Republic v Jared Odira Arara & Michael Arara Malaki [2016] KEHC 4194 (KLR)

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT MIGORI

CRIMINAL CASE NO. 73 OF 2014

(FORMERLY KISII HIGH COURT CRIMINAL CASE NO. 130 OF 2013)

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

VERSUS

1.    JARED ODIRA ARARA................ ACCUSED

2.    MICHAEL ARARA MALAKI......... ACCUSED

RULING

JARED ODIRA ARARAand MICHAEL ARARA MALAKI  were lointly charged with the murder of EVALYNE AKINYI.That was before Hon. Sitati, J. in the High Court at Kisii in Criminal Case No. 130 of 2013 on 02/12/2013.

The accused persons denied the charge and thereafter the case was transferred to this Court for hearing. The prosecution called a total of seven witnesses in its bid to prove the charge against the Accused persons.

This Court has carefully perused the record and the evidence tendered as well as the written submissions filed by the Defence Counsel and it is satisfied that the prosecution has established a case against the Accused persons to warrant them be placed on their defenses.

Consequently the Accused persons herein are hereby put on their defenses.

DELIVERED, DATEDandSIGNED at MIGORI this 20th day of July 2016.

A . C.  MRIMA

JUDGE