price of s~~~-35":ioo·.OO.: , -.: _1 __ • .. ••• - ,. • • : • • • •.:: _:. He was doing ·s·o· i:n order to .. rai§e .. ,_money with whic.h he wanted 1;{>· .. --, .... . ·:. • , • • • • • •• 'i- , . - ·.-.:.:·----: :-.·11:i·: .. found ,his journey· t,0 tliis tpwn. ·'--·:S-ho:i;-tly thereafter the sec·ond'·:•,.,.i .. : -~ '"{' - • : .- • -J •• • ;! .• : ·:.. . . •: • ,; ,... i. •• .. ,. • • . ... accused made ·.himself availab.le·' and; .. the dec:i·was·,struck at. , . " . . . . ~ ... .: shso30,ooo:o◊-: .. - PW2 paid sh~/-23,0Q.O·.O:,. prrriistng:Jo make tiie ..... final payment when the fir·t·a·cc-i;id fet~~~-d-:Jfr,om,J11bey;.· The . . . . ~ ... ;. ; . • • ... : . •· ·-. fi' •. a.ccused" persons,. promised ·t"o deli.:..yer_ matress''at 4.00 p.m. that . . . . .. ~ , . •. , . ~ . daJr but could_Ilot d~ so until 8.00 pom• saying tl:;l.e,Y ~ad been··ou:t of their residences th.roug . .ho-μt the day. Th.$:t:Ef is furthe'r evidence .. (": i. .. . _: . .. 'thnt tha -ma:tress which was sold was ~·tolen. '-from the: house of Felix Ka ji ba (PWl) in the pou:r:se of a· burg.'.!-ary, and th.Eit it was ~,: .,··. '·•.,• momentarily stpred in the room that was•. occ:pied by Felix _Harold .. .!., . , . . . • !

, who was forced out of his room in order to acco:mmodte the accused persons and their contraband.. Jobn··Nkenja (PW3) swore that the accused persons confessed to have committed the offences., In his defence , the first ac'cused iu:.:ide an unsworn statement in which he claimed that the mat'i-e ss · in question ./vas': fi1:..st offerred, to him for sale ,bJ' the second accused at shs.30,000.00. He could not buy it because he,.hdU only. sh?.l0t000.00. The second accused • -:, • ✓ utterly denied any complicit;{. The testimonioF.Amos_Eqy,,::;I''G. (DY'f3), however''6·orr.9b?rates the p·ros'e-cution case to the hilt. It is upon the ·totality of this evidence that the __ GJ_)pellants were convicted. They h8ve appealei~ agz:inst conviction and sentence. -- ·-,- j ·: ;, They have raised nine grounds of appeal which can be clGssified intc/tvo major:,categories,. Firstly, they complain that the convlctions :are' wis.ound be ccuse the j)rose.cμtion did n~·:f-t)rove<their case·.·_ .. Scpndly, that they 'rnade: the,, confessions der 'chiress. . . . ' . . Mr'. ·Boni,f,ace, .. learned State: :Attorney, supported ·the conviction. '.· .... He has-· submi•t,ted, in essence, that prose c1iii?n case pr'oved the crinies beyond. any reasonn.bie· I ·have- mysel~ re-appiecif:1ted the evidence and I am satisfied ·that the convictions can..not be· :(. 9 ulted . ' . . . in Gny wayi ,Ihtleedt tile allegation that the appellants· were . . . tortured as a result of V'ihi"c11 ihey made confessions is clearly an after thoμght.. Nowhere in the record is there evidence of torture, not even in t:h!re · ovm - testimony. T.he apPea'l lacks merit and it must,faiJ- as,a result~ . : ! ' : ; - ·, Consequent'ly the appeal is dismissed.. Convictions and sentences are, accordingly,· up_hc.ld. Judgment shall be doliwred on ·21st Augp.st, 2000 by tfu District Rogistrar , · ·· J .. I1. f1Li;CK.ANJA JUDGE· . _ ., ~ 7 • 8 • 2000

3 Coram: S.A.N. Wambura, PPI (E.J.) Appellants: Present Republic: WlI'. Mulokozi Senior State Attorney - present C/C: Wrr-s. Mponzi. Q.£,i: Judgment read in open court this 21st day of August, 2000 at the presence of both parties. Right of Appeal explained. S.A.N. WP};D3UR.Ai PRM (E.J.) 21.8.2000 Certified true copy of the original. ;, '· / ---.,.-•·: .. f .·."' J. . ,S •. A .-N /::-VIADIBURA DISTRICT REGISTRAR