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22 March 2026
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Mahakama ya Rufaa imebatilisha kifungo cha miaka 20 jela iliyotolewa kwa raia wa Marekani, Lionel Rayford na kuamuru aachiliwe huru mara moja

Lonie Lionel Rayford vs Republic (Criminal Appeal No. 501 of 2023) [2026] TZCA 277 (10 March 2026)
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Mahakama ya Rufaa imebatilisha hukumu ya kifungo cha miaka 20 jela aliyopewa raia wa Marekani, Lionel Rayford,

Mnamo Machi 10, 2026, Mahakama ya Rufaa nchini Tanzania ilibatilisha hukumu ya kifungo cha miaka 20 jela kwa raia wa Marekani Lionel Rayford , akiamuru aachiliwe mara moja.

Uamuzi huo, uliotolewa na jopo la majaji—Augustine Mwarija, Panterine Kente, na Zainab Muruke—uligundua kuwa mahakama ya chini yaani Mahakama Kuu, Kitengo cha Makosa ya Biashara na Uchumi, haikuwa na mamlaka ya kusikiliza kesi hiyo.

Maelezo Muhimu ya Hukumu:

• Kesi yafutwa: Mahakama ya Rufaa iligundua kuwa idhini ya Mkurugenzi wa Mashtaka ya Umma (DPP) iliyotumika kuanzisha mashtaka haikuelezea kifungu sahihi cha kisheria kinachodaiwa kukiukwa, jambo lililofanya kesi ya Mahakama Kuu kuwa batili.
• Hatia ya Awali: Rayford alikamatwa Julai 4, 2018, katika Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kimataifa wa Julius Nyerere jijini Dar es Salaam kwa madai ya kubeba kilo 2.188 za heroini. Alihukumiwa na kuhukumiwa Mei 26, 2023.
• Matokeo: Mahakama ya Rufaa ilifuta hukumu hiyo, ikatengua hukumu hiyo, na ikakataa kuagiza kesi irudiwe, ingawa walibainisha kuwa DPP angeweza kumfungulia mashtaka tena.

Uamuzi huu unatumika kama mfano muhimu wa kufuata masharti ya kiutaratibu (hasa idhini halali ya DPP) katika mashtaka ya kiuchumi na uhalifu wa kupangwa nchini Tanzania.

Awali Mahakama Kuu Divisheni ya Rushwa na Uhujumu Uchumi ilimuhukumu Lione Lionel Rayford raia wa Marekani kifungo cha miaka 20 jela baada ya kutiwa hatiani kwa kosa la kusafirisha dawa za kulevya aina ya heroin kiasi cha kilo 2.188.

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=39es9RIikOYHukumu hiyo ya Mahakama Kuu ya Tanzania ilitolewa tarehe 26 Mei, 2023 kufuatia Shauri la Uhujumu Uchumi kesi Namba 17 la mwaka 2021 lililokuwa mbele ya Mheshimwa Jaji Isaya kumalizika pasipo shaka kwamba, mshtakiwa alijihusisha na usafirishaji wa dawa za kulevya.

Lione Lionel Rayford alikamatwa na Mamlaka ya Kudhibiti na Kupambana na Dawa za Kulevya Julai 5, 2018 katika Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kimataifa wa Julius Nyerere akiwa ameficha dawa hizo katika moja ya mabegi aliyokuwa nayo.

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10 March 2026
HUKUMU YA MAHAKAMA YA RUFAA :
Lonie Lionel Rayford vs Republic (Criminal Appeal No. 501 of 2023) [2026] TZCA 277 (10 March 2026)

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TOKA MAKTABA :
Moshi, Tanzania

Baada ya miaka 12, Mahakama ya Rufaa yamemuachia huru Kristina Biskasevskaja


View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wkk-_kA2n5wMwaka 2018 Msanii wa Muziki nchini Luthuania Kristina Biskasevskaja akiwa na umri wa miaka 26 alihukumiwa kifungo cha Maisha Jela ,Hukumu iliyotolewa na Jaji Mfawidhi wa Mahakama Kuu wakati huo Aishieri Sumari baada ya mahakama kueleza kuridhishwa na Ushahidi usio acha shaka uliowasilishwa na mashahidi wapatao saba wa upande wa Jamhuri .

Kosa lililotajwa kumtia hatiani Kristina lilikuwa ni kukutwa na Dawa za kulevya aina ya heroin hydrochloride gramu 3775.26 katika uwanja wa ndege wa kimataifa wa Kilimanjaro (KIA) akijiandaa kuelekea mji wa Brusssels nchini Ubelgiji kupitia Addis Ababa Ethiopia Agosti 28,2012.

Yapata miaka 12 sasa imepita Mahakama ya Rufaa iliyoketi mjini Moshi mbele ya majaji watatu wamemuachia huru Kristina .Mwanahabari wetu Dixon Busagaga amemtafuta Wakili wa Kristina na kuongea naye

Kristina Biskasevskaja vs Republic (Criminal Appeal No.65 of 2018) [2023] TZCA 17434 (20 July 2023)​

20 July 2023 Court of Appeal of Tanzania
Failure to list a physical exhibit at committal breached s.246(2) CPA; the exhibit was expunged and conviction quashed.
Criminal procedure – committal proceedings – obligation to read/list statements, documents and exhibits under s.246(2) CPA – physical (real) exhibits must be disclosed Evidence – real exhibits – non-disclosure at committal renders exhibit inadmissible unless properly tendered under s.289(1) CPA. Certificate of seizure does not cure failure to list physical exhibits. Conviction unsafe where key exhibit expunged and remaining evidence insufficient...

