Mbowe wins appeal as court orders Sh1m fine returned

Chadema chairman Freeman Mbowe has gone to the High Court to challenge a Sh1 million fine imposed on him for allegedly manhandling an election observer during the 2010 General Election.

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.

Appeal's Court orders retrial of murder case
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THE Court of Appeal has ordered fresh hearing of a murder case against an Arusha resident, Sumni Amma Awenda, who was sentenced to death for the brutal killing of his close relative's son. Court records show that Awenda had separated the head from the ...

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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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>The High Court nullified a suspended sentence of twelve months imposed on a popular Muslim Cleric, Sheikh Ponda Issa Ponda, given by the Kisutu Resident Magistrate’s Court.

Man wins appeal of 30-year sentence
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WRONG criminal charge has saved a resident of Babati in Manyara, Marekano Ramadhani, from remaining behind bars for 30 years for raping a 14-year-old girl, whom he had claimed to be his wife. Justices Engela Kileo, Sauda Mjasiri and Kipenka Mussa ...

Condemned advocate wins appeal
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THE Court of Appeal has nullified the cancellation of Mr Christian Laurent Rutagatina from the roll of advocates in Tanzania, as decided by the Advocates Committee nine years ago and later confirmed by the High Court, for alleged professional misconduct.

DPP wins appeal in 29m/- govt trophies case
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THE Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has won an appeal in a case against two people, Yohana Peter Ngoira and Pelo Moleiment Munga, charged with unlawful possession of eight elephant tusks weighing 32.6kg and valued at over 29m/-.