REPUBLIC OF KENYA
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT VIHIGA
CRIMINAL CASE NO E002 OF 2022
REPUBLIC
VERSUS
GEOFFREY KIBUNJA………………………………………………..1 ST ACCUSED
LUCY LOZENJA………………………………………………….……2 ND ACCUSED
CHARLES NDORI…………………….………………………….…..3 RD ACCUSED
PATRICK OSUKU…….……………………………….………………4 TH ACCUSED
RULING
This matter was partly heard by Musyoka and P.J Otieno JJ. This court became seized of the same on 29 th March 2023. The parties asked it to proceed from where the same had reached.
On 10 th July 2025, the Prosecution closed its case after calling a total of seven (7) Prosecution witnesses. The parties informed the court that they would not be filing Written Submissions on the question of whether or not the 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd and 4 th Accused persons had a case to answer. They relied on the evidence that had been adduced by Prosecution witnesses.
Having carefully considered the evidence by the Prosecution witnesses, the court was of the opinion that a prima facie case had been established against the 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd and 4 th Accused persons herein to warrant them being put on their defence. They are hereby put on their defence.
It is so ordered.
DATED and DELIVERED at VIHIGA this 16 t h day of July 2025
J. KAMAU
JUDGE
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT VIHIGA
CRIMINAL CASE NO E002 OF 2022
REPUBLIC
VERSUS
GEOFFREY KIBUNJA………………………………………………..1 ST ACCUSED
LUCY LOZENJA………………………………………………….……2 ND ACCUSED
CHARLES NDORI…………………….………………………….…..3 RD ACCUSED
PATRICK OSUKU…….……………………………….………………4 TH ACCUSED
RULING
This matter was partly heard by Musyoka and P.J Otieno JJ. This court became seized of the same on 29 th March 2023. The parties asked it to proceed from where the same had reached.
On 10 th July 2025, the Prosecution closed its case after calling a total of seven (7) Prosecution witnesses. The parties informed the court that they would not be filing Written Submissions on the question of whether or not the 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd and 4 th Accused persons had a case to answer. They relied on the evidence that had been adduced by Prosecution witnesses.
Having carefully considered the evidence by the Prosecution witnesses, the court was of the opinion that a prima facie case had been established against the 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd and 4 th Accused persons herein to warrant them being put on their defence. They are hereby put on their defence.
It is so ordered.
DATED and DELIVERED at VIHIGA this 16 t h day of July 2025
J. KAMAU
JUDGE