Suspect in Agnes Tirop murder goes AWOL

Rotich therefore risks his cancellation of his bond after failing to turn up in court during the hearing of the murder case against him on Wednesday.

It was a no show for Rotich at Eldoret High Court where the Presiding Judge Robert Wananda had allocated the entire day for the trial of his case.

The court had given Rotich a KSh. 400,000 bond with two similar sureties or a cash bail of KSh.500,000 two years ago following his second bond application.

His lawyer Ngigi Mbugua had convinced the court that his client was not a flight risk as argued by the prosecution, which had objected to the bail application for two years.

Rotich is suspected to have killed Tirop on October 12 at a rural estate in Iten, Elgeyo Marakwet County.

When the case came up for hearing on Wednesday, Ngigi Mbugua, the accused person’s lawyer, shocked the court after saying that his client had switched off his two mobile phones, and besides, he had also relocated from his known place of abode.

 They noted that there was no way the trial would proceed without the presence of the accused person in court.

The mention of the matter has been slated for March 18 this year, when he will get a report on the whereabouts of the accused person.

Hearing of the case is set for June 12, 2025.