Dar es Salaam, July 9 -- THREE defence counsels stretched muscles with eight state lawyers and asked the Court of Appeal to dismiss the appeal lodged by the Attorney General, who is challenging the High Court judgment declaring as unconstitutional, the law that denies bail to persons facing capital offences.

Advocate Jonathan Mbuga, who was assisted by Counsels Mpale Mpoki and Jebra Kambole, told the Court of Appeal Bench composed of Justices Stella Mugasha, Gerald Ndika, Jacobs Mwambegele, Mwanaisha Kwariko and Ignas Kitusi that the judgment of the High Court delivered on May 18, 2020 was right.

"For all intents and purposes of the case before you, with major aim of upholding the provision of our constitution, rule of law and good gove...