By JOSEPH WANGUIMore by this AuthorPolice are on the spot for shoddy investigations that lead to acquittal of suspects even in cases the State could have secured a conviction. They deploy tactics like becoming hostile or pretending not to remember what happened in a particular incident,” Mr Murang’a disclosed. Other reasons that lead to flops in criminal cases are prosecution witnesses adducing contradicting evidence, which compel the judge or magistrate to doubt if indeed the alleged crime happened. For instance, in Nyeri, Chief Magistrate Wendy Kagendo said without sufficient evidence, tips given to police remain hearsay evidence. The suspects in the case; Mr Joseph Kang’ethe, Wakaro Ndegwa and Francis Guchu got their freedom due to the mistake plus lack of sufficient evidence, according to Chief Magistrate Kagendo.

Source: Daily Nation June 05, 2018 04:52 UTC