Courts/Police Log

Ole Sendeka’s case takes new turn

By Musa Juma

Member of Parliament for Simanjiro, Christopher Ole Sendeka is now facing a new charge of threatening the Arusha Regional UVCCM Chairman James Ole Millya with his handgun.
Ole Sendeka was previously arraigned at the Arusha Resident Magistrate’s Court charged with assaulting the same person. Public Prosecutor Michael Luena claimed in court that the MP had assaulted Millya with fists on January 9 this year in Monduli.
The prosecutor claimed, in the amended charge sheet that on that day at a seminar recess in Monduli, the MP attacked Millya, beat him up and threatened him with a firearm contrary to Section 2a Cap 89 of the Penal Code.
It was claimed before Magistrate James Karayemeha, that Ole Sendeka did attack the complainant while attending a seminar organized by the Monduli MP Edward Lowassa in collaboration with an NGO called KIDO.
After the allegations were heard Sendeka pleaded not guilty to all the charges through his lawyer Michael Ngalo of Arusha.
The prosecution side intends to call 13 witnesses and has presented in court three exhibits: Police Form Number 3 (PF3), a hospital treatment chit for the complainant and Sendeka’s pistol to support their case.
The case comes up for hearing on May 27 while Sendeka remains out of bail.

 

Police nab 11 twilight girls

By Happy Lazaro

Police in Arusha on April 18 arrested 11 so-called twilight girls. They were arrested at around 1 am at a popular night spot known as Shivas in Kaloleni area and around the Clock Tower on Boma Road.

According to the Arusha’s Regional Police Commander Basilio Matei, police set up a trap to net the suspects after numerous complaints from members of the public who had fallen victims of the girls.
The girls are alleged to have been invading motorists who park at Shivas Club and Clock Tower areas and propositioning them for paid sex.
In some occasions the girls have been reported to approach innocent men and scream ‘rape’ to force the victim to pay in order to avoid public embarrassment.
Some police officers in civilian cars were deployed to the area on the night of arrest to wait for the twilight girls famous for their predator smiles.
The arrested girls were expected to be arraigned in court for loitering. The girls range from 20 to 29 years old and are from Sombetini, Ngarenaro, Esso, Unga Limited, Ngulelo, Mbauda and Sanawari.
The RPC said police would go on with their “sweep” operation to remove the undesirable elements from the Arusha urban area.

 

By Valentine Marc Nkwame – Recently in Mwanga

Cattle owner Roine Megirori (right) with herd of his cattle (left) shortly before three of the cows were shot
(Photo by Valentine Marc Nkwame)

A fresh probe has been launched to investigate the case of three cows that were shot dead near Mkomazi Game Reserve in Same District of Kilimanjaro two months ago.

The new investigations recently ordered by the Kilimanjaro Regional Police Commander, Lucas Ng’hoboko follows a court proposal filed by the cattle owner Roine Megirori under miscellaneous criminal application at the Same District Court in Mwanga this month, where the latter demanded that he opens private prosecution having ‘lost trust’ with the local police.

Roine Megirori a livestock keeper residing in Kisiwani location of Same District, claims to have lost 30 cattle on the 29^th of January this year when wardens from Mkomazi Game Reserve intercepted   livestock that were grazing near the park, shot three, dispersing the remaining 27 which remain lost to date.

Megirori is filing  a private suit against the Mkomazi Warden, Miradji Ibrahim Mramba accusing the latter of killing, or ordering the shooting of three of his livestock and causing the loss of 27 others during the shooting fracas which reportedly occurred at Oligandu area near Mkomazi Game Reserve.

“When the three cows were gunned down, the bangs and loud shots scared my cattle and the animals ran helter-skelter into wilderness never to be seen again,” said Megirori who claimed  that his cattle were a long distance away from the game reserve so he wonders why the wardens from Mkomazi, who were riding in an open truck decided to fire at them.

Migori is being assisted by Lekei Ole Milakon from the non-government organization known as Nareeto based in Same District.

Speaking at his Mwanga office, the Same District Court Magistrate, Salum O. Msigiti admitted that Megirori did file a private prosecution against the respondent on March 30 this year but they were waiting for Miradji to respond by counter-affidavit that need to be submitted to the court within two weeks.

Magistrate Msigiti explained that the Private Prosecution was filed after the complainant claimed that he would carry-on with the case without involving the local police with whom he had lost confidence.

Farmer Roine Megiori had filed a Police Case after which he got issued with file-case number, MWG/R/ 142/2009 which he expected that it will be taken to court but after the police failed to open a case against the Mkomazi officer, the cattle keeper decided to go about it on his own.

The Police in Same District when contacted claimed that the case file was not taken to court because it had been forwarded to the Regional Police headquarters in Moshi and they were waiting for a response from there.

Speaking in his office at Moshi, the Kilimanjaro Regional Police Commander, Lucas Ng’hoboko at first thought maybe the police in Same District were still conducting investigations but when he contacted the Regional Crime Officer it became apparent that the case file hadn’t  yet  been brought to Moshi as claimed.

The Kilimanjaro Police has now  ordered the Regional Crime Office to supervise a fresh probe onto the cattle shooting incident of Mkomazi and compile another report. He also advised the cattle owner to file fresh statement regarding the issue to help them follow up  the case.

Gangsters abandon car near bar

By Happy Lazaro

A car that had been stolen by gangsters on April 19 at 6.30pm was found abandoned at Kijenge the next day in front of Riverside bar.
Narrating the incident, the Arusha Regional Police Commander Basilio Matei, told reporters that a man posing as a taxi cab customer approached Egild Leshabari a driver of a taxi with registration numbers T870 AJC at Ilboru bus stop. The “customer” asked to be driven to Philips area.
Before reaching Philips area, the “customer” asked the driver to stop to await his colleagues who on arrival immediately forced Leshabari out of his cab.
The suspects then drove away to unknown destination.
Leshabari reported to Police who succeeded to trace the car the next day.
Meanwhile, a body of unidentified man estimated to be 35 years old was picked near the Arusha Airport after he was knocked down to death by a speeding vehicle.
The badly damaged body was found on April 19 at 12 noon.
The body was taken to the Mount Meru Regional Hospital morgue to await identification.
 

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