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Tanzania High Court overturns acquittal, sentences four to 20 years for elephant tusks

Last updated: September 23, 2026 12:00 am

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Published: September 23, 2026

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Arusha. The High Court’s Musoma Sub-Registry has overturned a Serengeti District Court judgment that acquitted four individuals charged with unlawful possession of government trophies, sentencing each to 20 years in prison instead.

The convicts, Kisula Mabula, John Rumbi, Mato Ndani and Nira Makali, were initially cleared by the lower court before the Republic appealed this economic sabotage case.

They faced two counts of possessing government trophies contrary to the Wildlife Conservation Act, specifically after being found with…

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