Loyiyolo Kimsela vs Republic (Criminal Appeal No. 43 of 1990) [1991] TZHC 2405 (13 August 1991)

IN TRt IlIGH COURT OF Tl~~ZillUA AT DODOJ,'lfl ClGViii:L.L A::P;;Jj No. 43 OF 1990 (Fror:i th'"' c'.ocioion of the District Court of Mpwaywa at M:.:wa:i.),/Cl, in Criminal 'ffasc No. 86 of 1988) Before: D.S. Mlay, Esq., Senior DiBtrict Magistrate LQYIYOLO KIT1:.;SELA •• 0 0 • • • e • • e • • I • • • 0 • APPELLLNT vorsus TI;E I-LlFlJBLI C tfooooooott••••••••• .. •o• JUD Ji.P...JL.! I The a::;,v&llant was comictocl 'Jy the: c7.istrict court a.t Mp-1e.pwa of cattle theft, mir:: h\ii wo..e s1;rttGnccd to six a.."'1:. a half y:::ro:s imj_;risom1~.mt. On 8th Uovemher 9 1988 si:x;t..:en h,1a:: cf ca.ttl,:" bolon..:.;in::_: to PW.2 i'in.owa NC:.ilito w0ro, stol1m whili:.: ::,'Te.zinc d Mbori vilLc. The hrJ.sboy, P 1 :·!.1 Hruniai I'1snn.;~ W8.S tiod. with ro1,.--:s mi~ th-3 t:ucvos vmre· ~1-ri van- v.wc.y. Wh8n thi.; oatt0r wo.s l.'Jyortod to the o'm0r, arrnnJer:ionts wore ir.r-::104ic.toly m::-,d.e tu search for tl,-:: s·Llc1n n,,-.iY:iaJ.s. T'{).-J $eo..rch pnrty. followc(1 hoofr:iarks. Tho a:c-i;ullc .. nt c.n.J. two oth8r mm wcro foun;.l by P\J.5 John Thvozr?ory ru.,0. _PH.6

l;.b:hllo.h SabMtic.n clrivin:; tho stol.::m n.nir.1ds • Tho a.,i;,;ello.nt 1n,.l his con_Jo.nions wcr.J stJ ::c-2., but thGy r;r.n.:ol to c:sca.po • The n.nioals t·TCro s0ized. On thJ fol16wi11G tla.y, 10tho N.:>v8:Jb0r, 1988, tho a.1p0lla.nt wont to the Ki1.l)keny~ ville.cc socr..-?tcfy, Pt'• 7 Sclomc-.ni Sa.id½ c..nl cl::-...ira8d thc..t his rnii:10.ls were unlc.wfully seizGd by n:,:abers of th0 vi.llr...-,.;0. Th0 c.L,:;,,Gllant D.Sk0d f 0r c. p~r::ri. t to (:'cri v,3 r::wny his c.nii:i.als. A p0rrn t wo..s wri ttcn but b..;f or0 - tho ::..,;:l)cll[l_,nt st.'.JJ:'.'toc1 to :'xi vo C'.wo.y tho ::1nirJc,ls, h:., wc..s D..rre:stod • Irucr1:1c:ti.::>n h:,.~: 1,;;:on. r8c-:.:ivocl on.rli0r thc.t th0 miir.1a.ls w0ro stolGn o,t N:'.J0ri villc.:::,o. Th_;: c. ,.::illc.nt's dof::mc0 i-ms thd h:::: wo.s n0t fcuncl with o.ny stckn co..ttl-:: .- Tl10 qut.::st.ion of ifontificr,tion cf th.:; o.. 1 ;;:;llc . .nt is th..:: first croun.: of C.j,,-:C.l in t:lis c:-:,su. In ny vL.-w it wl',s c...:lequo.t.:.ly pr0v.::l thd_th~ o,-:;;;:Jllcn~ w::s sufficii.111tly i.lantifL:l by ·PH.5 John Tl1Goi:l.ory' r,rd P 1 l.i .6 1:..bkllcll S-:;lx:,stic.-i. '1110 witn(.;;ssJs s:)nt soa tin"' with th0 [',,1;J1Jl12.nt £' •. .n: his tuo cor.1::ir.nii:1ns wh-::n int:::rro:.:;::-.tin: thor.i n.bout tho. ::..ni;:1c.J.s. Thon tho l',-p:;;,cllc:nt flJ(.~ t0:.:;.,th:,r with his co;.1:;.;:--.nions ~

2 o.,Junu rc:turnx1 to tho villc:..c: '.'.'..:.1G. thd wc.s on th f 01louinc J.o.y • When ho o.,sk.::d for c. 1;arni t froD tho vill,-:-..::;,:) s3crote,ry so thci,t ho c0uLJ. clrivo cwcy the: c.ninds, thu two witn:.:os0s c..r..in s2.w end ilontifiGd . hin. Tho vill ·· · .-: :•cr:::,t~.:ry: .. P\I• 7 S:,b!x1m. Se:.L1.i who issu--Jc~ the l)Grnit · hc.d n. discussion with th0 o.:. 1 ,01lant boforo tho 0.1:J};Gllcnt was crr0stoa.. Tho qu0sti0n cf fr.Huro to i lcntify tho o..j_)olc.nt c100s not a;ris1.:. Th1Y witnc-E;s0s hc..c'. c .. n;;lc op1 ;ortunity ·to L'.cmtify th0 a. 1 .-,.:::llr.nt who h:--:.1 clc:,iq:Jcl. to tho vil-2,J0 socrct2.ry thn.t tho c.ni;-1:-:.ls bclon,_)j.l tu hir.i. 'l"h:)so M:;_D,:ls wore .i.:v::tifhd by thdr o.,,mer ns bcinL; those which woro stolGri f:'•Jl:1 hio on 8th }'fov:nb:::r 5 1988, only oTII:. 1-::..y b.:fc,re the 2 •. ,,.:.<1llo..r1t w0-s S:.J.::m ,::rivincr them. In vi:::w cf t:-:.: (;l..o.r ovi·-smcc of il,mtificc.tion '.)Y the: · .. ros0cutie;n witnesses, th:; tric.l court )rop0rly foun th2:t, the c..:·;;;;;llant .fr.·,s foup::1 in j_JOss0ssion of thv dtole·n n.nin:.ls, onv d.c.y :?.fter tho th.oft. Tho c"':.octrine of rec.:mt :i:)oss0ssion wc..s prop.::rly invokecl. Tho a.:;;i.:Jll,::.ntts conv:ction for ccttlc th0ft is :i;,-ropor, · :-nu the s-,:mt.:::ncu is not excessive. Th;; · c.. :Gc;l is .J.isr.J.isseu., JTTDG.1 .f:..T DODO?L::.. . 13 ilU';lJ.St t 199'\ • Mr. i'iJ.un:_,"Urll, Stc.t-:; Attornoy, for tho Republic .Apcll.nt ~bsente