Tributes to the Hon. Justice David Amilcar Shikomera Majanja.

Keep resting in peace Uncle. Thank you for your generosity towards me. Thank you also for being an inspiration to me and many more. We shall meet on that beautiful shore. Your legacy lives on and on.

Judge was a friend, a mentor, critic and boss. He walked through the JSC campaigns with gusto. He was of calm mien and humility. May the Lord place him in the best place in His kingdom. I learnt of his untimely demise with utter shock and consternation. It is not easy to ask whither cometh another?

May it please Your Lordship....our paths of interaction crossed in 2019 and grew ever since ...you cleared the causelist of projects save for only Two matters..I have my regrets that we shall not jointly accomplish them...I was certainly looking to.complete them and gain from your always brilliant valuable input..I will try accomplish one of them in your honour...the other can't be done as things stand...like i said previously..I'm forever indebted to you for that one act of kindness...even in your absence and to your family I'm forever indebted...you left abruptly...but it's God's will...let it be done...fare thee well my Lord..I am most obliged

It will take a lot time to erase the pain left in our hearts.May the Judge’s soul rest in eternal peace!!

Rest in peace dear brother. You were a towering figure in our legal landscape.

A life well lived, not only an inspiration to the younger generation but also a figure of hope and love to the family . May you rest in eternal peace uncle.

"Grief is the final act of love." David, I never thought I'd be writing this. You are leaving a very big void only God can fill. I'm grateful to God for not only knowing you, but being a part of your life. Thank you. You will be missed dearly, you are loved still in even death. Though you are gone your memories will forever be carried in our hearts. For now, Rest in eternal peace David, till we meet again. 🕊️ ~Tracy Tamara.

Justice Majanja was an astute jurist, a discerning judge, a mentor and an inspiration for many in the legal community. You always strived to cut through the noise and get to the heart of any matter in order to deliver justice. You continuously challenged us to continue to better our craft. It was truly an honour and a privilege to know you and I am grateful for the opportunity to have worked with you. You served your country excellently and diligently. But now your watch has ended. Fare thee well, Judge. May your soul rest in eternal peace.

Rest in peace shemeji

Am I making a tribute to you David? I still cannot believe you are gone...our humble David with a big, big heart, a loving son, a loving brother: our shared childhood memories will remain precious for in our childhood I had an opportunity to be your big sister and the dual role was best captured in what you called me: _Mamti_. Watching you grow was a joy - you were the gift that kept giving and the entire family celebrated your every progress - it was clear you were destined for greatness... I thank God for the deep relationship we have continued to enjoy. I will miss your company, your love, acts of kindness, deep conversations, your laugh during fun moments, I will miss the way you were always there in good and bad times, I will miss your presence in family gatherings, I will miss your mentorship and support to all your cousins.... I will miss you David - you were our hero: right from your birth when for the first time our parents became grandparents, and I and my siblings aunts and uncles and I know how everyone was excited to have baby David and up to now childhood stories of David still pop up in our conversations... David my younger brother, my son and my friend though your departure has crushed me - I know it is well with your soul and so I release you to your Maker and pray that He helps me, your dad, your siblings and each family member as we learn to live with this big, big gap that we must carry around with us henceforth... Though physically gone, you will forever be in my heart and I will continue to cherish the time God allowed you to b e with us. Rest in Peace dear David - you are forever loved and forever missed...Fare thee well

What's the best time to break, burst into tears? I'm broken beyond repair, I'm ragged deeply, In despair, What's the best time to burst into tears? If in everything we give thanks to the Almighty God What's the best time to burst into tears? All that has life must taste death Life is sweet with troubles in it, Happiness and more to it But death is sour, we don't know the hour But it takes most of our beloved people I have a question? What's the best time to break, burst into tears? All memories we had, are left on photos All the best time we had are left in our hearts All the best things we did are still in our minds Every writing, runs through our blood And most of all the worst times & best times Remain to be wonderful times. What's the best time to break, burst into tears? I may forget about the mistakes I did, But I won't forget how made me feel, I lost hope but found it in you, I'm happy I met you I'm glad to have you And I thank God for you What's the best time to break, burst into tears? May God strengthen us during this hard times & may God heal & strengthen our broken hearts as He rests you in eternal peace. Rest In Eternal Peace HON JUSTICE Majanja

"David, you taught me how to be kind and selfless, It is with a heavy heart that I have to say goodbye to you. Thank you for everything, Forever in our hearts"

Go well David. You meant so much to me and our family as a whole. We miss you every day

Tribute to a brilliant, brave, bold, big, judicial practitioner, gone too soon One day during the early 1990s, David Majanja came to Moshi, Tanzania to visit me. I was located there as an employee of the International Co-operative Alliance, Regional Office in East, Central and Southern Africa. David wanted to know a thing or two about the Wachagga and see their iconic majestic Mount Kilimanjaro. In our talks he also mentioned to me Alliance High School had partly prepared him to serve with confidence. The AHS motto is “strong to serve”. Incidentally, David’s grandfather James Liyai Mbalasi (1907-2008) and Gerishom, David’s father, a robust and eloquent septuagenarian, is an economist. Fathers, especially here in Africa expect their sons to bury them and not the other way round. In David’s brief life and times, he served the Judiciary with extreme competence, brilliance and humility. He grew to become big, brilliant, bold and awesome. He delivered his judgements with flair and decorum. In the mold of one of his British role model: Lord Denning of the United Kingdom. His communicativeness, enhanced with expressive eyes, a trimmed beard and a rich baritone voice, and therefore this unparalleled, unassuming jurist, may very well turn out to be the unsurpassed standard and pacesetter for other professionals in his domain. And so this July 2024 as we celebrate the life, times and sterling career of Justice David Majanja, as we also mourn his untimely death. I wish to share a brief message about death for Gerishom my friend and David’s entire family. Our prayers are that the good, almighty Lord, rests David’s soul in eternal peace. So, rest, rest, REST, our beloved David M. Majanja. “Death is not the end, but rather another step in the unending process of our unfolding. It is a pathway to God. It may sometimes seem as if our baptisms are all on fire, but in the fire we forge new strengths. Though we at times despair, the wakes we plan for ourselves are always premature. Time and again we emerge from the chrysalis changed, remade, born again`. This is the pattern for all life, the end of each journey marking the beginning of new and different ones. Have faith. When those who are dear to us make their transition when we ourselves approach with trepidation that threshold of infinity, know that their lives and ours are cared for by a power greater than any pain.” - anonymous writer

My heartfelt condolences to the strong and Gallant warrior of Justice and order. may your soul rest in eternal peace as the new generation walks in your footsteps and server the nation. your absence will be greatly felt.