Matofali Nyakisoma vs Republic (HC Criminal Appeal No. 50 of 1988) [1988] TZHC 477 (29 July 1988)

LT r:EL'JTZ.tL, /J?PELL.'..TZ ,JURLS:DIGTIOU ITIGH COURT c.n:rMIN.:".l : . .PPE/J., NO,, 5c ·Jli' 1980 .'.i, ..... OF 'I'E::C DJSTRIC'l 1 COlJJ.T OF MUSOJ.ilt:. DIS'F:?..ICI' LT MUSOMA Boforo RUG;.ZIL, Esq_ 4 , Rosidont Magistrc,to · t 1 ~ •. ·,.TOF.:'.J,I s/o }:rY;"JCISOfvI.t .... fl O ,., 0 0 O ti O O O O O O o Of) o O O o O O i) 0 COO O O O O O O O O O O olJ?PEJJI.dJ:rT · ( Origμu,l Lccuood) VERSUS Tiill. lTiiJITED PJDP"OJ3LIC •• .., ,. • ~ ••• o ••••. • .. , •• o ••• , • " • o ,, • ,, o •••••••• o • "B.:S3POJiiJ)Eff'I1 ( Origi;.12,l Prosocutn:r ~ 0UDLMENT Tho n,ppollu11t, M, :;0fc.,li HYn.ki:., •;me wes ohc,rgod and Cv , ..:.ctod by tho District Cov.J.'.'t of Mu: oma nictrict nf tho offences of house b:rocking, contrw.:·y to soc-tio:: 294(1) of tJ.c, Ponc.l Code 1111.d Stocli11g 1 cont:.a,1,y to sections 265 of 1:o Pond Godo,, In rGspoct of' t:10 hn count of hc:.so 1)roddng, it -c-ms oJ.logod that on o:e c"bout 9th d;-;y- of 1.ugust, 1987 $ nt c•J:iout 10 t"'m e,t liiyclcato within tho Township ··md Disi;1·i.,:t .,:I: Ih,.scmc., in Mera Rogion he did broek into '--:, dv0lling hou"m o.f ono Susn.na. Errunn:nuol with intent to commit e .. n oi'fonoo the L'oin 9 to wit s·o;::ling- Lnd in tho second co1.,mt 9 it wc,s rillogod th,,t on tho sr1.rio c1rv/ rmd at tho sru11otimo; h2,ving entered tho dwelling hou,.,o of tho so.id Uuzc,ne, Em1nc.nu01, ho stole thorof'rorn ono f01;' !)o.,nd roclio CD,8GCtto 71.l.uocl 0,t shoo2o,ooo/::::, ; the propo:t'ty of tho s.,id SUZCJ'l?, .Enmo.nu0lo Tho 2,pi;;ollont wc;s sentcncod to 6 yo,;;c: ifiprisonment in ros:poct of tho 1st count, io Oo · hoLlso brori,kiri..g m,:l 12 months imprisonment in :rospoct of tho soconcl count o::':' stoaJ.5.11.g., Tho a,p:pollc.nt wr:,s o.gt3Tiuved lJy this ds,;::_:J:i.on,. ;.1onco this 2,ppocJ. to tho Com'tt> Ho iG cppoa,J.in,:, against bo:h com· 1..cti, ncl. :Jontonco,, Tho cppollc:,nt wns prosont in 1,0:rson , ..... -.- u,v tho hea.ring of tho nppocJ. o,nd tho Rop1:J)lic was roprosont by Mr., Kur.u,~ lon,rnod Stc..to .L.ttornoy 6 .· .The f;:,,cto of tho caso as cc.:n bo g0,thc:cccl fJ:om tho ro_oo:ed of tho trial court arc tho.,t on tho mc..toricl cloy in tho mornin 61 Suzn..i."1.c:,. Emmn:nuol, PlJl wont to Clm:c'ch., Sho loft hor house: under lock n.nd key~ While in Church PW2, who is z~ child of L,. noigh1)our roportod to her that ·ho:r houso hc,d boon b1,okon intoo Sho them procoodod to hor hout10 only to find that· tho door to the houso had boon b:r.okon 0 In hor bod room, sho found tho suit cr,so in which she kept her cl ethos ond "" :;:';-·,clio

