11 in court over multi-storey building deaths

Eleven people were yesterday arraigned before the Kisutu Resident Magistrate’s Court and charged with 24 counts of manslaughter in connection to the collapsed multi-storey building in Dar es Salaam that killed 36 people.

Before Resident Magistrate Devotha Kisoka, state attorney Kongola named the accused as

Razah Ladha (68) A businessman [owner ]
Goodluck Mbaga (35) a resident of Mbezi Luis,
Wilboard Mugyabuso ( 42) from Tandika Mwembe Yanga,
Mohamed Abdulkari (61) an engineer
Charles Ogare (48) an engineer
Zonazea Oushoudada (60) a consultant engineer
Vedasto Richale (59), a quantity surveyor
Michael Hemed (59), an architect
Albert Munuo (56), assistant register of AQRB
Joseph Ringo (56), the principal enforcement officer at AQRB
Ibrahim Kisoki.

The accused were marshaled to court under very tight security at around 2pm amidst a fixated and livid crowd that had swarmed the court grounds.

According to the charge sheet, the prosecution claimed that on March 29 of this year, along Indira Gandhi Street in Ilala District the accused unlawful killed 24 people.

The deceased were named as Yusuph Khari, Kulwa Alfan, Hamada Musa, Kessy Manjapa, Hamis Mkomwa, Boniface Bernard, Suhail Karim, Salman Akbar, Selemani Haji, Selemani Mtego, Sikudhani Mohamed and Ahmed Milambo.

Other who lost their lives in the tragedy are, Salum Mapunda, Selemani Mnyamani, John Majewa, Mussa Mnyamani, Devid Herman, William Joakim, Abdulrahaman Mwiha, Emmanuel Christian, Mmanyi Ngadula, Adivai Desiki, Emmanuel Wahai and Augustino Chuma.

The accused were not allowed to enter any plea because the Kisutu resident Magistrate Court does not have jurisdiction over the case.

The case has been adjourned until April 16 later this month for the bail hearing.

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