The High Court in Dar es Salaam allowed the prosecution’s appeal and set aside the Ilala District Court’s acquittal of Nurdini Juma, who was charged with trafficking 314.45 g of cannabis.[1][2]

Justice Hamidu Mwanga ruled on 29 May 2026 that the trial magistrate erred in finding no prima facie case and acquitting Juma before he entered his defence.[1][2] The prosecution had called six witnesses, including the Government Chemist, who confirmed through laboratory analysis that 10 bundles recovered from Juma’s room at Kivule Njia Panda ya Shule on 15 February 2025 were cannabis weighing 314.45 g.[1][2] The trial magistrate had held that the arresting officer was not credible and that the search witness, a neighbour of the accused, was not independent.[1][2]

The High Court ordered the case remitted to the lower court for retrial before a different magistrate.[1][2]