TLP Chairman Augustine Mrema
Kisutu Resident Magistrate Hezron Mwankenja yesterday dismissed an application by TLP chairman Augustine Mrema`s advocate Israel Magesa, on a defamation civil case to be dropped.
The case was opened by one, Thomas Ngawaiya, who is seeking redress for damages to the tune of 95m/-.
Earlier, Thomas Ngaiwaya�s advocate asked the court to call his first witness, one Harold Jaffu.
Before the latter could do so, advocate Israel Magesa argued that legal technicalities required the complainant to start testifying.
Magistrate Mwankenja said that there was no law in civil cases that required the complainant to be the one to start testifying in court.
He added that he was surprised that the defendant wanted the case to be dropped while the law was clear that there was no shortcut to justice.
Due to that he said that the case would continue with the hearing.
In the main case, Thomas Ngaiwaya had filed a civil case against Augustine Mrema asking for compensation of 95m/- claiming that the latter defamed him by saying that he had no quality of being a Member of Parliament.
The case was yesterday adjourned to November 9, this year.
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