Principal Secretary for Cabinet Affairs Julius Korir has a case to answer in his assault case.
Milimani Magistrates Court found permanent secretary for Cabinet affairs Julius Korir with a case to answer in a case he is charged with assaulting his estranged wife Evelyn Koech.
Senior principal magistrate Dolphina Alego ruled that the prosecution had proved their case against PS Korir beyond any reasonable doubt.
“Having reviewed the evidence on record, I conclude that the prosecution has established a prima facie case against the accused,” Magistrate Alego declared.
The court directed the case to be mentioned on August 25 for defence hearing.
Korir’s lawyer had questioned the admission of a P3 form that was not original arguing it was a photocopy and therefore inadmissible before the court.
The magistrate stated that because the medical record was prepared and signed by a government doctor and presented to court, it made no difference whether he was dead or alive.
In March, Dr. Stephanie Wakaba testified that in 2020 while carrying out her duties at Nairobi hospital, she received a patient by the name of Evelyn Koech.
The court was told that Koech appeared to be sick because she had bruises and linear marks on her back, butt and a tear on her arm.
In November 2022, Koech narrated to the court how she was beaten by the PS, stating that Korir returned home one day and asked for food but, before she could respond, he had already started beating her.
“On a fateful day, I was putting our child to bed when my husband walked into the children’s bedroom and shouted ‘Leo utaniona, iko wapi chakula?’ And before I answered the accused started slapping me. I was trying to protect the baby from the slaps,” she narrated.
The PS is charged that on September 17, 2020, at Ndalat Road, Karen, in Nairobi, he assaulted Koech and caused her actual bodily harm.