2 l'/#fr c.:sGotto ho,d ;::,,lso lJoo::1 lJ,70:rnno Tllo rc,dio c,:·,ar3otto u,;G C'OnG -:,11c~ tho ot::.or conto1ts of tho suit c,so wo:L'O tl1rown 1:,bout in tb.c :;.'oomo ,,,_ fortil:i.,,o:c 1.J;,.g in w'l1iol1 sb.o }1c.r1 t:00t soE10 rico 1ras e,lso n:Lr:ff:iinc;o o~~~\ . - ., ¾ ·• J:,oi.1.:r"OCL clown on the floo:r: 0 Tb.(: J:ico 1-Jr:1s Sho :-..•opo:2tcu. t1.c ind.c:ont to a ton lo, ,clo:eo Luck wn,o howovm:- ; on J:10:;:- sido c,G tl10 :;llccsocl thief, that is the <JJ)oll,,.nt wcs:: 02-ucl.i."t 0::.1 tJw sc:,rno d2,y 1d tho :;:;·,cl.io CC.ssotto rocoverod, Tho .ar:1:su,t of the C,Jipoll2,nt waD 1):col\sht nllout b_v tl1.roo ::J,GO}_)lOo Fi:rnt, it w,·,s :outoto Em:,;12-nuoJ.l' P:I?, tho bo;t who wont to 1:upo:d t'..1.0 th.oft to PWl,. :':is oviclonco ;::,t tho tri2,l w, .. s rocoivod on O[.'.,th r:,,s tho Cou.1:•t, wc,s so,tisfiocl c.::ftor tho roquisi to inquiry in toi,:ns of section 127(2) of tho Evie.lance l.,ct 1967 as cinondod :Jy Let rJo.,19 of 1980 t!.,;,,t ho 1,mclerstood tl10 nr:,tu.."?o o:f ,:.n 02,tl.t 0 :.nd in my -11-j_ow going l)y -tho roco:cd of tho inquiry, his ov:Ldo;·1co was :cightly r0coivor2. on oo,th. PW2 cl.o:posod in his tootirnony c,t tho t:C'io.l th::-,t whil0 l)lr:y-ing footk,11 with 1c10 ·notte>,; tho3r · sri,w tho 2,ppolb,nt corning out of PW1 1 s houco t:1]'."ough c, winrlow., Tio l1c,cJ. r, w'..lilo fo1•tilL 0 oz• 1)r-,::; whicl1 c:;ppoc,:cocl to contc,in somothine; in:::ddo. Ho I"Lls;:10d to clm:rcli :,ncl :i.nformod nn .. TJ101 c:.;- 1 10 -:,,:,ck togeth,::;r :.n.cl ho se,w tho b:;.okon cloo:co L:"'.,tcr th0,t s::,mo rno:1:nine5 at (,7)01. 1 .t 10 c:.,.mo J?'.!3 c,:ncl PW4 who iro both :rosidontc of J\Tydcr,to 1 s,,w tho ,',]?J,)011,mt pcsosi:ng 'by tpwQl•ds somo 1)ush with ,2, whi to fo:ctilh;o:i. 1;;::,g ,·.ncl l!.o hid tho scmo in ~ thc•t bush. T]·wy bocoP.O r-nwpicious ,::1,nd ropo:ctocl tb.is to n, ton coll 100,clor. Tho ton coll lo.:clo:c crunc to tho scone to{:;'othor with othor vill c:{;'OjfJ • T11oy cliscoVOJ'.'ocl thc,t the fortili:;c:::- 1.12e contc,inod c, r:,,dio w:C,1.ich w:.:8 idontifiod bJ PHl to bo tho r:·,μio ce,Gsotto thc,t wrs stolon fiom hor houso thnt no:;:•nin 0 o ,:,nd cl10,rgod. TJ.1e ;-,ppollMt wc,s su';soquontly u.r'7:,ontocl Tl/o appcllo,nt doniod in his dofonco ,::.t tho trio1 to have cornmi ttod tho offoncoso Ho -1ttributod this cz;so to c1. longtime e;:cudgo 1:iotwoon himself 2nc. PIl - tl10 con1ll2,inG,J:1t,, I hcvo h,'.d c1,pportuni ty to I'CJ[c-:. nnd consider the ,_ovidonco on rocorcl ns well as tho r11::)oll2,,.Y1t I s gToU."YJ.cls of r·;ppo;,,l 2,s r'1nkinod L"l his petition of 2,:QJ)O[l c::ncl tho Or:::l n1, 0 .:;ur2.ont ho o.,clv;:,;ncocl 2,t tho li.ocJ:ain,g of ·chis' E.