Tanzania, July 5 -- Arusha. Failure to produce in court a video allegedly capturing the attackers, delays by the prosecution's key witness in identifying the suspects, and evidence ruled inadmissible as hearsay spared three men from the gallows after the High Court, Kigoma Sub-Registry, found that the prosecution had failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that they were responsible for the killing of Dickson Kamenya.

Those acquitted are Mr Barnabas Andrea, a carpenter at Kabanga Health Institute, Mr Lameck John, and Mr Ibrahim Kileha, a teacher at Chekenya Primary School.

The judgment was delivered on Friday, July 3, 2026, by Justice Augustine Rwizile, who presided over the trial. A copy was later uploaded to the Judiciary's website. ...