Republic v Edward Okoth Otieno [2017] KEHC 334 (KLR) | Murder Trial | Esheria

Republic v Edward Okoth Otieno [2017] KEHC 334 (KLR)

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REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA

AT MIGORI

CRIMINAL CASE NO. 21 OF 2015

REPUBLIC......................................PROSECUTOR

VERSUS

EDWARD OKOTH OTIENO................ACCUSED

RULING

1.  EDWARD OKOTH OTIENO is facing an information on the murder of BENEDETTA AKUMU MWAI. The accused person denied the charge and thereafter the prosecution called a total of seven witnesses in its bid to prove the charge against the accused person.

2. This Court has carefully perused the record and the evidence tendered as well as the exhibits produced and it is satisfied that the prosecution has established a case against the accused person to warrant him be placed on his defense.

3. Consequently, the accused person herein be and is hereby put on his defense. Section 306(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code duly complied with.

DELIVERED, DATEDandSIGNED at MIGORI this 26th day of July 2017.

A. C.  MRIMA

JUDGE