>,ppoe,l., Tl101:o is no clov.1)t from ·thG ovidonco 11dcl,1cod t 1 _;_2,t :i::'J I s houso w0,s broken into 2DcJ. a r'.'-clio oc,0s0tto w,1s stolon tho:;,•ofrorn,, J.r.,c 1 tho J:'ooio cassotto tho,t w11s I'0covo: 0 od f:;::>om t:10 lmsh in c, fo:;~tilizor bc,,g wc,s cluly idontifiod to bo PWJ. 1 s property. Tho oviclo:nco i;:,:1pli_cc.ting c,nd oonnoctii:1D th0 o,ppollcnt with tho offoncos ho stood dw.:n0

ocl with wr:s in my viow ,1,,mple r.md sufficiontly (:...

"' 3 ::Io u;-,,s seen r;,nc:'t. idonti:fiod "by PH2, P:-r) o,nd. P:f4 people who knew hin vm·y woll 1)ofo:,:oo this incident in "broad ckyliGhto Tho ,-,i,gunont tb.c..t tho c;:;,so wo..s bt_,t c~ fi 0 2..t:.o up 1Joc,,uso of' L\i1 r:ll0god grudge 110 Lc,,d i:-,i t:i P:Jl wes righ.tl;r iojoctocl by tho trial Com•t. I:'irst, cs tho lor'.i.'nod stzto L.ttornoy suh:.1i ttods this scorn, to hnvo boon 2.11 c.ftorthought on t20 pc:.:t of thu ;-:p)olJ.:-:nt r-,s it wr-,s r,,isod o,t tl,o olovonth ho, tltr;t is, i:i.1 tho course of :.1:i.s cl_ofonco. It w::-.s not Tc-,iso( 1 .. or put to PWJ. d.u.:ring llor toStimon;y-. Sooondly the e,:ppoll2X1t clici. not ovon stc,to end ol::,,bo:c;-,.,tc whr.t tb.i3 gTudg0 w::s or end how it CL~l:J.O L-,,bouto Th:trdly, oven if this grudge did c:t:ist, -thoro w,~s ru11plo c·,:nd independent ovidonco :t::L'OD PW3 "'nd PW4, poi·sons w:10n tho c.,ppollont For those :,:C:?,r.:lons, I rm satisfied in nw nincl that the conviction in this c,sc w::;s well founded 2.nd it is horolJy uphcldo J.s to sontoncc, tl.,o lcrr.ncd tri:,,1 Resident !!tc, 6 istrc7,to inposot' sontonco of 6 ;yo22s i:-.u:riso:1E1ont in rospoct of tllo 1st countj ... 01.1..So b1.'o.---king rmc. 12 r:1ont:'.J.s i;:11,;:isonnont in respect of t).10 2nd count, otor.lingo I-Io obsorvocl in :;:cspoct of tho 1st c01mt th2,t tho offence wr.s schoclulod 01100 In rlood house bro;;king ir3 :; scl10clv.l~~ offence o.ncl mi such tho tri~~l coui·t :::.,;l conpotonco to pn.ss tho sEmtorice of 6 yot1:i::s h:,::;:,.:isoru:10nt in torr.1s of section 170(1) (n) of tho Criminal Prooodm•o Jct 1985. I h:'..vo howovoc nnticod thCl.t ;:,,pc1:rt .fI'OD tl10 obsorvc,tion of tho tJ?icl Court to t~:.o effect th:--t tho offonco w;:-,s 2, scheduled ono, thoro is no indicr.tion to whothox- it ncldrossod i tsolf u.nd 00,c.lo o., finclirig cs to wl12,t kind o:f minimur.1 s0ntonco tl10 offence in this co,sc ctt:rc..ctcd. -;fr:s it_,,;· throe yoc;r tor □ of ii::,):1iso;111orit whis is of.i: c:ccos of 0 applic,4bJ..o to sc 1 ·:i.od.1..