REPUBLIC OF KENYA
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA
AT ELDORET
CRIMINAL CASE NO. 16 OF 2014
REPUBLIC........................................................................PROSECUTOR
VERSUS
HARON JOSEPH ACHOM........................................................ACCUSED
RULING
[1] The accused person herein, Haron Joseph Achom, was arraigned before the Court on 17 February 2014, on the Information by the Director of Public Prosecution that he had committed that offence of murder, thereby contravening the provisions of Section 203 as read with Section 204 of the Penal Code, Chapter 63 of the Laws of Kenya. It was alleged that on the 27th day of January 2014 at around 2.00 a.m. at Laini Moja Village in Nzoia Location within Kakamega County, he murdered Alice Koroma. The Accused denied that Charge and the Prosecution called evidence from a total of 5 witnesses in proof of the allegations.
[2] Pursuant to Section 306(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code, Chapter 75 of the Laws of Kenya, it is imperative tha…