Mbowe challenges Sh1m fine in High Court appeal

Tanzania’s Moshi Zonal High Court has dismissed the sentence that convicted Chadema Party National Chairman Freeman Mbowe and ordered has his Sh1 million be returned to him.

Hai. Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Chadema) national chairman Freeman Mbowe yesterday was sentenced to a one-year imprisonment after he was convicted of roughing up Nassir Yamin, an internal observer in the 2010 General Election.

High Court dismisses DPP appeal
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THE High Court dismissed an appeal lodged by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), challenging the acquittal of Managing Director of Riki Hill Hotel, Hans Aingaya Macha (50), on charges of forgery relating to ownership of a plot. Judge Laurence ...

High Court dismisses Vodacom appeal
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THE High Court's Commercial Division has dismissed with costs the petition lodged by Vodacom Tanzania Limited to challenge an arbitral award for payments of over 1bn/- to a local IT Consulting Company, FTS Service Limited. In its petition, Vodacom ...

Briton challenges DPP's bail objection at high court
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AHSAN Ali Iqbal alias Ali Patel, a British citizen, allegedly charged alongside eight other people for theft and forgery of Tanzanian passports, have appealed to the High Court to challenge the move by the Director of Public Prosecutions' (DPP) objection of bail ...

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I Am Doing Fine, Says Hospitalised Mbowe
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CHAMA Cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Chadema) Chairman, Mr Freeman Mbowe, is doing well at the Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH) after he was admitted there on Monday. Addressing journalists at Muhimbili Cardiac Unit in the midst of medical ...
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Convict fighting Tanzania Appeal court decision in African Court
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The Alex Thomas versus the Tanzania justice system case comes up before the African Court for Human and Peoples' Rights (AfCHPR) today in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In the case, Thomas, a Tanzanian, is claiming infringement of his basic rights by justice ...
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High Court and Media Council launch training for court staff and journalists
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The High Court of Tanzania in collaboration with the Media Council of Tanzania (MCT) has organised a two-day training for journalists who cover court cases. The training will be officially opened by Chief Justice Mohamed Othman Chande, tomorrow in Dar ...

 The East African Court of Justice Appellate Division heard an appeal filed by the Democratic Party (Appellant) against the Secretary General of the East African Community (EAC) (1st Respondent) and the Attorneys General of the Republics of Uganda (2nd Respondent), Kenya (3rd Respondent), Rwanda (4th Respondent) and Burundi (5th Respondent).
The matter appeals the decision of the First Instance Division of 26th November 2013 dismissing the case. The case principally challenges the alleged...