The Appellant was charged with and convicted of the offence
of rape contrary to section 130 (1) (2) (e) and 131 (3) of the Penal Code, Cap
16. The trial court sentenced him to life imprisonment and to pay compensation
of shillings One Million (Tsh. 1,000,000/=) to his victim. His first appeal
before the High Court was unsuccessful, hence this second appeal. In his
Memorandum of Appeal, the Appellant raised eight grounds of appeal which were
summarized into four as follows: - That his defence evidence was not considered
by the two courts below; That due care was not taken by the courts below in
convicting him relying on the evidence of a single witness, That the courts
below did not consider the glaring discrepancies evident in the prosecution
case, That the order for compensation of 1,000,000/= did not take into account
his ability to pay.