Tanzania, March 18 -- Arusha. The High Court in Simiyu Sub-Registry has quashed the 30-year prison sentence previously imposed on Majingwa Ndushi after identifying legal flaws in the way the lower court delivered the verdict.

The Court annulled the entire sentence and ordered the case returned to Meatu District Court for a new sentence to be issued in accordance with the law.

The ruling was delivered on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, by Judge Hussein Mtembwa, who was hearing an appeal filed by Ndushi challenging the earlier decision.

Judge Mtembwa said the lower court's verdict was confusing, as it failed to clearly state guilt for each charge the accused faced.

He explained that the ruling did not indicate whether it concerned the first ch...