Udhaifu Mahakama zetu

[MAMMAMIA]

Wadau, nimekutana habari kutoka The Guardian 22nd August:

Tanzania to reduce court backlog, eliminate unnecessary court appearances
The Tanzanian public prosecution department has launched an initiative to reduce court backlogs by dismissing minor court cases, Tanzania's The Guardian reported Wednesday (August 22nd).

Officials are touring the country's prisons and holding facilities to make sure people with minor cases do not appear in court. In the past three months, the office has withdrawn charges against 1,031 detainees whose offences did not warrant a court appearance, said Director of Public Prosecutions Eliezer Feleshi.
Feleshi said his office will also hold accountable people who fabricate cases and falsely accuse others. "We are proceeding with the exercise and hope that we will be in good position by October," he said. "People who fabricate cases against others will be forced to provide evidence or else face the law."
Feleshi added that the courts continue to address pending cases whenever funding permits.

Nimeona mambo matatu yanayonifanya niwe na wasiwasi na utendaji wa mahakama zetu:

1. Maafisa wanatembelea magereza nchini na kukagua majengo ili kuhakikisha kuwa watu wenye kesi ndogo ndogo hawafikishwi mahakamani.

Kuna ulazima gani wa kutembelea magerezani kesi? Kesi ziko magerazani au mahakamani? Au hakuna kumbukumbu za kesi zote kwenye mahakama husika? Huu ama ni utendaji mbovu au matumizi yasiyo lazima ya fedha za walipa kodi, au kumepatika ufadhili kwa hivyo panatafutwa sababu ya kutumia esa hizo.

Katika hilo hilo, inaonesha kuna mrundikano wa kesi za waiba kuku na kipande cha muhogo, bila ya kujali kuwa kuwaweka ndani watu hao sio tu kunawanyima uhuru wao na familia zao, bali kuitia hasara serikali.

Feleshi alisema ofisi yake pia itawawajibisha watu waliounda kesi na kuwashitaki wengine kwa uongo..."Watu waliounda kesi dhidi ya wengine watalazimishwa kutoa ushahidi vyenginevyo watakabiliwa na sheria."

Hii ni kusema kuwa katika nchi yetu "mtu yeyote ni mkosa mpaka atakao thibitisha vyenginevyo. Mimi nikienda polisi na kusema tu kuwa fulani kaniibia, ninasekwa ndani kwanza ndio baadaye kunafanywa uchunguzi.

Feleshi aliongeza kuwa mahakama zinaendelea na kushughulikia kesi zinazongojea uamuzi kila mara pesa zinaporuhusu.

Ina maana kama pesa hazjapatikana pesa, kesi zitaendelea kusota mahakamani.