The Appellant was arraigned for armed robbery. When he
appeared before the trial court, the charge was read over and explained to
which the Appellant pleaded that it is true that we robbed some money from
Riziki James. Facts were read and explained to effect that the Appellant and
company were alleged to have attacked Riziki at his home of residence with a panga
in the course of which they dispossessed him a sum of Tshs. 870,000/=. The
Appellant was accordingly, found guilty and convicted on his own plea of
guilty. Upon conviction, he was sentenced to the statutory minimum penalty of
thirty years’ imprisonment. His appeal to the High Court was dismissed hence
this second appeal