The Appellant was one of the six accused persons who
appeared before the District Court of Kahama at Kahama on a charge of Armed
Robbery. After due trial, they were all convicted and on 15/1/1999 each was
sentenced to thirty (30) years’ imprisonment. Thirteen years after conviction,
the Appellant lodged a Chamber Application in the High Court of Tanzania at
Tabora, expressing his intention to appeal and the Appellant prayed to the High
Court that he be granted extension of time within which to file his appeal
because the appeal documents he handed over to the prison authorities were not
delivered in time, thus making his appeal time barred. The application was
dismissed for not showing good cause, the Appellant was aggrieved hence this
appeal.