Court declines request to drop Babu Owino’s attempted murder case
Tuesday March 16 2021
By JOSEPH WANGUI
Summary
The victim, Felix Orinda popularly known as DJ Evolve, wanted to withdraw the criminal case on grounds he and the lawmaker were good friends even before the January 2020 shooting incident that resulted to the court trial.
Through a letter dated September 21, 2020 addressed to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and the Court’s Executive Officer, the victim and his family indicated that the court case was affecting his healing process due to a divided attention.
But the court presided by senior principal magistrate Benard Ochoi declined the request saying the application did not meet the threshold set to withdraw a criminal case.