000tE0 43. ln his Reply, the Applicant asserts that his Application has been filed after exhaustion of local remedies, that is, after the dismissal of his appeal by the Court of Appeal of Tanzania, the highest court in the Respondent State. 44. The Court notes that an application filed before it shall always comply with the requirement of exhaustion of available local remedies, unless it is demonstrated that the remedies are ineffective, insufficient, or the domestic procedures to pursue them are unduly prolonged.s ln the Mafter of African commission on Human and peoptes' Righfs v. Republic of Kenya, the Court observed that the rute of exhaustion of domestic remedies "maintains and reinforces the primacy of the domestic system in the protection of human rights vis-d-vis the Court".6 lt follows that in principle, the Court does not have a first instance jurisdiction over a matter which was not raised at the domestic level. 45. ln its established jurisprudence, the Court has also consistenly hetd that an Applicant is only required to exhaust ordinary judicial remedies.T 46. Concerning the filing of the constitutional petition on the alleged viotation of the Applicant's rights, in the Matter of Alex Thomas v. lJnited Republic of ranzania, this court has held that this remedy in the Tanzanian judiciat system is an extraordinary remedy which the Applicant was not required to exhaust prior to filing his Application before it.8 47. with regard to the application for review of the court of Appeal,s judgment, this Court similarly held in the above-mentioned case that, in the Tanzanian judicial s Application. No 004/2013. Judgment on Merits, sl1zt2o14, Loh6 /ssa Konat| v. Burkina Faso, pata 77 (hereinafter referred to as, Lohd lssa Konatl v. Burkina Faso Judgment), see also Peter Chacha IU dgment, para. 40 Application No. 006/2012. Judgment on Merits, 26tOSt2O17 African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rrghfs rz. Republic of Kenya, para. g3 (hereinafter referred lo as, "African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights v. Republic of Kenya") 7 Alex Thomas Judgment, para. 64. See also Application No. 006/2013 of 18103t2016 , Wilfred Onyango Nganyi and 9 Others v. United Repubtic I Alex Thomas Judgment, para 65 t2 s ment on merits