Tanzania, April 18 -- Mbeya. The Court of Appeal has upheld the death sentences imposed on three Mbeya residents convicted of the premeditated murder of a microfinance loan officer.

The convicts-Alex Mwakimbwala, Elias Mushi alias Mangi, and Gidioni Ntulo alias Mwankinga-were found guilty of killing Victoria Manase who worked as loan officer at Brac microfinance on June 30, 2017, inside a Bajaji, having posed as passengers.

The country's highest court in criminal matters delivered its judgment on April 16, 2026, in Mbeya, before a panel comprising Justices Rehema Mkuye, Sam Rumanyika and Ubena Agatho.

According to the prosecution, police discovered the body of the deceased near the Isyesye cemetery area on the day of the incident. She ...