High Court of Tanzania

This is the second level in the Judiciary justice delivery hierarchy. It has both appellate and original powers on civil and criminal matters. It also hears appeals from the Courts of Resident Magistrate, the District Courts, and the District Land and Housing Tribunals in exercise of their original, appellate and/or revisional jurisdiction. The High Court is divided into Zones and specialized Divisions. 

Physical address
24 Kivukoni Road, P O Box: S.L.P. 9004
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April 2024
30 April 2024
Court convicts first accused of murder (malice aforethought) and second accused as accessory after the fact; sentences death and four years imprisonment.
Criminal law – Murder – Causation and malice aforethought established by post-mortem and witness evidence; accessory after the fact – liability for assisting to bury a murdered person knowing the killing occurred; evaluation of inconsistent defences and falsehoods corroborating prosecution case.
29 April 2024
24 April 2024
19 April 2024
17 April 2024
15 April 2024
15 April 2024
Failure to swear interpreter and accused rendered testimony inadmissible; conviction quashed and record remitted for re‑hearing.
Criminal procedure – Interpreter – Mandatory oath/affirmation for interpreters and witnesses under Oaths and Statutory Declarations Act, s.4 – Non‑compliance vitiates testimony; Evidence – Expungement of testimony given without required oath; Conviction unsafe where remaining evidence insufficient; Remedy – Quash conviction and remit for proper recording.
9 April 2024
5 April 2024