It is a big win for Embakasi East MP Paul Ongili alias Babu Owino after a Nairobi court acquitted him of the charges of misusing his gun in relation to the shooting of Felix Orinda, popularly known as DJ Evolve, for lack of evidence.
In a judgement delivered on Tuesday, August 29, Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Bernard Ochoi freed MP Owino after finding that the 10 prosecution witnesses availed did not prove the charge against him beyond a reasonable doubt.
“Having evaluated the evidence before me, it is my finding that the prosecution did not prove the case beyond reasonable doubt, the victim denied that he quarrelled with the accused. For the above-stated reasons, the accused is found not guilty and acquitted under section 215 of the CPC,” the magistrate ruled.
The MP had been accused of shooting and injuring DJ Evolve at B Club in Nairobi’s Kilimani area in January 2020.
While acquitting the MP, the magistrate said that the prosecution did a shoddy job during the investigations of the case.
According to the magistrate, the oral evidence of Felix Orinda who was the victim in the case was very crucial, surprisingly, Felix Orinda was never called as a prosecution witness and he turned out to be a witness for the defence.
According to the magistrate, the oral evidence of Felix Orinda who was the victim in the case was very crucial, surprisingly, Felix Orinda was never called as a prosecution witness and he turned out to be a witness for the defence.
