Unanimously, On reparations On pecuniary reparations vii. Grants the Applicant’s prayer for reparation for moral prejudice suffered and awards him the sum of Tanzanian Shillings Three Hundred Thousand (TZS 300,000); viii. Orders the Respondent State to pay the sum ordered in (vii) free from tax as fair compensation to be made within six (6) months from the date of notification of this Judgment, failing which it will be required to pay interest on arrears calculated on the basis of the applicable rate of the Central Bank of Tanzania throughout the period of delayed payment until the amount is fully paid. On non-pecuniary reparations ix. Dismisses the Applicant’s prayer for the Court to quash his conviction and order his release from prison; x. Orders the Respondent State to take all necessary constitutional and legislative measures, to remove, the mandatory imposition of the death penalty from its Penal Code, within six (6) months of the notification of this Judgment. xi. Orders the Respondent State to vacate the death sentence, remove the Applicant from death-row and rehear his case on sentencing through a procedure that allows judicial discretion, within one (1) year of the notification of this Judgment; xii. Orders the Respondent State to take all necessary measures within six (6) months of the notification of this Judgment, to remove “hanging” from its laws as the method of execution of the death sentence. 24

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