The lawyer representing Collins Jomaisi Khalisia, accused of killing 42 women since 2022, has harshly criticized the ongoing legal proceedings, calling them a “sham” and demanding transparency for the Kenyan public.
Speaking outside Kiambu Law Courts on Tuesday, July 16, after the court ordered the case to be moved to Makadara Law Courts, John Maina Ndegwa, Khalisia’s lawyer, opposed the Director of Public Prosecution’s (DPP) request for more time to complete the investigation.
“It is time Kenyans are told the truth,” Ndegwa declared.
Ndegwa revealed that the government has filed a miscellaneous application seeking to detain Khalisia for an additional 14 days to conclude their investigations. He argued that the evidence presented by the police on Monday, July 15, is sufficient to proceed to trial.
“We wouldn’t want them to seek more days for evidence collection. What was paraded yesterday is enough to proceed with the trial. I will be much baffled if the ODPP seeks more days for investigations,” Ndegwa asserted.
He questioned the government’s need for more time, considering the significant evidence already displayed by Acting Inspector General Douglas Kanja and Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Chief Mohamed Amin.
“What they are seeking under the miscellaneous application is more days. Yet you saw yesterday the Acting Inspector General and the counterpart from DCI parading some purported incriminating evidence. Why should they do that yesterday, yet today they are coming with a miscellaneous application seeking more days?” he asked.
The case has drawn significant public interest, with many Kenyans eagerly awaiting further developments.
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