Joyce Kibulaga vs Republic (DC Criminal Appeal No. 99 of 1997) [1998] TZHC 2286 (29 April 1998)

k -- b ~ - SkA IN TiHIGH COURT OF TANN1IA AT MBEYA (DC) CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 99 OF 1997 (From the decision of the District Court of M15eya at Mbeya in Criminal Case. No.224 of 1996 Before: 1.Ai Mtiginjolá District Magistrate) JOYCE KIBULAGA .. APPELLANT. Versus THE REPUBLIC ..... ."........... RESPONDENT JUDGENT The appellant Joyce d/o Kibulaga was convicted with conspiracy to commit an offence and was sentenced to 7 years imprisonment as well as having been convicted with house breaking and stealing and sentenced to 3 'years imprisonment

• c/ss 384 and 294 and 265 of the Penal Code respectively. She was unrepresented both in the lower Mbeya District Court and in this appeal. The learned Mr.. Mulokozi (State Attorney) for the Respondent the Republic has not supported the conviction and sentence on reasons that there was, a chance for other people to steal from the complainant through another back door at the bar and by other room ocupants innacrbyroorns of the just house. The appellant herself argued that she was away having finished her duty when the tl3eft took place. :.The"appellaxit was a guest house keeper or receptionist at the Lilys Bar and Guest House atIyunga area Mbeya Municipal. A guest who had kept up for the night in rooth No.108 at the guest house named Pius Petro s/o Saidi PW1 had his mOney shs.80,0001= stolen from inside his guest room while he went to take a bath in another room. While there he was shifted'by appellant from room No.1Cc' which was incoveniently near the latrine to room No. 108 which was safer than room No.107. The one who did the cleaning of room No.108 and the shifting of bags from room No.107 to room No.108 wa ' s another attendant the 2nd Accused one Sister d/o Samuel. The same 2nd accused was tried at the stage of the defence in her absence for did not attnd to the court and must be presumed to have ....o... 12

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-'I I - :prisonment accordingly. I set her at liberty forthwith. Sgd. E.L.K. MWIPOF JUDGE. 29/+,'98 . ipopo Judge Arpellsnt Joyce Kibulaga present in person. Nangela (State Attorney) 'esent for Respondent. C/C; Mr, Mwakyusa. Court: Judgement delivered. D: The 2nd convict - Sister d/o Swel and her surety Joel s/c Bukuku have not been dealt with in accordance with the law and the Judgement of the District Court. The same 2nd accused be arrested as well as her surety for the nd Accused to be committed to prison by the lower court as per lower courtts conviction and for the surety to be brought to the lower court to show cause hy his bond should not be forfeited for failing to produce the accused who was on bail when she was so required by the trial court. There is danger of croding the courts powers if sureties and courts will be let loose to fool arow with the court system at their will without the necessary corrective action from the courts. The lower courts file be returned to the lower for the of this order by the SRM, i/c in person of Mbeya Region. Zgd. E.L.K. MWIPOPC i) / /.• -.. •• N / 7 •-* / ' I C.2TIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE COPY OF THE ORIGINAL. DISTRICT RISTRAR.