<p class="ql-align-center">IN THE COURT OF APPEAL</p><p class="ql-align-center"> AT BUSIA</p><p class="ql-align-center">(CORAM: ONYANGO OTIENO, AZANGALALA and KANTAI. JJA)</p><p class="ql-align-center">CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 197 OF 2009</p><p class="ql-align-center">BETWEEN</p><p class="ql-align-center">NATHAN ODUOR ODINDI...........................................APPELLANT</p><p class="ql-align-center">AND</p><p class="ql-align-center">REPUBLIC..................................................................RESPONDENT</p><p class="ql-align-center">(An appeal from a Judgment of the High Court of Kenya at Kakamega</p><p class="ql-align-center">(Ochieng, J.) dated 29th January, 2009</p><p class="ql-align-center">in</p><p class="ql-align-center">H.C.CR.C. NO. 14 OF 2003)</p><p class="ql-align-center">*******************</p><p class="ql-align-center">JUDGMENTOFTHECOURT</p><p class="ql-align-justify">The appellant in this appeal <em>Nathan Oduor Odindi</em>, was convicted of murder and sentenced to death by Ochieng, J. who had taken over the conduct of the trial in the High Court at Kakamega from Kariuki, J. (as he then was) who had heard all the seven (7) witnesses called by the prosecution to testify on behalf of the Prosecution and had found a prima facie case made out against the appellant and put the appellant on his defence. We observe that in effect, the learned Judge (Ochieng, J.) did not find it necessary to comply with the provisions of <em>Sectio…</em></p>