Arusha. The owner and headmaster of Lucky Vincent Primary and Secondary School Mr
Innocent Mosha and Mr Longino Mkama respectively have been set free on bail by the
resident magistrate court.
Mr Mosha and Mr Mkama were arraigned for allegedly breaching traffic laws and hence
causing deaths to 35 people, who include 32 pupils, two teachers and a driver in an
accident, which occurred in Karatu last Saturday.
The accident left three other pupils injured, who are expected to be flown to the United
States for treatment on Sunday.Reading the accused charges before resident magistrate Desdery Kamugisha, publicprosecutor Ms Rose Sulle said Mr Mosha, who is the first accused faces four chargeswhile the second accused Mr Mkama faces one charge.
Ms Sulle said in the first count the first accused allowed the driver, who died in the
accident to drive without licence.
She further told the court that the first accused person also allowed the driver to drive
without insurance as well as allowing the driver to carry many passengers compared to
the bus’s capacity.
“Traffic regulations require the owner of a passenger vehicle to enter into contracts with
their employee but the deceased and the first accused hadn’t sign any contract,” she told
the court.
On his part Mr Mkama, who is the second accused person, was charged for allowing the
driver to allow the driver to carry many passengers compared to the bus capacity.
The accused denied the charges and they were set free on bail after they fulfilled the
conditions.
They were required two each have two sureties, who were supposed to sign a Sh15
million bond each. The case will come up for mention on June 6
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