SWAHABA Shosi, a widow, yesterday exhibited high level of determination that finally earned her an attention of President John Magufuli in Dar es Salaam.
The courageous lady hopefully went home a
joyous person after the president had directed state organs to
intervene and take actions against people she had accused of conspiring
to rob her of her inheritance rights. Ms Shosi made a surprise move to
get the audience of the president shortly after the Head of State had
addressed the gathering at the Law Day along Garden Avenue in the city.
Dr Magufuli directed the Inspector
General of Police (IGP), the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) and
Principal Judge Ferdinand Wambali, to work on the widow’s claims of
being denied justice since 2012. President Magufuli asked Judge Wambali
to get hold of her mobile contacts for direct communications and ensure
the matter is solved.
The president also instructed the police
to provide the lady with special protection to ensure she is not harmed
in the course of seeking justice. Ms Shosi, a Kenyan who was married to
a Tanzanian in Tanga Region, was obviously aware that the event, which
also marks the opening of the new judiciary year, attracts heads of all
three pillars of the state, the President, Speaker of the National
Assembly and Chief Justice.
She rose to her feet holding a placard
just after President Magufuli had concluded his speech and was lined for
photograph taking with invited guests. In her placard, she accused the
police, DPP and judiciary of denying her inheritance rights from her
late husband.
The woman caught the attention of
security detail present at the event who were about to restrain her
before Dr Magufuli noticed the encounter and called her forward to
present her case.
She claimed before the head of state
that she possessed all required documents for the property and accused
some dishonest officials in the judiciary, police and some advocates of
colluding with some relatives of his late husband Mohamed Shoshi, to
deny her ownership of the property.
“Your Excellency Mr President I have
been trying to seek assistance from state organs and leaders without
success; I thus decided to travel from Tanga to Dar es Salaam to seek
your audience. I am being denied my rights just like many other women
out there,” she lamented.
According to Ms Shosi, relatives of her
late husband have gone to the extent of forging documents to show that
she is not bonafide inheritor of the property.
“They have as well made a number of
trumped up criminal cases against me; I have been receiving death
threats from unknown people but much as I reported the matter to the
police nothing has been done,” she further lamented.
As luck would have it, IGP Ernest Mangu
was aware of the woman’s situation and informed President Magufuli that
there was a pending criminal case at Tanga District Court. “Your
Excellency Mr President, at first this matter started as a civil case
but developed into complications, which involve criminal cases.
Police have completed investigations in
this matter; the ball is now in the courts,” he stated. The widow as
well informed the president how she had sought the intervention of the
Minister for Constitution and Legal Affairs, Dr Harrison Mwakyembe, the
IGP and the DPP but all in vein.
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