Civil Case - African Customary Law
Moreover customary law is applicable only in civil cases. Thus the District Magistrate's Court's Act 1967, S.2 restricts the civil cases to that African customary law may be applied to claims involving any of the give matters only: as;
However in KAMANZA CHIWAYA v TSUMA as unreported High Court Civil Appeal No.6 of 1970 the High Court held that the above list of claims under customary law was exhaustive and excludes claims in tort or contract in agreement.