Joseph Kumi vs Republic (HC Criminal Appeal No. 148 of 1990) [1990] TZHC 307 (30 October 1990)

l. ., HIQH cq~·RT,.:CRIMNi/ 1 i. NO. 1-ie;to •,; -- .,. • r .·: • ~ · ·t ·_ (Oidginal Criminal ·cas.:;·•No3'-3' 6·x '1990 -f· ·th:! Dis'tric:t. C6urt · of Kwiaf/ Oj_-,{.i'.ct at··Ngucru:I:.::ge/Jr:·M:.:.-M.1 awa Esq. Oistrif M9istrta.f;./ . ., v . . , , .. : ., .. · JO;:,Ef'H KU1'U •••• • ••••••••• • ••••••• •·•.. .hl?.1:'£T,L,-..NT : . '.:.;: i ·. ·· J. ! • VER.::;U,::, :. -- ~ . .. -•••••••••••••••••••••••REJ0ijENT •• •. .. j • •• .1 . •I '• ••• ,... • • :· -; ; • • ,.., • : .• j • : ; : .. -,Th-2 appellant Jos:p-h Kumi t,..)g_2ther with twv other ccusid :y ... rs·...:;:s .. : . ' ,::. .·:· ;.' wer-e:. Charg12d· 1h the Di_ski·ct .C::y4t of Kwirnp District. at l~<JU·1U ...;f -ch,-' ._,... ; ,: . ·: . . . -}- . J: -·· :,.:.·, . . ;-. of·fc:nc!c.! of o£fice ·br,-:-a~,ing ·c;./fi. ·295\ ( 1) of:,-t,he. fit;;,nal C91~.. /Xh':<. a>:.· ,.llant I,· I • : • •, •. ., , • ,,. •• . -Was · th~ 2nd accused a·•t- th~ . t;ri_al •- .,1 .;· .·. i1.t th-2. C'.:>O::.lusion of:th2 trial, -th .pers'.)fi;.1w.h-.1: was. th,;;. 3.r:.-:i. ,as:;-u.s .-d •.• • • • • r ,':, ; '•••• •• • wa.s acqu.it.t..:?d.· L\riri ·:th<! :appellat and .the: P-=s:,.m, .who·_ w.s ~~c._lst:.:ccus:,.1 . . ,. . . . . . .· . •' . H,;:; is now afipcaling against both c·.:>nvictL,n an1 ss2ntncc.:.., . ? . . at ab'.)Ut 8 a .. m., PvJ.1 who 1s · a .villag 1 S-=cretary'•at vielamasonya, vill a0,.! found the outer 13drs f thi?'cd•{vi1tb:-ge'•·ifiiEe··when·he t:!i:!r·t ·:::n 1uy missing.· And when th.e_'_ got tc ·1:he o'ffice he fuund two inn-r d.Jox-s aid r .. ··c ni. uuter·· d;ox:- had. oien pull?. out an1 taken. away. J.O office chair 1 ;JcS al so mis sir(. ·' "- . . . Sometime iat~·r, inforrnati--.:>h was received t':.> the efft?ct that th~ . . stolen property.ware at the home 0f the 1st acc:usd at the trial Thy took out a search warrant. a'nrt' went. to <:!arch' the premis(;:'!S .)f th.:,; 1st &C-:l,t..- And ii1d0ed. the st,Jlen property e;· fo1;n1 :tn his-'hume · .. · Upvn interr·6gtLm, the 1st 'acc.1sd '·sa'id th'{: the pr·..)par·cy \CG that of the ,fpi::,ei'lant ·who.hd b<:>ught the.same fr:•Jm th.:? pers.m who wi .. s h.c/-3rd ac.e:i=,;e~ at th~ rial• An1 this 1.s th1...' lins d:. def;;onc,, th,_ 1st accused ad..;ptf:d a.t. the trial. On the other han1; the 3rd acc 1 1s-.:C:: ..:.:.i:u.cd . · ' . to have had any:tng to do with thse articles. So di1 'th:i ·a)J•:S'l'la:J:, . ...... ···••'"•-;;·,.. .... The appo=ll~~t wa·s not __ pr.esen_t a hear'ing of this -p·p·2'1· a:; b:: · ;, <1 indicatd that he did not wish tu b· present. Mr. Mwarnbgel e: a·\ .. _ ...:;.r. ~, 0 1

\ / 2 The eviienc~ of the. 1st accused, which carly implicatc.!cl the appellant was that of an acco1npli0-e-•;,.;which required material cortoborati,.)n parti~~l-arl·y on this case· ·.:.: .. .'_·.:::.;: .... ':.' ':·. · ,"'' . ',·, ' ~ Dut I all. h;.:>w12yer o~' the view thei;e. wa_s· such matrial cor.t(;burati::m ... fr:)m .. th;; evidence of .. flW,4. 7 . igwhi Kmi his JWn full sist~.,r arid wife of the 1st ·accuser;l: at· the ,triaf - : · ;• .... ,: ., . It ~as'·het' evi:1enc·: ~hat. bn th.17th1 pfiHay 19.9,,· th"" appdlant . t' . . «ame to their home~ anfe'<.;i:u2ste1 her1'husba.n1 ·.to .go o Ilamba to . ~ get his doors. They Wt:nt an:1· cam back with "ioor at. ab:.)ut 2 er ~ "'. " •• r_ • • • • ~ • • 3 a.m. pl us vne office'- chair. The 1oors wer.e. Jl\ati.e. of corru;:it~:::¢1 iron sh'='ets with w,)o:h,n fram-2s. Thi: appellan~. ?. ~~f. that vc:.ry night· aftE:r saying that he ·w·ci·s going. t fetc;h. ,p,eopl~ .'t;,o c0n:ie and hclp him t_o carry these articles to his home. He. dJ n_ot . however, come bc:k unti ;:;ungu.:iungu" came an1 reeey·er:.::11-:.._thcl ar.ticl es fr:::irn th:J'ir hcuse t.S already s_ai1, i:>W..,4 wa.s his own sister, I d~:,r:;fote think . . .. . ... l that she coul1 have implicated him in,this _mann'rr_if h0r account were not true~ . Th!; .. : i·s .. iJ.. sq no in;iication. fr.;?m thci' ·'e:vid.;;)nee oh •"'"•r • • • ' • f •• • ;j • • rt.-co.rd tha-t t:h-2r12 v:(er12 g.u1g'=s or -misu.nde_rs·tan1ing axiSting bE;tween . . .• ., •. .,. :·- ..... 't· : .• ; the ppellant an1 his sister f>v,4; · "The appellant ·has not suid anything in· his regard. in .his pt:tition of appeal. . r a thrc'fpre., I am of the: opi.ni·u·n: that hr- 2{.iid.:::lCC was . . .. · .. ,. . . . . reliable an-i af:for,1ed. cort-oboration t0 ·th~- eyi.'-:ienc:u uf. thG 1st accused. ' This evi1ne. 10ek' i'f( my vit=W shqw'· tha,t. ,tn,~ appcll ant was a party to th,:· c0minission of thi~ 'dilfnc,,i. 'He Wp.S; rightly convicted .. , .,... . -· . This appeal therefore fails·'.and it is ··her.-hy .2is.missu:1 in its entirety.;. • J'UJGE· :i· ... ,,. : 30/19/90. Delivered on this 30th 1?Y;. of Uc_tpbr,r,,:190 in the presence of .Mr• .tvius$a·· learnc1 S.tate .M. t~,r-ney. ::-- ... AtMwanza, 30th Uctober, 1:9-90,..• .. , W. H. SEKUI,E . JlJO.GE ..