JUDGE PRESIDENT ZIMBABWE HIGH COURT ARRIVES IN TANZANIA FOR BENCHMARKING VISIT

By FAUSTINE KAPAMA-Judiciary, Dar es Salaam

Judge President of the High Court of Zimbabwe, Justice Hon. Mary Dube today dated November 26, 2023 arrived in Tanzania for three days judicial official visit to the Judiciary of Tanzania the purposes of learning and benchmarking on various judicial matters. 

While in the country, Hon. Dube will meet with the Chief Justice of Tanzania, Hon. Prof. Ibrahim Hamis Juma and Principal Judge of the High Court of Tanzania, Hon. Mustapher Mohamed Siyani and discuss with them various collaboration issues on judicial matters.

 

Judge President of the High Court of Zimbabwe arrived at Mwalimu Julius Nyerere International Airport at 8.30pm and was received by various officers from the Judiciary of Tanzania, led by Judge in Charge of the High Court of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam Zone, Hon. Salma Maghimbi.

 

Other judicial officers, who were there to meet the leader from Zimbabwe Judiciary are Acting Registrar of the High Court of Tanzania, Hon. Projestus Kahyoza, Deputy Registrar of the High Court of Tanzania, Main Registry, Hon. Benazetha Maziku and Court Administrator Philbert Matotay.

 

Judge President of High Court Zimbabwe has been accompanied by other officers, including the Secretary of Judicial Service Commission, Mr. Walter Chikwana, the Registrar of the High Court of Zimbabwe, Hon. Kudzai Maronga, the Head of Finance of Judicial Service Commission, Mr. Milton Shadaya and Head of Information Technology (IT) of the Judicial Service Commission, Mr. Obey Mayenga.

 

On the first day of her visit, Hon. Dube will meet his host, the Principal Judge of the High Court of Tanzania, Hon. Mustapher Mohamed Siyani in his office at the High Court building in Dar es Salaam and have with him tete-a-tete on various judicial issues.

 

The visit programme shows that after such talks, the Zimbabwean Court delegation will visit the Network Operating Center within the same building before departing to the Integrated Justice Center for Family Matters Temeke.

 

While at the Centre, Hon. Dube and her delegation will be informed of developments made, share experiences in managing judiciary reform in Tanzania and get insights on the journey traveled by the Judiciary of Tanzania in the digitization of courts.

 

On the second day, the Zimbabwe Judicial Leader will also be at the Temeke Integrated Center and get insights on the implementation of real-time translation and transcription in the courts and insights on internet connectivity to all court levels.

 

Later in the afternoon, Hon Dube will visit the Chief Justice of Tanzania, Hon. Prof. Ibrahim Hamis Juma in his office in the Court of Appeal building and had a short tête-à-tête with him on various judicial issues.

 

Judge President of the High Court of Zimbabwe and her delegation will use the third day of the visit to do other judicial matters before winding up and leaving the country the following day on November 30, 2023.

 

Hon. Dube is not the first judicial leader from different countries in the world to visit the Judiciary of Tanzania. Other leaders who had their visits in recent years are the Chief Justice of Uganda, Hon. Alfonse Chigamoy Owiny-Dollo who arrived in the country on May 24, 2022 for a three-day visit.

 

Others are the Principal Judge of the High Court of Uganda, Hon. Dr. Flavian Zeija who arrived in the country on August 15, 2023 for a five-day visit and the Deputy Chief Justice and Vice President of the Supreme Court of the People's Republic of China, Hon. Yang Linping who arrived in the country on November 1, 2023.

Judge in Charge of the High Court of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam Zone, Hon. Salma Maghimbi (right) escorts her guest, Judge President of the High Court of Zimbabwe, Justice Hon. Mary Dube (middle) after arriving in the country for three days official visit. Left is the Acting Registrar of the High Court of Tanzania, Hon. Projestus Kahyoza.

Judge President of the High Court of Zimbabwe, Justice Hon. Mary Dube greets some of officers from the Judiciary of Tanzania who were at Mwalimu Julius Nyerere.

Judge in Charge of the High Court of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam Zone, Hon. Salma Maghimbi (left pictures above and below) sharing some moments with her guest, Judge President of the High Court of Zimbabwe, Justice Hon. Mary Dube. 

Acting Registrar of the High Court of Tanzania, Hon. Projestus Kahyoza (right) discussing a point with his counterpart, Registrar of the High Court of Zimbabwe, Hon. Kudzai Maronga.

Judge in Charge of the High Court of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam Zone, Hon. Salma Maghimbi (centre) in jovial mood with her guests, Judge President of the High Court of Zimbabwe, Justice Hon. Mary Dube (right) and the Secretary of Judicial Service Commission, Mr. Walter Chikwana.

Head of Finance of Judicial Service Commission, Mr. Milton Shadaya (left) and Head of Information Technology (IT) of the Judicial Service Commission, Mr. Obey Mayenga are among the delegates from the Judiciary of Zimbabwe.