Koslando L. vs Republic (HC Criminal Appeal No. 111 of 1990) [1990] TZHC 345 (11 December 1990)

w IN TJT :, TIGII couaT OF T • .'Z.LNI:L AT il..11.U;jIL~. iJ:·P:JLlJ:..T:J JURI;JDI CTI ON HIGH COTLl'I1 C";;lDUNJ..L !:..PP:;;:i.L IW.111 OF. 1990 0..RIGilV.L C.lil'.:IN.d, JJ....".Q l'TOo 16 OF . ·1_.909 0-;:i' TiI ·1 :;)I . .iT,tICT COURT: OF KIT::TO DI .,TRICT AT KIBJS.A B:J!.i'ORE M.. mL,ii.Vl DISTRICT )i:.GI _;:'uTn V:::R3US JI:FO~ 3. N. UUNUO, JUl)Cffil, -· This is- an app02.l f:com· Ki t3to DLtr_ict · Court Criminal Case No. 16 of 1989 ·t1herein five 2 cur.::xJ. parsons namely, s - · Accused Hof 1 ICapurwa. OiseuiturJ · Accused No, 2 Lalarii ekemi; Accu,scd. lTo. 3 John Kimbei; : Accused No. 4 Koromo·Matengena; and , Accused No. 5 Kosiando.Lemaraga were jointly charged uih cattle th0ft c/s 26G{1) or'·the penal ooce. It is alleged that 011 the 10.3.1939 at about 00.01 hours at Y..ibaya wit:-],:in Kiteto . ' Diotrict in J.rusha H.0 .. -.ion, the five accu·-ed po;::;ona stole five hc.:J. of cattle valued at sh:,. f,0 1 000/= the property of one Yusuf Chama, 'fhe complainant Yum'.£ 8hama deposed as r. l!. 1 sta t1n3 thc:.t 011 'ffl.1e rt1101.·1ti:ng f, lllih tQ. 'l~ 8~ 'h~ W!0]¥1~ i"s a;~~% ~~t ~~,tt'en ,2J?en d. f iv:e head of cattle stolen .• Ilia t,ro herdsman, lunirj, anp. JI;;,.;tonya were suspected , • • - ' • • • I • • and arrested. In tlie course of inVebti?.tins tuo of the complai11,..:.1t' s stolen cattle were recovGred at_)-1aohia Yillate in the home of 011:0 /3h;. 1 ,bani Bakari I ttmdu 1.f.10 deposed as P. :r. 2 eta tine, that he boaj1 t t:10 two 1108.Cl of attle, :Jlxhibi t L from J .. ,·.ousod No. 4 ·Korom0 lfatengena in e:x:cl1ange for 9 gouts and. one sheep. One of tho e;qats and. E, sheep :3xhibi t B ure f Ot:i1d in tha poss sion of lccu'.·,od Uo. 4,, ·Lt the time of arre:jt /coti.:;ed: No 4 sa_k ta.t he boui)it the two suspect,ed cat't10 from Accused lro. 5• Subsequently Accused No. 5 was arrested ani cliarcd jointly wi tl1 4 other • co-suspects. A.~cuaed Fo. 4 and 5 were convicted a..nd sentenced to f:i.ve yea:rs

II 2 II ', . • lod 0"0d the pre,,0nt ap:;:>02,], a:;ain:Jt tho conviction, contence and compensation In his memo.randt1111 of appeal. t:.le appcllc::nt st, ted thc:.t th:1 CU/.:0 1:0.s not proved beyo11d 2.11 jeason.::blo doubt; th.. t he was not {.;iven a chance to cross-examine j_,·.ci:lsea. No. 4j tli2t the trial magistr,:te:i did not evaluate tho evidcnc.:,o p1,opGrly and th,:t the compensation orc, ... 1 ·was ilb 0 al. . . . . . ' . did not SUP;)OI't t)1.o conviction on tJi:,; ;xound th2t the leanod trial mags~~ Mr. Kimomogoro, lor:.rn.Jd Sta to At torncyilrred .. _in basinG tho conv:ction on tl1;; unco:,robori. 0 sted ovid0nce of ?o:·!.4 Leliya Kapuri, an ac.,complice who had lwpt t:10 stolen cattle, 3xb.. A for a fortnight before t110 sai. cattle were ;..;olu. to P.H.2 Shc:bani Ittmdu,. .C::e ·subi,litted tJr·t .the testimony_ of ?. t-1.4 ou.9.1t to be kken cautiously in view of th0 fa.ct that the said ?, 'f .4 exculpated '1.is young broth .. r who u,. s also implicc tea. in 10 sale of th stolen c0ttle. Ii'or thc.t roa,.;on t:L 1.,0nv:i.ction; smtcmce 8,j.1·:, compen,a,tion o:,0..:.;r against tho appellant h·s to b3 1 2nc1 is hereby q_uasl1od anQ. :·iet asido. lccord.ingly t:10 appeal is allowed. T:10 a,ppellant Kosiando. Le2.rea is to be rclcc,scd foJ:tl1with' unless othcru:j.r:io hold foi 6thc:'r lawful cauJ3e. It is so Ordoreu. Ne .i.rusha on the 26/11/96· ,, E.lT. :MUHUO, JU.uGE. 11/ 12/"'t990. Ro·1?1.1..']?1ic : Mr, Mwaimu, ,Jt:--,te /.ttornoy. Lccur;;od : I'I.r. Hi:mle for. ····. 8:9 ···. . .· . J.N. IITJNU , ' . •· ' J1JDGD. '.' 11/12/1990. r; ,.••