Republic v Kennedy Chacha Masiaga [2018] KEHC 5538 (KLR)

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA

AT MIGORI

CRIMINAL CASE NO. 7 OF 2015

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

-VERSUS-

KENNEDY CHACHA MASIAGA.........................ACCUSED

RULING

1. On 13/02/2015, the accused person herein was charged with the murder of his father oneTHOMAS MASIAGA MANG’ANG’A.

2. The accused person denied the charge and the hearing of the case was conducted. The prosecution called a total of six witnesses in its bid to prove the charge against the accused person.

3. This Court has carefully perused the record and is satisfied that the prosecution has established a prima facie case against each of the accused persons to warrant them be placed on his defense.

4. Consequently, the accused person herein is hereby placed on his defense. Section 306(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code, Chapter 75 of the Laws of Kenya is hereby complied with.

DELIVERED, DATEDandSIGNED at MIGORI this 28th day of June 2018.

A. C.  MRIMA

JUDGE

Ruling delivered in open Court and in the presence of: -

Mr. KisiaCounsel for the Accused person.

Miss Atieno, Learned Prosecution Counsel instructed by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions for the Respondent.

Evelyne Nyauke– Court Assistant.