The Appellant was convicted on his “own plea of guilty” of rape contrary to sections 130 and 131 of the Penal Code [Cap 16 R.E. 2002] by the District Court of Ludewa at Ludewa. He was alleged to have raped one Lestituta Mwinuka, a girl aged six years old. Upon his own unequivocal plea of guilty and admission to the facts the court convicted the Appellant with the offence he stood charged and sentenced him to 30 years’ imprisonment and to pay the complainant Tshs. 20,000/= as compensation. The Appellant was aggrieved, hence this appeal.