INVESTIGATING OFFICER TELLS COURT THAT THE ACCUSED DESTROYED PERIMETER WALL OF GIDJOY LAND

INVESTIGATING OFFICER TELLS COURT THAT THE ACCUSED DESTROYED PERIMETER WALL OF GIDJOY LAND

By Chris Ojow

The State Prosecutor has informed

the court that inline to section 78 of

the evidence act, the photos

produced during GidJoy land

grabbing trial before it are inline

with the act.

The witness a crime scene

investigator while testifying

produced photos of a perimeter

wall allegedly destroyed by the

accused.

In the amended section 78 of

evidence act , it allows all gadgets

that can take photos including

phones to be allowed as evidence

before a court of law.

The certificate produced by the

witness during the trial is compliant

and inline with the evidence act.

The state witness told the court that

the ten accused damaged a perimeter

wall of a land belonging to GidJoy

investment Limited.

The Directorate of Criminal

Investigations officer further told the

court that the accused damaged wooden

polls and also cut the barbed wire .

Senior Principal Magistrate Gilbert

Shikwe will deliver a ruling on 8th

December on the issue of evidence act .

The Witness also presented a

certificate before court to confirm

that the photos were produced

before suspect

The Detective was testifying in a

Criminal case where ten accused were

charged with two counts of malicious

damage and Forcible entry contrary to

section 339 (1) and 90 of the penal

code.

The accused Benita Alando Nathaniel ,

Peter Keya Owino , David Makau Mutuku ,

Kennedy Odhiambo Alex, Tutus Ochieng

Okoth , Boniface Oduor Onyiengo,

Calvince Ochieng Ooko, Patrobas Awino ,

Nick Omondi Owango , Philemon Otieno

pleaded not guilty and were released on

a cash bail.

The disputed land is Nairobi block

82/7333 and is located at Donholm

Nairobi County where it has been

severally been confirmed by the land

registrar that it belongs to GidJoy

investment Limited