Rose Mulwa, son protest ‘malicious’ treatment over Victoria Mutiso murder case

The two sought permission to address the court after the prosecution asked that a miscellaneous application seeking their continued detention be closed.

Their lawyer, Danstan Omari, strongly opposed the request, arguing that there were serious issues that required the court’s attention.

Omari told the court that the defence had only on Monday challenged the State’s bid to continue detaining lawyer Angela Mulwa, saying the manner in which the prosecution had handled the case remained a concern.

He noted that only three people had so far been charged with Dr. Victoria’s murder, while the State’s charge sheet indicated that the suspects were charged “with others not before the court.”

The lawyer also pointed to another miscellaneous application in which the State had alleged that the person who pulled the trigger had not been identified or that a decision on that suspect had not yet been made.

Omari said his clients were ready to appear before the High Court and face the charges, but maintained that they were unhappy with the manner in which the State had conducted the investigations and proceedings.

“There is malice on the information before the High Court,” Omari told the court.

The prosecution, however, said the 21 days granted for investigations had lapsed and that the State had since filed a charge sheet before the High Court.

“The 21 days have collapsed. We now have a charge sheet. We therefore humbly request that the miscellaneous application be closed,” the prosecution told the court.

The State said the matter had now shifted to the High Court, where it had been listed before Justice Kanyi Kimondo for the suspects’ first appearance.

The prosecution asked the court to close the miscellaneous application and allow the murder case to proceed before the High Court.

The court subsequently marked the miscellaneous files as closed and directed Mulwa and her son to raise their concerns before the High Court.

The two are among suspects facing charges linked to the murder of Dr. Victoria Mutiso.