Source : https://tanzlii.org/en/akn/tz/judgment/tzca/2023/17434/eng@2023-07-20

01 June 2026
Divisheni ya Uhujumi Uchumi
Mahakama Kuu
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

SULEIMAN THABIT NGULANGWA na FARID WAHUKUMIWA KIFUNGO cha MAISHA JELA kwa KUKUTWA na DAWA za KULEVYA KILO 15.91...

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=buZfEWjzEac
SULEIMAN na FARID WAHUKUMIWA KIFUNGO cha MAISHA JELA kwa KUKUTWA na DAWA za KULEVYA KILO 15.91...

Maelezo ya kosa, kama yalivyo katika marekebisho ya hivi punde
taarifa za tarehe 22/04/2026, ni kwamba tarehe 30/11/2022 Charambe Sekondari
Wilaya ya Temeke, Mkoa wa Dar es Salaam, washtakiwa walikuwa
kupatikana kwa pamoja wakiwa na dawa ya kulevya ambayo ni heroini, yenye uzito wa 15.19
kilo.
Kutekeleza mzigo wake wa ushahidi dhidi ya watuhumiwa, ambao wote
iliingia katika maombi ya kutokuwa na hatia, upande wa mashtaka ulitoa ushahidi kupitia saba
mashahidi, na kutoa vielelezo tisa. Maonyesho hayo yalikubaliwa kuwa ushahidi
ilijumuisha Fomu Na. DCEA 001 (Exhibit PE1), mchambuzi wa maabara ya Serikali
ripoti Fomu Na. DCEA 009 (Onyesho PE2), pakiti kumi na sita za dawa za kulevya,
yaani heroini, iliyoandikwa A1 hadi A16 (Onyesho PE3), mifuko miwili ya nailoni yenye uwazi
iliyo na mabaki ya dawa za kulevya (Exhibit PE4), agizo la utafutaji la tarehe
29/11/2022 (Onyesho PE5), Vyeti vya Kukamata vya tarehe 29/11/2022 vinavyohusiana na
upekuzi uliofanyika eneo la Charambe Sekondari (Exhibit PE6), pesa taslimu
fedha kiasi cha TZS 500,000/= (Onyesho PE7), beseni la plastiki (Onyesho PE8),
na fedha taslimu kiasi cha TZS 373,000/= (Onyesho PE9).
Ukweli wa kesi, kama inavyoonekana kutoka kwa ushahidi wa upande wa mashtaka
rekodi, onyesha mlolongo ufuatao wa matukio. Mnamo tarehe 27/11/2022 karibu 2000
saa moja, ASP Hassan Msangi (PW5) alipata taarifa kutoka kwa mtoa taarifa kuwa

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The particulars of the offence, as contained in the latest amended
information dated 22/04/2026, are that on 30/11/2022 at Charambe Secondary
area, Temeke District, in the Dar es Salaam Region, the accused persons were
jointly found in possession of a narcotic drug namely, heroin, weighing 15.19
kilograms.
To discharge its burden of proof against the accused persons, who all
entered pleas of not guilty, the prosecution adduced evidence through seven
witnesses, and tendered nine exhibits. The exhibits admitted into evidence
included Form No. DCEA 001 (Exhibit PE1), the Government laboratory analyst
report Form No. DCEA 009 (Exhibit PE2), sixteen packets of narcotic drugs,
namely heroin, labelled A1 to A16 (Exhibit PE3), two transparent nylon bags
containing remnants of narcotic drugs (Exhibit PE4), a search order dated
29/11/2022 (Exhibit PE5), Certificates of Seizure dated 29/11/2022 relating to
the search conducted at the Charambe Secondary area (Exhibit PE6), cash
money amounting to TZS 500,000/= (Exhibit PE7), a plastic basin (Exhibit PE8),
and cash money amounting to TZS 373,000/= (Exhibit PE9).
The facts of the case, as discernible from the prosecution evidence on
record, reveal the following sequence of events. On 27/11/2022 at about 2000
hours, ASP Hassan Msangi (PW5) received information from an informer that..

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Republic vs Suleiman Thabit Ngulangwa and Others (Economic Case No. 23634 of 2024) [2026] TZHCCED 9 (1 June 2026)​

1 June 2026 High Court Corruption and Economic Crimes Division
Whether prosecution proved constructive possession of 15.19kg heroin and the lawfulness of the search and seizure.

• Criminal law — Trafficking in narcotic drugs — Possession and constructive possession as element of trafficking — Proof of knowledge, possession and control required for conviction
• Criminal procedure — Search and seizure — Compliance with s.38(3) CPA and certificate of seizure — Failure to involve independent witness and to issue seizure certificate
• Evidence — Role of Government Analyst — Report must be under the hand of a Government analyst and identify the office of the signatory

Page 1: [...] SULEIMAN THABIT NGULANGWA 2. SHARIFA SELEMAN BAKARI 3. ... Thabit Ngulangwa. [...]
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Page 36: [...] Accordingly, I hereby find the first accused person, Suleiman Thabit Ngulangwa, and [...]