Tanzania, July 18 -- Arusha. The High Court has dismissed an appeal by a man serving a 30-year jail term for rape, throwing out claims that the Musoma District Court denied him a Sukuma interpreter despite his inability to understand Kiswahili.

Justice Kamazima Kafanabo, sitting at the High Court's Musoma Sub-Registry, ruled on July 13, 2026, that the trial record clearly showed Komanya Makoye responded to all charges in Kiswahili without indicating any difficulty.

The court noted that Mr Makoye cross-examined prosecution witnesses, delivered his defence, and answered all questions in Kiswahili without suggesting he did not understand the proceedings.

Justice Kafanabo also dismissed Mr Makoye's claim that the case arose from a Sh2 mill...