Mujuzi, Jamil Ddamulira2018-05-072018-05-072017Mujuzi, J.D. (2017). Private prosecutions in Zanzibar. East African Journal of Peace and Human Rights, 23(2): 200 – 231.1021-8858http://hdl.handle.net/10566/3640In this article, the author deals with the question of private prosecutions in Zanzibar. The following issues are discussed: locus standi to institute a private prosecution; appeals in cases of private prosecution; the need for the private prosecutor to have a prima facie case before instituting a private prosecution; whether the DPP has to decline to prosecute before a private prosecution is instituted; the costs for conducting a private prosecution; the costs in the event of a successful or unsuccessful private prosecution; and the DPP’s intervention in private prosecutions.enThis is the author version of the article published in print: Mujuzi, J.D. (2017). Private prosecutions in Zanzibar. East African Journal of Peace and Human Rights, 23(2): 200 – 231.Private prosecutionsZanzibarLocus standiDPPPrima facieArticle