Republic v Tabitha Kangaria Kiondo & another [2021] KEHC 5897 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 5897
- Citation
- [2021] KEHC 5897 (KLR)
- Decided
- 24 June 2021
AI Summary
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TypeCriminalPostureProsecution seeks to determine if there is a prima facie case against the accused.CoramL.W. GITARI
Holding
The court finds that the prosecution has established a prima facie case to warrant the accused to be placed on their defence.
Facts
The accused were charged with murder, and the prosecution called seven witnesses to support the charge.
Issues
- Whether the prosecution has made out a prima facie case against the accused.
- Whether the accused has a case to answer.
Reasoning
The court considered the evidence and found that it is sufficient to call the accused to answer the charge.
Outcome
The court finds that the accused have a case to answer.
Authorities cited
Legislation (2)
- Criminal Procedure Code
- Penal Code
Cases cited (4)
- Ramanlal Bhatt v. Republic (1957) E.A 332
- Anthony Njue Njeru v. Republic
- Robert Nyaga Kiura v. Republic (2018) eKLR
- Festo Wandera Mukando v. Republic (1980) KLR 103
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