3. It emerges from the record that the Applicants were accused of forcibly entering the residence of Ms. Nchagwa Mwita on 29 March 2005. In the process, they allegedly inflicted bodily injury to Ms. Mwita and her grandson and took her money. Subsequently, the Applicants were jointly charged with the offences of armed robbery and causing grievous harm contrary to Sections 285 and 286, and Section 225 of the Respondent State’s Penal Code in the District Court of Musoma at Musoma. 4. On 21 February 2006, the District Court found the Applicants guilty on both counts of armed robbery and causing grievous bodily harm, and subsequently sentenced them as follows: on the first count of armed robbery, they were given a thirty (30)-year jail term, ordered to receive twelve (12) strokes of the cane, and to compensate the victim for injuries sustained in the amount of One Hundred Thousand Tanzanian Shillings (TZS 100,000) and to refund the robbed amount of Six Hundred Thousand Tanzanian Shillings (TZS 600,000). In the second count, the Court sentenced the Applicants to five (5) years’ imprisonment, twelve (12) strokes of the cane, and ordered them to pay Two Hundred Thousand Tanzanian Shillings (TZS 200,000) in compensation, with each Applicant paying One Hundred Thousand Tanzanian Shillings (TZS 100,000). The sentences imposed with respect to both counts were to run concurrently. 5. Dissatisfied with the decision of the District Court, the Applicants appealed to the High Court of Tanzania at Mwanza and subsequently, to the Court of Appeal of Tanzania. Both Courts upheld the Applicants’ conviction and sentences, and dismissed the appeals on 10 November 2010 and 29 July 2013, respectively. 6. The Second Applicant claims that he lodged an application for review with the Court of Appeal on 19 April 2013, but his application was not heard, while similar applications that had been filed after his were heard. 3