-.J.ou/ thifJ kind where tho w:·opo:i:ty is losG thc:,1'1 siw.5 1 000/= or 5 ;yor-2s j,:,risonnont which is r..pplicti.l)lo whore vduo tho of t!:10 pro:po:rt3r involvoc'. ~-3 of shs 0 5 1 000/iii ·or -o,bovo.. Iri my view this finding ,r.,s io.portC'.l1t o..s it is rolovont and l::.,,s bon:ring in dotcL:iining t!1.o sc,:,1tonco thct is to ~JO ir:posocl beyond tho p:;.•or;:ic:c'i1Jcd nipir;iur..1 wb.o:;.•o th,J situc,tion cr.lJ..o fo:•: m1.ch o..ction 0 cottet, z-,pc..rt fro □ whet is sto.tod in t!10 cl12.rgo s:;_oot to tho offoct thc.t tho rnclio 00,ssotto 001100:;::·nccl was worti1 hs 0 20 1 000 / 'J th ore w..--,s no evidence t:t all r,c"!.chcod to show O'i!- ovon tending to o..scorte,in its v:-•,luo 0 It in possible tho v:.'.11..10 indic0tocl in chc.rgo s.'..wo-1; was tclon for c,:L'r.ntod 1mt in oy view thnt is not enough.

4 Tho oxoi'ciso of nscort(ininc t10 v2,luo of tLo pi•oportjr ooncor;oc: hns to l;o soriously ccll'riocl out ::?c.r.ticul2J'."ly in cc\so involving scbodulocl off~ncos wtoro tho v,J.uo of tho property conoornocl c,utouc,ticQlly, 2-s it woro, 2,ffocts tho sontcmco to bo iI1posc'.l n.s woll ~1,s liberty of tto IlOrson convictcd 0 TL.o co1..irt ,:mst tl:..01:·ofo:;:oo s2,tisfy i tsolf ns to t]:o co:r:eoctinoss of tho clloGoc!_ vn.J.uo of tl:o ::_)j:oporty invol vod., In this co,so ttorof.oro, 2,s tho v::-.luo of the rc..l'Lio 62,ssotto wc.,s not c,ocortainod,. I will {jive tl·:o benefit of cLou"ot o.,s fn,r [:1.S tl1is nspoct is concerned to tho ,\ppolla.nt D..ncl LoJ.c:l t:C',t its vo,luo w;;:,s loss thc.n shs.,5,000/=., Tho nininun sontonco is tb.oi'oforo 3 yor:rs ir:rprisonnorit., .Ancl aftor c11rofully considering t:,o cj_C'c1..t:1.stanoos of tho ccso o,s 2, wtolo, I 2JJ. inclinocl to the viow t'.:nt tl:.o prescribed □ ininun sontonco of 3 YON'S in1: 1 risoruont 2.cJ.og_1..,0,toly sects tho ends of justice in tllo co,_so I uould 2,.Ylcl do J.C]:cl:,y sot 2,sic::.o t:':,o sontonco of 6 yoo.rs in1Jrisonr-1ont tl,e,t wns iLJposocl ;:ind oubsti tuto t:,.oroforo tL.o sontonco of 3 yoC',l'S inprisol'liJont o disnissocl. E'JJTZA 29/7/1988 :But for t10 c1'.C'..-.1'l(;O in the sontcmco, tLo r1,p1,oo,l is otherwise TT J.lo J1IDCLJ Dolivoxocl in tho prosonco of l'h.'o l'ifclonsllo, 1 102..rnocl State Attorney this 29th clcJr of July 1988., 1T o H S::.illruL:S 29/7/1988 JlJTIGE