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Republic v Wangombe & another [2004] KEHC 1220 (KLR)

[2004] KEHC 1220 (KLR) High Court of Kenya
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Court
High Court of Kenya
Case number
1220
Citation
[2004] KEHC 1220 (KLR)
Decided
11 November 2004
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TypeCriminalPostureAcquittalCoramK.H. RAWAL
Holding

The court finds no evidence against the accused and acquits them.

Facts

Dickson Otieno Odhiambo was murdered on April 2, 2003 in Kangemi, Nairobi. The prosecution called six witnesses, including a post-mortem report, but failed to provide any evidence against the accused.

Issues

  1. Insufficiency of evidence to support the charges against the accused
  2. Prosecutor's insistence to continue with the case despite lack of evidence

Reasoning

The prosecution failed to provide any evidence against the accused, and the court found the evidence insufficient to support the charges.

Outcome

Acquitted

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