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The Kwa Binzaro murder trial heard how pupils from Busia and Siaya disappeared after travelling with their families, with DNA analysis identifying some of the bodies exhumed from shallow graves.
The church administrator at Jesus Is Alive Ministries testified that an Oppo mobile phone was discovered during the counting of collections on April 2,2025.
Rashid’s case is now nearing the end of the prosecution stage, with only one witness left. The court directed that the matter be mentioned on October 26 for a date to be fixed for the final hearing.
Police Constable Stanley Kanyile testified that on July 19, 2019, officers responded to a distress call from Cohen’s residence in Spring Valley.
Sharon’s father told the court that his anger towards Obado had eased after the former governor sent relatives and brothers to his home seeking reconciliation following the July 2026 judgment
Davis, 63, is facing a murder charge over Shakur’s 1996 death, with prosecutors arguing that he helped organise the shooting after his nephew, Orlando Anderson, was involved in a confrontation with the rapper earlier that evening.
Justice Mutende also reminded the court that circumstantial evidence can only support a conviction where it leaves no reasonable alternative explanation
He acknowledged public concerns over the length of the trial but maintained that the delay resulted from unavoidable procedural and practical challenges, including interruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and changes in the judicial officers who presided over the case
Long before he entered politics, Obado had built his reputation in education before moving into Kenya's sugar industry, where he emerged as a key advocate for farmers and millers.
Justice Cecilia Githua, sitting at the Milimani High Court, ordered that the three be remanded pending sentencing, directing the Probation Department to prepare and file pre-sentence reports within 21 days.
In her judgment on Thursday, Justice Cecilia Githua retraced the journalist's role, relying on his testimony as Protected Witness 9 (PW9), to illustrate how a routine effort to balance a sensitive story evolved into an alleged abduction from which he narrowly escaped
Delivering the judgment at the Milimani High Court on Thursday, Justice Cecilia Githua held that the three acted with a common intention, with each playing a distinct role in planning, executing and concealing the murder of the 26-year-old, who was about seven months pregnant at the time of her death.
IPOA's forensic expert told the court the police vehicle reached Mbagathi Hospital at 1:35 a.m., only 10 minutes after leaving Central Police Station, where Ojwang had allegedly been assaulted.
Ojwang was arrested in Homa Bay and transferred to Nairobi's Central Police Station, where he was later found dead in a police cell. His death triggered nationwide calls for police accountability.
IPOA forensic investigator told the court that Ojwang appeared alert throughout the period captured on camera. The footage showed him speaking on his mobile phone before sitting in the report office for about 15 minutes, after which he was escorted into the holding cells.
Testifying under the pseudonym KAV under the Witness Protection Programme, the witness said they were hired for what they believed was a routine motorcycle transport assignment after receiving instructions from a known contact.
Appearing before Justice Diana Kavedza, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), called Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Beneutychus Wanjohi, a forensic expert specialising in Imaging and Acoustics, as its seventh witness.
Witnesses described emotional scenes, construction activity, and police intervention as prosecutors build their case over deaths linked to the secluded compound.
A second witness, a former chief armourer at Pangani Police Station, also failed to give evidence as planned. Although he appeared in court, prosecutors said he did not bring the firearms he allegedly issued to officers on the day of the killings.
Emily Oporo, the Government Chemist, testified that DNA profiles from both Wahu and Matara were found on the knife believed to be the murder weapon and the towel retrieved from the apartment.
Wairimu wants the court to treat her application as urgent and hear it without delay. She is also asking that all decisions and directions issued so far be cancelled, and that the case be restarted before a different judge, excluding Justice Kavedza.