This appeal is against the Judgment of the High Court of
Tanzania at Mwanza in Criminal Appeal No. 123 of 2015 dated the 8th
day of June, 2016. The Appellant was charged in the District Court of Bunda at
Bunda of three counts. The offence on the first count was unlawful entry
into the National Park c/s 21 (1) (a) (2) of the National Parks Act [Cap 282
R.E. 2002]. The second count was on the offence of unlawful possession
of weapon into the National Park c/s 24 (1) (b) of the National Parks Act [Cap
282 R.E. 2002], and the third count was on the offence of unlawful
possession of Government trophy c/s 86 (1) (2) (c) (ii) of the Wildlife
Conservation Act, No. 5 of 2009. The trial court found him guilty as charged
and convicted him accordingly. He was then sentenced to one year in prison in
respect of the first count, three years in prison in respect of the second
count and to pay a fine of Tshs. 20,800,000/= or twenty (20) years’
imprisonment in default. His appeal to the High Court failed. Still aggrieved,
the Appellant has appealed to this Court, against both conviction and sentence.