Dissatisfied by the decision of the Court of Resident
Magistrate the Appellant appealed to the High Court on the following grounds.
First that the Resident magistrate erred in law ordering the Appellant to pay
maintenance of Tshs. 60,000/= per month without evidence of Appellant’s
capacity to pay. Second that Resident Magistrate erred in law in reversing the
trial Court’s order relating to division of the matrimonial house thereby
denying the Appellant of his legal entitlement. Third that the Resident
Magistrate erred in law in placing the youngest child in custody of the Respondent
while acknowledging that the Respondent was without means of subsistence.